On 170305-16:56-0700, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > On 03/05/2017 03:57 PM, Dale wrote: > > the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > >> On 03/05/2017 02:33 PM, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: ... > >>> "GRUB" and blank screen, not even a kernel selection. > >>> I scramble, boot strap the system and copied two file in /boot/ > >>> kernel-old --> kernel-current > >>> System.map-old --> System.map-current > >>> > >>> I was under impression that something is wrong with the current (newest > >>> kernel). But it seems to me I run out of room on the /boot partition. > >>> > >> [snip] > >>> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2.9M Mar 5 11:03 System.map-current > >>> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2.9M Mar 5 10:12 System.map-old > >> [snip] > [snip] > > > > > > I'm pretty sure grub uses that file. I've never tested the theory.
If it didn't use it, why would I have one for each kernel: # ls -ltr /boot/ total 50387 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1550815 2016-09-15 11:16 initramfs.cpio.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6908928 2017-01-23 17:14 vmlinuz-4.8.17-hardened-r2-1701123_16 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5507056 2017-01-23 17:14 System.map-4.8.17-hardened-r2-1701123_16 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 120993 2017-01-23 17:14 config-4.8.17-hardened-r2-1701123_16 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6767216 2017-02-03 11:55 vmlinuz-4.7.10-hardened-170203_10 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5450387 2017-02-03 11:55 System.map-4.7.10-hardened-170203_10 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 120096 2017-02-03 11:55 config-4.7.10-hardened-170203_10 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6193104 2017-02-21 22:56 vmlinuz-4.10.0-170221_23 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4003287 2017-02-21 22:56 System.map-4.10.0-170221_23 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 119499 2017-02-21 22:56 config-4.10.0-170221_23 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7561200 2017-02-21 23:25 vmlinuz-4.9.11-hardened-170221_23 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6950390 2017-02-21 23:25 System.map-4.9.11-hardened-170221_23 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 121971 2017-02-21 23:25 config-4.9.11-hardened-170221_23 drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 1024 2017-02-22 14:05 grub # grub2 here. most of the commands are now (testing ~amd64) named same as grub old. > > Why such a small /boot? My OS is installed on a fairly small 160GB hard Way too small! > > The System.map is needed, especially by VirtualBox so getting rid of > this file is not a good idea. > Yes, now it the /boot partition is 128MB but back few years ago was 30MB > > If I'll be redoing it I'll make it 1GB > > -- > Thelma > Regards! -- Miroslav Rovis Zagreb, Croatia https://www.CroatiaFidelis.hr
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