On Wed, 10 Nov 1999, Phil Edwards wrote:
> One of the updates was the 2.2.13-22mdk kernel. Now my machine won't
> boot properly. I've amended /etc/lilo.conf to point at the new kernel
> image, and run /sbin/lilo to update everything. When I re-boot, the
> machine gets as far as the "finding module dependencies" bit, then
> hangs. I can CTRL-C to continue booting up, but then I have no
> network card, no sound and no access to any of my non-Linux
> filesystems.
Did you make a new initrd image? Run this:
mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.2.13-22mdk.img 2.2.13-22mdk
That should fix the problem. The RPM doesn't do it by default (it
probably should, or at least mention you need to do this, but it doesn't).
A good "mini-FAQ" on upgrading kernels can be found at:
http://tux.tzo.net/tips/kernel.php3
> I promise that if someone can help me get this fixed, I won't
> recklessly apply OS updates ever again without checking the
> documentation and/or making backups first!!!
<grin> That's what they all say... =)
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