Re: can not boot after kernel update


> How to proceed correctyl? After updateting the kernel
> from the update server, should I do something with the
> lilo before I reboot the system?

Call "mkinitrd && lilo" in a root console after the update.

> On the next reboot, only wir charcters come up the
> screen and I have to install all new again. This can not
> be the way.

Of course you don't have to install all new again. Just boot with the
first CD/DVD and select the option that you want to boot the installed
system on the harddisk. Then log in and call mkinitrd and lilo.

Regards
Jens Meier


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