Re: Old rescue.bin i386 w/2.2.18pre21???
On Wed, Jun 05, 2002 at 01:24:32PM -0700, David Kimdon wrote:
> >
> > This is an *old* box with no CD drive (or easy way to put one in, so
> > lnx-bbc or other full featured CD rescue isn't really an option short of
> > yanking the drive and putting it in another box ... I really need the
> > right rescue.bin to do this the easy way.
>
> I don't know of an anchive where a 2.2.18pre21 kernel can be found,
> though a work-around is this:
>
> boot with the rescue.bin that gives you all the modules errors.
> You will then have access to the /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.18pre21 that you
> need. Now replace the kernel on the rescue disk as described in :
> http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch-boot-floppy-techinfo.en.html#s-rescue-replace-kernel
> Now you should be able to boot with that modified rescue.bin and the module
> symbols on your hard driver will be correct.
>
>
> -David
Thanks Much David --
I guess this should have occured to me, but sometimes you can't see the
forest through the trees -- worked like a charm!
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