[ale] Stupid user tricks when building a new kernel...

[Scott Nolde]

See this:
http://www.toms.net/rb/

This is probably the definitive linux distribution on a single floppy.

- Scott

Eric_Brubakken at aoncons.com wrote:
> 
> Tomsrtbt?
> 
> What's that?
> 
> Scott Nolde <smnoldelinux at mediaone.net> on 11/20/2000 04:58:24 PM
> 
> To:   Eric Brubakken/NBSG/Aon Consulting at AonNA
> cc:   ale at ale.org
> 
> Subject:  Re: [ale] Stupid user tricks when building a new kernel...
> 
> Do you have Tomsrtbt handy?  With this linux distro on a floppy, you
> could boot, then fsck it for errors.  Then you'd be able to upgrade or
> whatever.
> 
> *I think*
> 
> - Scott
> 
> Eric_Brubakken at aoncons.com wrote:
> >
> > Yesterday I attempted to build an new kernel on my pc that is running RH6.1.
> I
> > have built kernels before, but yesterday I did something wrong during the
> build.
> > After going through the build process and rebooting I am getting these errors:
> >
> > Using LILO for booting
> >
> > new kernel -
> >      Error: kernel is wrong compression
> >
> >      - System Halted
> >
> > Booting with the Old kernel -
> >
> >      Error 0X01 ( seems to be in some type of loop - just keep repeating Error
> > 0X01)
> >
> > When I try running my boot disk I get these errors -
> >
> >      VFS: Cannot open root device 08:32
> >
> >      Kernel panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs on 8:32
> >
> >      then the system hangs
> >
> > If I use the boot/install disk using
> >
> >      boot: linux rescue
> >
> >      The system will boot me to a bash# prompt.  I am able to find all my
> files
> >      and such, but I can't execute any binary files i.e. - I can't even run
> vi.
> >
> > Since I wasn't getting anywhere with the above, I decieded to try and install
> > RH7.0.  I got a few minutes into the install process and the Install program
> > informed me that one of the devices was not unmounted cleanly and to reboot my
> > old OS.  Isn't that special....
> >
> > Not getting anywhere with anything, I then tried to 'upgrade' my RH6.1 with
> > RH6.1 to see if this could cure my problem.  Well the upgrade seemed to work,
> > but when the system rebooted LIFO starts by then hangs when the third letter
> of
> > LIFO i.e. LIL
> >
> > So with my limited experience I am not sure just how to proceed from here.  I
> > did back up files during the build process, but I am not sure I got everything
> > backed up correctly.  Am I completely hosed or is there something that can be
> > done?  Would I be able to upgrade to 7.0 without loosing any of my init
> scripts
> > - firewall, samba and such?
> >
> > Thanks for your time
> >
> > Eric

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