Upgrade gone bad, please help

Joseph Koenig joe at jwebmedia.com
Fri Apr 23 11:38:02 PDT 2004


At this point, I have upgraded my src as it was out of date before I
upgraded via sysinstall. The system is up and running, although far from
stable. My question is, at this point, have I done enough damage to
everything that using sysinstall to upgrade is out of the question, or can I
reboot my old kernel and try the sysinstall since my src is now up to date?
Thanks,

Joe

> You should be able to hit the space bar at the appropriate time, drop
> to a prompt that consists of one word:
> 
> ok
> 
> then, type ?
> 
> you'll see a list of options, among them unload...so type:
> 
> unload kernel
> 
> then type:
> 
> load kernel.GENERIC
> 
> and you should be able to complete a boot...OTOH, there are
> (probably?) many ways to do what you will need to do.
> 
> BTW: did you copy the list on your reply to me? Its' a really good
> idea to do so, as it may be instructive for us all; and there may be a
> better way to do what your needs dictate; and someone may offer it.
> 
> On Fri, Apr 23, 2004 at 11:51:01AM -0500, Joseph Koenig wrote:
>> They are both there actually. However, my question is, what do I need to do
>> to boot from them? I was able to get the network working on the machine, and
>> someone on the list recommended doing a CVSup of my source, then build
>> world, then build new kernel, as my source is most likely out of date (In
>> fact, I'm sure it was). Does that sound reasonable? Thanks



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