ok, now I'm screwed. I tried to upgrade my 2.2.9-19mdk kernel to 2.2.9-27mdk
I did this by typing rpm -Uvh packagename for each of the 4 main kernel
packages (kernel, kernel-headers, kernel-pcmcia, kernel-source) and for the
initscripts package. I didn't update lilo, for my own experimental reasons.
what I got was a pc that wouldn't boot - when lilo tried to boot the old kernel
(which I presumed I still had) it would lock up immediately. So I booted from
my backup boot floppy, no prob. I tried correcting the lilo.conf file to boot
the new kernel (I found that most of the old kernel files were now gone from my
/boot folder, although I had the impression they would still be there in case
my new kernel wouldn't boot). when I rebooted I still got the same problem -
locked up as soon as it said the word "linux" under the lilo prompt. So I
booted from floppy again. Now I mounted the cd-rom and did the following - I
removed the new (.27) kernel files by uninstalling them with rpm, and I
reinstalled the old (.19) kernel files from the cd-rom. when I rebooted (after
re-editing my lilo.conf file to boot the .19 kernel once again) I can now boot
and run just fine, as you can see.
Now, how the hell do I get the 2.2.9-27 kernel running on my stupid system now
that I've returned to my old kernel again?
I know there's been lots about this already, but I followed step by step what I
was supposed to do and it wouldn't run. why? do I need to install the
kernelcfg-0.5.6mdk package as well? did I miss something?
Don
