Hi, Bryan Ritter <bryanfr...@hotmail.com> (2014-12-01): > Subject: installation-reports: Needs a /vmlinuz file that points to boot > image? > Package: installation-reports > > Dear Maintainer, > > After upgrade from stable(Wheezy) to testing(Jessie) (via modifying > /etc/apt/sources.list to say Jessie instead of Stable or Wheezy), the machine > wouldn't boot. (grub couldn't find file or something like that). I fixed the > boot from a system Rescue CD, using chroot, and some commands like update- > grub2, grub-install, etc... > > After booting back into Debian Testing, I noticed that the new kernel wasn't > installing. Found a /vmlinuz-old file pointing to old kernel, renamed it to > /vmlinuz, and then reinstalled new kernels, etc... This renaming seams to have > fixed it so new kernel(s) will install. > > Don't know why this file was /vmlinuz-old, maybe it's possible that at some > point I was doing something with it?
This probably should have been filed as an upgrade report instead of an installation one. Anyway, I suspect a user error though since I don't believe /vmlinuz etc. symlinks are the source of big issues (that I'm aware of) without users fiddling with them. Mraw, KiBi.
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