I did a stupid thing and updated the kernel image on my fileserver without thinking, from 2.4.0-4GB to 2.4.4-4GB. While this worked fine on two other machines, I installed the wrong image on the fileserver, and now of course, it won't boot, getting "Kernel Panic" messages. I think that the default kernel image on the SuSE 7.1 update/kernel ftp directory is for i686 machines, while I needed to use the i386 image on this machine - it is a Pentium 266. In any case, I can't seem to determine which CD out of the 7 is the Live CD. I need to boot into Linux, mount the root file system, and install the correct kernel. Which CD is it? Any other advice and name calling is welcome. -ronc
OK, I've got the rescue system going. From there I should be able to move the files of interest on the main drive elsewhere and then re-install SuSE. I can't seem to determine how to mount the filesystems of the old system and undo what I did. Any ideas here? -ronc On Wednesday 29 August 2001 09:23 am, Ron Cordell wrote:
On Wednesday 29 August 2001 09:23 am, Ron Cordell wrote:
Get a copy of Tom's RootBoot diskette... Linux on a floppy. Very handy to have for these occasions... www.toms.net/rb Also, learn how to add another image to your lilo.conf so you can boot either the new or old kernel. -- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + Bruce S. Marshall bmarsh@bmarsh.com Bellaire, MI 08/29/01 09:50 + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ "If women wear a pair of pants, a pair of glasses, and a pair of earrings, why don't they wear a pair of bras?"
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