on Wed, Dec 14, 2005 at 01:53:36AM +0200, Andrei Popescu ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > This is unstable ... indeed it is :) > > This seems to be |Bug#343042 > > |Just to summarize: > i just did an '#aptitude upgrade' and my kernel 2.6.14 got upgraded (and > probably yaird allong the way too). Due to the yaird mentioned above the > created initrd image is bad and Debian won't boot. Because it was a > minor kernel upgrade i don't have a backup kernel...won't do *that* > mistake again :) > > Is it possible to recover from this? All i have is a Knoppix CD (the > windoze doesn't count :D) and another machine with stable on it (kernel > 2.6.8). I don't want to repair this the M$ way (format c:)
Boot Knoppix. Mount your installed root partition. Chroot into it. Mount any additional partitions underneath it. You're now effectively in your installed system. Install / remove / configure packages as necessary, rebuild your initrd, etc. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What Part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Any time a business operation fails to meet its objective, it is the management team's failure -- not the subordinates working for them. - Karen Shaeffer, explaining No Excuses Management[TM]
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