Kris Constable wrote: > Ben Collins wrote: > > > > On Wed, Sep 29, 1999 at 10:08:00AM -0400, Kris Constable wrote: > > > > > > sorry, I did. The only change was: > > > > > > File and args: 1/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.9 > > > Illegal Instruction > > > Type help for more information > > > ok > > > > Have you tried using a rescue disk yet? Probably should use the one from > > slink (2.2.1 image) and simply type: > > > > ok> boot fd() 1/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.9 > > > > (or use floppy instead of fd() depending) > > > > This should get you up and going. > > yes, if I do "boot floppy" I get a SILO: prompt, where I type: > > linux root=/dev/sda1 > > and then I'm in debian, although I have nothing but basic commands. My > main problem is that I want a SILO: prompt on boot, and don't want to > have to manually boot off the floppy. I need to be able to boot off a > new kernel, because I'm missing the necessary libraries, it's telling me > I need a new kernel, and so I can't install anything until then. Perhaps > in a case like this, dselect should have a "apt-get new-kernel" or > something to that effect. > > Any help is appreciated,
Did you try to reinstall the SILO bootblock ? try: silo -f then reboot. Hope it helps you. -- Eric Delaunay | "La guerre justifie l'existence des militaires. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | En les supprimant." Henri Jeanson (1900-1970)
