> I inadvertently missed using the list...here are my recent messages. As Nico suggested, download the kernel but also grub and redhat-logos, like so wget http://mirrors.kernel.org/centos/4.9/updates/i386/RPMS/kernel-2.6.9-100.EL.i686.rpm wget http://mirrors.kernel.org/centos/4.9/os/i386/CentOS/RPMS/redhat-logos-1.1.26-1.centos4.4.noarch.rpm wget http://mirrors.kernel.org/centos/4.9/os/i386/CentOS/RPMS/grub-0.95-3.8.i386.rpm Then do a rpm -Uvh --replacepkgs --replacefiles kernel-2.6.9-100.EL.i686.rpm redhat-logos-1.1.26-1.centos4.4.noarch.rpm grub-0.95-3.8.i386.rpm And the show us the contents of 'ls -laR /boot' and 'cat /etc/grub.conf' Simon > > > On 3/8/2011 8:39 PM, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote: >> On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 11:31 PM, Todd Cary<todd at aristesoftware.com> >> wrote: >>> reinstall is not an option for yum. I ran "yum install kernel" and it >>> completed without errors however there are no links created. >> Oh, dear. Can you grab the RPM and do "rpm -U -replacepkgs >> [kernel-whatver].rpm"? You should be able to use "yum remove" on the >> old kernel packages, consistent with freeing up the space, and now >> install your new kernel with yum. >> >>> Would this be the correct ln command for vmlinuz-2.6.9-89.35.1 >>> >>> # /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.9-89.35.1 /boot/vmlinuz >>> >>> Todd >>> >>> On 3/8/2011 7:04 PM, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote: >>>> On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 9:58 PM, Todd Cary<todd at aristesoftware.com> >>>> wrote: >>>>> I started a new thread since the original one is getting rather long. >>>>> >>>>> I have retrieved the files I deleted in /boot and /boot/grub, >>>>> however I need to make links for >>>>> >>>>> /boot/System.map (System.map -> System.map-2.6.9-89.35.1) >>>>> /boot/vmlinuz (vmlinuz -> vmlinuz-2.6.9-89.35.1) >>>>> /boot/grub/menu.lst (menu.lst -> ./grub.conf) >>>> Instead, re-install your kernel. "yum reinstall kernel". This should >>>> regenerate your symlinks correctly, except possibly the grub.conf. >>>> >>>>> If it was not so important to get it correct, I would appreciate >>>>> the syntax for the command. Usually I would figure it out. >>>>> >>>>> Since I have restored the files (I will double check to make sure >>>>> they are all there), do I need to run grub-install? >>>> i think yes. The old location of the boot loader is listed in >>>> /boot/grub/grub.conf, and should be used as the argument to that >>>> command. grub is much smarter than LILO used to be, but I think the >>>> bootstrap procedure relies on knowing details of where the fiddly bits >>>> of grub live on the relevant ex2 compatible filesytem. >>>> >>>>> My apologies for bothering everyone with such a dumb error on my >>>>> part. >>>>> >>>>> Todd >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Ariste Software >>>>> Petaluma, CA 94952 >>>>> >>>>> http://www.aristesoftware.com >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> CentOS mailing list >>>>> CentOS at centos.org >>>>> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >>>>> >>> -- >>> Ariste Software >>> Petaluma, CA 94952 >>> >>> http://www.aristesoftware.com >>> >>> >> > > -- > Ariste Software > Petaluma, CA 94952 > > http://www.aristesoftware.com > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >