Mail forwarded back to list - Chris
----- Forwarded message from Larry Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----- Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2002 06:50:28 -0700 (PDT) From: Larry Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: i made a boo-boo To: Chris Kenrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I think this may have happened: The LILO entry is the name of a link in the root directory. It links to an actual kernel file in the boot directory. If you copy over the file in the /boot directory with a new kernel, I think you need to remove and remake the link in the root directory. Something like this: ln -s /boot/vmlinuz_2.2.19 vmlinuz You'll need to boot from the CD or a boot floppy to get to your hard disk, then maybe this will solve your problem. As has been suggested, it's best to make your new kernal a different LILO entry, leaving you the option to boot back to your original kernel. If you do that, copy your new kernel into the /boot directory by some name you choose, make a link to it in the root directory (/), and use the root name as the LILO entry, giving in a different label, like "new" or something. --- Chris Kenrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Jun 19, 2002 at 11:31:08PM -0700, alephtnull > wrote: > > Hi, I have made a boo-boo. I recompiled my kernel > (after 5 months > > doing make dep,make clean, make modules and make > modules_install) then > > make bzImage then copied bzImage to vmlinuz and > backed up vmlinuz > > (just in case something goes wrong) then issued > the command "lilo" to > > update my changes then rebooted... > > > > everything should be ok but when I rebooted, after > lilo starts loading > > it reboots again and when lilo starts loading, it > does this again and > > again... Unfortunately, I lost my rescue > disk...help! > > Well, you're in a bit of a pickle. For next time, > its a good idea to > make a separate LILO entry for the new kernel so you > can easily revert > back to the old one if things go wrong. I would > suggest downloading the > Debian rescue disk again (or tomsrtbt), then use > that to revert back to > the old kernel (ie mount drive, copy old kernel back > to vmlinuz, etc). > > - Chris > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com ----- End forwarded message ----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
