Linux-kernel mailing list archive 2000-26,: Re: [Re: Problems upgrading kernel]

# Re: [Re: Problems upgrading kernel]

John Julian (jcjulian@netscape.net)
29 Jun 00 07:42:10 EDT

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Boot with your install disk.
at the lilo boot prompt type:

linux single root=/dev/hda1 initrd=

change the /dev/hda1 to your root partition and this will boot you into
single user mode. Edit /etc/lilo.conf. run lilo. reboot

Claudio Martins <mart@vega.net.dhis.org> wrote:
>
> After you update lilo.conf file you must run the command:
>
> lilo
>
> so that lilo updates the boot record, or else it won't change anything.
>
> regards
>
> Claudio
>
>
> On Wed, 28 Jun 2000, Susan LB wrote:
>
> > I think I hosed lilo. I was trying to install 2.2.16.
> > I kept a backup copy of 2.2.14 in case I screwed up.
> > I copied a lilo.conf from another machine and I think
> > the other machine must have been booting off a
> > different partition than the one I was upgrading. (I
> > know I'm smacking myself in the head for not double
> > checking the lilo.con that I copied)
> >
> > So now when I try to boot to either kernel I get a
> > kernel panic that says it can't boot the root fs. Can
> > anyone help? All I need to do is modify
> > /etc/lilo.conf but I can't boot up to do that. Any
> > suggestions???
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Susan
> >
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