"Charles McColm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: at the silo prompt try <TAB> if you have luck you can boot into LinuxOld wich is one of your previous kernel. Otherwise try to setup silo by hand with kernel=/filename initrd=/filename root=/dev/sda You dont need to rerun silo after installing an new kernel. only the silo.conf needs to be modified wich will be done by dpkg.
regards Daniel > Hello all. I'm new to the list so please bear with me. I just finished > installing a new 2.4.x kernel using dselect to update to the new kernel. Now > silo no longer boots Debian GNU/Linux. I get the message: > > "The file loaded does not appear to be executable" > > Is this because I failed to run silo before rebooting? (I assumed dselect > would take care of it). > > My system is an Ultra 2 Enterprise with a couple of 9.1 GB SCA SCSI drives. > I have /usr, /, /var on /dev/sda and /home and swap on /dev/sdb. > > Can I boot the debian-sparc CD and correct this problem? Would I just mount > /dev/sda1 and run silo, or do I have to 'chroot' into the environment (never > really clear on chroot). > > Thanks, > > Charles McColm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Computer Recycling Project > The Working Centre > web: http://www.theworkingcentre.org/ > phone: 749-9177 ext. 225 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
