Chapter 8. Next Steps and Where to Go From Here to boot into default mode. Press Enter for maintenance (or press Control-D to continue): root@ubuntu:~# • Alternatively the installer can be booted with the rescue=true boot parameter. You’ll be shown the first few screens of the installer, with a note in the corner of the display to indicate that this is rescue mode, not a full installation. Don’t worry, your system is not about to be overwritten! Rescue mode simply takes advantage of the hardware detection facilities available in the installer to ensure that your disks, network devices, and so on are available to you while repairing your system. • A trivial option is to just boot the standard installation kernel and initrd without any additional kernel parameter, and select from the inital screen the Start shell entry. This is the network console for the Debian installer. From here, you may start the Debian installer, or execute an interactive shell. To return to this menu, you will need to log in again. [!!] Configuring d-i Network console option: Start installer Start installer (expert mode) Start shell The functionality in the debian-installer shell is limited, however, it can still act as a rescue system to fix a broken installation. While not using the rescue mode, be careful to not accidentially repartition or format any disk which may cause data loss. In either case, after you exit the shell, the system will reboot. Finally, note that repairing broken systems can be difficult, and this manual does not attempt to go into all the things that might have gone wrong or how to fix them. If you have problems, consult an expert. 81