Edit rc.local from windows

Question

I ruined my RPi, by using Python script in rc.local which shutdowns RPi as soon as it starts. Thus I cannot even login or ssh. How could I edit SD card from windows to change that rc.local file?

Answer 1

This can not be done on Windows, but it can be fixed on any Linux system (which can be a Pi).

You can repair most such problems on the Pi itself by rebooting to a root shell.

1. Append init=/bin/sh at the end of cmdline.txt and reboot.
2. After booting you will be at the prompt in a root shell.
3. Your root file system is mounted as readonly now, so remount it as read/write mount -n -o remount,rw /

You can then edit files to fix the problem.

4. Remove init=/bin/sh from cmdline.txt and reboot.