How to Create a Rescue Mode for an Asus Eee PC

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Power cycle your laptop if needed

   This screen will also have an notice to enter the BIOS configuration utility. , Note the multiple selections on this screen, including the choice "Normal Boot"
   
   "Perform Disk Scan"
   
   and "Restore Factory Settings".
   
   For reference, this is the grub boot loader menu typically located at /boot/grub/menu.lst. ,,, This screen will have a fairly long command. ,,, You'll be taken to a command line mode with a pound # prompt. , To do this, type the following and press after each line.mount /dev/sda1 /mnt-systemmount /dev/sda2 /mnt-user
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   Step 2: or power it on.

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   Step 3: Repeatedly press when you see the first screen with Asus' logo.

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   Step 4: Wait for a boot menu to appear.

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   Step 5: Use the cursor arrow keys to highlight the "Normal Boot" entry if it's not currently selected

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   Step 6: then press the to edit this selection.

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   Step 7: Use the cursor arrow keys to highlight the "kernel /boot/vmlinuz..." entry

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   Step 8: then press the key again to edit this selection

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   Step 9: Move to the end of the next line with the cursor arrow keys.

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    Step 10: Add the following to the end of the line

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    Step 11: including a space: XANDROSBOOTDEBUG=y

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    Step 12: Press to save your changes and go back to the first menu.

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    Step 13: Press to boot with the changes.

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    Step 14: Mount the two partitions for system and user.

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