Re: Uh oh! I ruined my kernel!
Dear
On Tue, Aug 08, 2000 at 03:57:18PM -0600, Cameron Matheson wrote:
> Hey,
>
> I did a complete system upgrade yesterday (nothing in my computer is the
> same as it was anymore), so I was recompiling the kernel, and I guess I
> configured something wrong, cause now my computer won't boot-up. _I'm
> not concerned about fixing it,_ I just want to start over, but I can't
> seem to reinstall debian, because when I boot off the 2.1 CD, and I hit
> 'enter' to boot, it loads the bad kernel image off my hard drive,
> instead of the one on the CD. I read the help (by pressing F1-F4), and
when you are on the prompt
boot:
from CD-ROM, you should just press ENTER. That brings you into installation
menu. You can then press ALT-CTRL-F2 and use the console to repair the
system. You could also from that console, simply take the standard kernel
from the CD-ROM, by mounting it and installing it with dpkg.
Before going to second console, ensure that you have mounted your / filesystem.
Sincerely,
Marko Cehaja
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