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Offline lumosy

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[SOLVED] In case you missed the change from bzImage to vmlinuz
« on: November 22, 2011, 12:26:44 PM »
Just as I did, when following the manual Frugal install, at the stage of configuring GRUB.

If you mistakenly put in menu.lst:
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  kernel /boot/bzImage quietinstead of
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  kernel /boot/vmlinuz quiet
And can no longer boot (not even to fix menu.lst), here is how to boot anyway (and fix menu.lst):

  • Upon being prompted by the GRUB menu, press `e`.
  • Then, with the 1st line selected (kernel /boot/bzImage quiet), press `e` again.
  • Then, edit the line to replace `bzImage` with `vmlinuz`
  • Then, hit Enter.
  • Then, press `b`

Recovered!  :)

Now, go and fix menu.lst before having to do this again...
« Last Edit: November 22, 2011, 12:31:30 PM by lumosy »

Offline Lee

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Re: [SOLVED] In case you missed the change from bzImage to vmlinuz
« Reply #1 on: November 22, 2011, 03:40:29 PM »
Thanks for posting that - a simple workaround that can save a lot of frustration.

As a safety measure, if you are not out of free space on your boot media, always maintain the menu.lst entry (and the files) for the previous version until after the new one is at least proven to boot.

Especially important for frustration avoidance is that last bit:
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Now, go and fix menu.lst before having to do this again...
    :)
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