Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (1495 mails)

["Carlos E. R." <robin.listas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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On Wednesday, 2009-04-01 at 12:20 +0200, Per Jessen wrote:

> Therefore - when the kernel that is installed doesn't boot, how do I get
> to complete the installation?  (apart from using 11.0 instead).

Wild, wild, idea:

Install 11.0 in another partition (aux install); it could be a minimal text
install, or one with xfce, no gnome, no kde (faster and smaller).

Install 11.0 also on your main partition (main); don't let it do the
updates, we will not use it. No need to install X yet.

Boot the Aux system, mount the "main" partition, chroot it:

   mount  /main/
   mount --bind /proc /main/proc
   mount --bind /sys /main/sys
   mount --bind /dev /main/dev
   #cp -f /etc/resolv.conf /main/etc/resolv.conf

   chroot /main/ /bin/bash --login

   export PS1=$'\\[\E[1m\E[31m\\]NOT_\\h:\\w # \\[\E(B\E[m\\]'
   echo "export PBL_SKIP_BOOT_TEST=1"
   # http://en.opensuse.org/Libzypp/Failover
   export ZYPP_ARIA2C=1
   cd


Now, change the repositories of the "main" part to those of 11.1, and run 
a "zypper dup" on it, inside the chroot. The kernel running is that of 
11.0, so it will not crash. After the dup ends, you need to install 
whatever kernel you know works, perhaps the one of the SLES or factory.

Then try booting it.

Good luck!

(the above is the procedure I use to update my "factory" test partition)

- -- 
Cheers,
       Carlos E. R.

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