MIKE OS — Recovery Mode and Troubleshooting

1. Entering Recovery Mode

To enter Recovery Mode, add the following parameter to the kernel command line during boot:

mikeos_recovery=1

Or run via the runner script:

./scripts/run-qemu.sh --recovery

2. Recovery Environment

• The /init entrypoint immediately halts the normal boot process and launches /bin/mkshell as root directly on /dev/console.
• Virtual filesystems (/proc, /sys, /dev, /run, /tmp) are mounted.
• Services are not started, allowing safe recovery of broken network configs, corrupt user accounts, or broken storage mounts.

3. Emergency Repairs

• Repair Filesystem: fsck.ext4 -y /dev/vda
• Reset User Passwords: Edit /etc/passwd or /etc/shadow
• Revert Package: mpm rollback
• Revert Kernel: mpm kernel rollback
• Reboot System: reboot -f