On 29 Aug 2023 at 8:20, stan via users wrote:
Date sent: Tue, 29 Aug 2023 08:20:48 -0700
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Subject: Re: How do I install the rescue kernel for fc38?
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From: stan via users <users@lists.fedoraproject.org>
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> On Tue, 29 Aug 2023 04:14:03 -0700
> ToddAndMargo via users <users@lists.fedoraproject.org> wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Fedora 38
> >
> > My rescue kernel is FC30.
> >
> > How do I install the FC38 rescue kernel?
>
> There isn't one, it is just an ordinary kernel with all drivers
> available.
>
> >
> > # dnf whatprovides kernel\* | grep -i rescue
> > <nothing>
>
> Always built locally.
>
> > And my search engine is not helping.
>
> I think you need to look at dracut.
>
>
> The next time you are going to install a new kernel, delete the rescue
> vmlinuz and initramfs. The install will automatically build a rescue
> kernel from the new kernel you are installing (or maybe the kernel you
> are running, can't remember which).
>
> Or, do the delete step, and run
> /usr/lib/kernel/install.d/51-dracut-rescue.install add $(uname -r) ""
> /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/vmlinuz
I've found that removing the rescue files from /boot and then doing a dnf
reinstall kernel-core will do
it.
Did just run it to make sure, paste has wrapping, but hopefully one can follow.
# cd /boot
# ls -l *rescue*
-rw-------. 1 root root 118033857 Jun 5 01:53
initramfs-0-rescue-189711f94e78436d9618b891a8fce70e.img
-rwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 14332776 Jun 5 01:51
vmlinuz-0-rescue-189711f94e78436d9618b891a8fce70e
# rm *rescue*
rm: remove regular file
'initramfs-0-rescue-189711f94e78436d9618b891a8fce70e.img'? y
rm: remove regular file 'vmlinuz-0-rescue-189711f94e78436d9618b891a8fce70e'? y
# dnf reinstall kernel-core
Last metadata expiration check: 0:27:24 ago on Wed 30 Aug 2023 03:05:33 AM ChST.
Dependencies resolved.
===============================================================
========================================================
Package Architecture Version
Repository Size
===============================================================
========================================================
Reinstalling:
kernel-core x86_64 6.4.12-100.fc37
updates 15 M
Transaction Summary
===============================================================
========================================================
Total download size: 15 M
Installed size: 65 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
kernel-core-6.4.12-100.fc37.x86_64.rpm
3.4 MB/s | 15 MB 00:04
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total
2.7 MB/s | 15 MB 00:05
Running transaction check
Transaction check succeeded.
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded.
Running transaction
Preparing :
1/1
Reinstalling : kernel-core-6.4.12-100.fc37.x86_64
1/2
Running scriptlet: kernel-core-6.4.12-100.fc37.x86_64
1/2
Running scriptlet: kernel-core-6.4.12-100.fc37.x86_64
2/2
Cleanup : kernel-core-6.4.12-100.fc37.x86_64
2/2
Running scriptlet: kernel-core-6.4.12-100.fc37.x86_64
2/2
Verifying : kernel-core-6.4.12-100.fc37.x86_64
1/2
Verifying : kernel-core-6.4.12-100.fc37.x86_64
2/2
Reinstalled:
kernel-core-6.4.12-100.fc37.x86_64
Complete!
Takes some time to run, but afterwards.
# ls -l *rescue*
-rw-------. 1 root root 123671666 Aug 30 03:35
initramfs-0-rescue-189711f94e78436d9618b891a8fce70e.img
-rwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 14384360 Aug 30 03:34
vmlinuz-0-rescue-189711f94e78436d9618b891a8fce70e
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