Re: I blew it bigtime!

[Mike Chandler <mailmanmike@sbcglobal.net>]

Thanks, Kent.
I cannot install any kernel at this point, I have tried the old one (first) 
and then actually downloaded and attempted two others, everything comes to a 
halt with that error:
/usr/sbin/mkinitrd : /dev/fd does not exist, mkinitrd failed.
I am using grub, it was installed as default.
Tried installing lilo and install failed, can't remember the error at this 
point.

So I go lokk at /boot and find 2 initrd.img, one for each of the kernels, and 
both of those initrd.img are EMPTY documents.
Somehow, what was a working initrd.img has been stripped to nothing.
Should I just re-install? I am beginning to lean that way...
Thanks


> Mike Chandler wrote:
> >On Tuesday 06 April 2004 02:47 pm, David Baron wrote:
> >Thanks, I am there, now it seems I have a larger problem, I cannot install
> > ANY kernel, I've tried several, they all fail with an error about 
> > /dev/fd doesn't exist, and initrd didn't make.
> >I am LOST.
>
> Boot into your system with Knoppix/chroot, like you've done. Then
> instead of trying to get your new kernel to work, use your old one.
>
> rm /vmlinuz
> ln -s /boot/[old_kernel] /vmlinuz
> edit /etc/lilo.conf if necessary, but probably not
> /sbin/lilo
> reboot
> fix your new kernel
>
> --
> Kent