Yeah, I realise that I'll need to think about the power management issue. But, back to the more immediate problem. No, I don't have a rescue disk (for either Windows or Linux, something else I'll need to sort out...) so what do you mean by 'Your Debian installation medium will function as one'? I don't have the CD's the thing was installed from intially - it was bought mail order with everything pre-installed.
TIA. P Prince wrote: > > Simon, > > On Wed, 2 Jan 2002, Simon R Tod wrote: > > > My laptop's been left on for the past 48 hours. When I came back to it > > this morning it was very hot, the fan was kicking in evert minute or two > > This is a bad sign on its own. Were the fans blocked? Do you have power > management setup properly? > > > and everything was working really slowly.... It's now just ceased up > > completely. The text has disappeared off my xterm and I can't get any > > movement out of the mouse. I don't see how I can do anything but just > > turn the power off, leave it for a few hours to cool down then reboot. > > Hey, it happens. Often. The results are no worse than a Windows hard-reboot, > and luckily our 'scandisk' (fsck) is much more robust. > > > Ouch I don't like that idea. The problem is, I was in the process of > > upgrading my kernel - all I've got left to do is alter my /etc/lilo.conf > > file, run lilo, and shutdown. Because I hadn't altered the config file > > will it just reboot anyway, using the old kernel? What worries me is > > Sure it will. If not, use your rescue disk. You do have a rescue disk, > right? > No? Your Debian installation medium will function as one. > > /sbin/lilo copies the kernel to the MBR (or other boot sector), and if you > don't run it after upgrading a kernel, your changes don't take effect. > > > that in the process of installing the kernel, apt-get set up / applied > > (whatever the right terminology is!) a boot block. Is this going to > > I am not familiar with this. > > > prevent the thing from rebooting? And if so, so I don't reach the boot > > message that allows me to pick the Debian or Windows OS', is there > > anything I can do? > > You can always use your rescue disk - either Linux or Windows. > > > TIA, > > Simon. > > n/p, > -Tech > > > -- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
