Yes. Your simplest option (going from memory here) is to boot off the CD again, choose the bf24 kernel, skip the majority of the configuration options, opting instead for mount previous installation, install lilo, and reboot - then you should be back in bussiness. NOTE: I'm at uni at the moment, doing this from memory, if anything look weird, cancel out and let me know, I'll be home in a couple of hours, atwhich point I can actually take a look myself at the menu and give you the exact instructions. Cheers Edward
> Hello Folks: > > I'm desperate -- Previous to this morning I had the install bf24 kernel > installed. I read on another list that basically it's intended for the > install process only and should be replaced for adequate performance. > > So, I took the plunge and installed '2.4.18.img' and ran lilo > afterwards. Lilo gave an error on the stanza I added to lilo as per > the debian installer instructions: I think it was the > 'initrd=/initrd.img' line. I obviously added it to the wrong place. > > Anyways, "Murphy's law' conveniently came to be, while I was doing > this, I let the sink overflow in the kitchen, and the water was > threating to splash over the electric equipment (power bars etc) that > runs my 4 workstations. So, because we were tramping through water > (electrocution possibility to) I had to throw the circuit breaker that > was responsible for these components. > > So, to make a long story short, I'm unable to boot into my Woody > server, with the newly installed kernel. I tried the rescue disk, but > it gives me a kernel panic. I tried the 'shift-tab' sequence at the > lilo prompt, and it only gives me one kernel choice -- I can't see the > old one. > > The messages I'm getting at the kernel are thus; > > -root filesytem not mounted > -VFS cannot open root device > -please append a correct root=boot option > -kernel panic > > This is way over my head. Is there anything I can do, to mount this > box? > > I'd rather try to recover it if possible, as I'm not backed up... (I > know, I know). > > Thanks. > -- > Stephen > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
