Re: problems while upgrading kernel
On Fri, Mar 14, 2003 at 09:03:34PM -0500, Nirmal Govind wrote:
> Hi.. I just tried upgrading the kernel on my ibook2 from 2.4.20-ben1 to ben8 (so
> that I could get suspend working).. looks like I have a whole bunch of other
> problems to solve now:
>
> 1. The keyboard mapping has all gone bad again.. I remember I had this problem
> when I first installed Debian onto my ibook but I can't remember how I solved
> it.. I tried using keyboard_sends_linux_keycodes=1 and 0 etc. but no luck..
> (and I have to do a hard reboot since I can't login and I can't connect to the
> machine remotely right now..)
>
> 2. I had set my file system to ext3 but looks like that's changed too so no
> every time I do a hard reboot fsck starts checking the disk for errors.. very
> time consuming...
>
> Can someone please give directions as to what I need to do? I did rename the old
> vmlinux as another label/image but didn't run yabootconfig before rebooting so
> I can't even go back to my old kernel.. help!
You can type in an alternative image location at the yaboot boot: prompt.
Maybe /vmlinux.old might work.
Otherwise, boot into the installer and fix things up.
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"The way the Romans made sure their bridges worked is what
we should do with software engineers. They put the designer
under the bridge, and then they marched over it."
-- Lawrence Bernstein, Discover, Feb 2003
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