Re: kernel panic

[Charles Menzes <charles@lunarmedia.net>]

yeah, i know that trick, and its usually a part of my normal routine,
so i won't get into the details of why it didnt happen on this occasion.

i am still really in the need of figuring out a way to boot, and get a
workable kernel into my /boot. using what was suggested before, typing
"linux root=/dev/hda1" still boots into the new install routine, which is
not what i would like.

if anything, i was hoping that i could copy the kernel from a boot disk
onto my hard drive, then reboot off of this kernel. recompile using my
existing source files off the hard drive, and build a kernel that won't
experience kernel panic, and will include the features i had before this
ill-begotten kernel came along.

cjm

On Tue, 16 May 2000, Jordan Bettis wrote:

> 
> On Tue, 16 May 2000, Charles Menzes wrote:
> 
> > the kernel i am currently booting my machine on is having kernel panic
> > after i added that last patch :)
> > 
> > i do not have an alternative kernel to boot from on the hard drive.
> > i would like to boot off an alternate kernel from floppy, build a new
> > kernel from within /usr/src/linux, and move it into /boot so that I can
> > then reboot safely.
> > 
> > is there a way to make a boot disk from the original red hat cd? once i
> > have done so, how should i go about recovering a safe kernel?
> 
> I don't really have an answer to your question, but there is a trick which
> (had you used it) you would not now be in this situation. 
> 
> When you put your new kernel into /boot as vmlinuz* change your old
> vmlinuz to vmold (or whatever you prefer) then make an entry in
> /etc/lilo.conf for it like
> 
> image = /boot/vmold
>   label = old
>   initrd = /boot/[initrd]
>   root = /dev/[hard drive partition]
> 
> If you have Red Hat, you can just use linuxconf as I usually do. 
> 
> Then, if yor new kernel dosen't work, simply type 'old' at your lilo
> prompt to boot your old kernel.
> 
> Jordan Bettis.
>  "Damn it! Somebody spiked my coffee with water"  --Larry Wall
> 
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