- Start, or reboot the appliance.
- Once you see the “Press any key to continue” message, press a key.
- Immediately press E.
- Press V or ^ to select the disk image to boot.
- Press E.
0: root (hd0,1)
1: kernel /vmlinuz ro root=/dev/sda5 console=tty0 console=ttyS0,9600n8
- Press V or ^ to select the kernel boot parameters entry.
- Press E to edit the kernel boot parameters.
You should be given a partially filled in line of text.
- Append ” single fastboot” at the end of this line. Note the space before ‘single’, it is very
important. (And do not enter the quotes.)
- The line of text will contain TWO “console=” entries. Delete the one containing “tty0” (unless
you are using a keyboard/monitor on the Steelhead, in which case delete the one containing
“ttyS0”).
TIP: Use the arrow keys to access the entire command line.
- Press Enter.
- Press the B key to continue booting.
The system starts.
- Once at the command prompt, type “/sbin/resetpw.sh” and press Enter.
The password will be blank.
- Type “reboot” and press Enter to reboot the appliance.
Username = admin
Password = password
To reset the unit to factory defaults do the following
> enable
#reset factory reload
Source: http://igetcomputers.com/blog/?p=147