[ale] GRUB issue on boot

[Michael B. Trausch]

James Sumners wrote On 04/14/2006 12:05 AM:
> Umm, you can edit the boot parameters of a LILO profile. Let's say you
> forgot your root password, LILO is your bootloader, and you only have
> one profile defined named "Linux". That profile is going to be
> configured to load a typical production system but you need it to boot
> the system differently. Okay, no problem. Type the profile name
> followed by the parameters you want; e.g. `Linux root=/dev/hda1
> init=/bin/sh`. "Command line" edited and problem solved. No funky keys
> pressed. No obscure commands to tell the bootloader what you are
> trying to do.
> 

The point was that the ONLY thing that you can edit is the kernel
command line.  You can't alter any of the other parameters of the boot
process for the operating system.

Since that's obviously something you can't think of using, then why not
just say, "I can't think of why I'd use that," instead of going
"Ummm..." and stating that your way is superior?  It may work for you,
but there are many more tricks that you can have in the bag when you can
change more then just the kernel commandline.

	- Mike