How do I boot in -s mode?

[ZX81]

Hi gang,

 

I need help here, my system just boots straight to osx without letting me enter any boot options

 

I need to start as -s so that I can delete some kexts which are hanging my system at the apple logo

 

(happened when trying np_ 's beta 2 build 2 driver)

 

I have 10.4.6 image running on a second internal drive.

 

I am using chaino and boot.ini to get the osx start option. Here is my boot.ini file in windows

 

[boot loader]

;timeout=10

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS

[operating systems]

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn

C:\chain0="Mac OS X"

 

 

I cant for the life or me remember how to set the boot options, I hit F8 on laptop powerup which takes me to os selector, either windows or osx, but when I move the cursor to osx it just boots immediately. I had a previous install which let me enter the boot options for OSX

 

I can also use acronis os selector (its deactivated now) but that too just boots right away with no option to set boot options

 

Any ideas? I have done numberous searches, no results, thanks

[quixos]

add a Timeout to your com.apple.Boot.plist as in the picture below. i suggest and recommend a program called Smultron to edit plist and other files. simple authentification dialogue box allows editing of protected files.

 

[bajabronco]

Did you figure out how to do it with Acronis? I was editing my video kext's and now no video, - and can not get into safe mode. I did not edit my plist file when I set up OSX, I just used Acronis

 

ms

[bajabronco]

I figured it out, if anyone has the same problem when there is no boot menue shown so you can choose f8, or -s so you can fix a probem. When you are in the Acronis menue, click on osx to boot into it and instantaniously hit F8 and Return (only once!) , and it will give you the boot menue and you can choose -s and go into safe mode.