Re: Problems upgrading kernel

[Luis Pinto]

On Thu, 29 Jun 2000, Claudio Martins wrote:

> 
> After you update lilo.conf file you must run the command:
> 
> lilo

	And be carefull if /sbin/ is not in the path... After a good work
night, nothing is easier than doing a "lilo" without checking if it
really worked, and the three finger salute is more a three finger goodbye
:)) 

> 
> 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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                                         Regards,
                                        Luis Pinto
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