Simon - I performed the tasks as outlined and here are the contents of /boot: /boot/: total 25121 drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 9216 Mar 9 10:31 . drwxr-xr-x 24 root root 4096 Jan 24 08:34 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 51676 Feb 17 22:41 config-2.6.9-100.EL drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1024 Mar 9 10:31 grub -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 444812 May 5 2007 grub-0.95-3.8.i386.rpm -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1343054 Mar 9 10:29 initrd-2.6.9-100.EL.img -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 13409764 Feb 18 06:25 kernel-2.6.9-100.EL.i686.rpm drwx------ 2 root root 12288 Jan 12 2007 lost+found -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9371 Aug 12 2006 message -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9371 Aug 12 2006 message.ja -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7919724 Aug 13 2006 redhat-logos-1.1.26-1.centos4.4.noarch.rpm -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 67797 Feb 17 22:41 symvers-2.6.9-100.EL.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 770652 Feb 17 22:41 System.map-2.6.9-100.EL drwx------ 2 root root 9216 Mar 9 10:03 .Trash-root -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1538264 Feb 17 22:41 vmlinuz-2.6.9-100.EL /boot/grub: total 345 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1024 Mar 9 10:31 . drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 9216 Mar 9 10:31 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 82 Mar 8 17:39 device.map -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7956 Mar 8 17:40 e2fs_stage1_5 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7684 Mar 8 17:40 fat_stage1_5 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6996 Mar 8 17:40 ffs_stage1_5 -rw------- 1 root root 599 Mar 9 10:31 grub.conf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7028 Mar 8 17:40 iso9660_stage1_5 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8448 Mar 8 17:40 jfs_stage1_5 -rw------- 1 root root 4240 Mar 8 20:24 menu.lst -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7188 Mar 8 17:40 minix_stage1_5 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9396 Mar 8 17:40 reiserfs_stage1_5 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3605 Aug 12 2006 splash.xpm.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 512 Mar 8 17:45 stage1 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 103688 Mar 8 17:45 stage2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 67701 Mar 8 18:30 symvers-2.6.9-89.35.1.EL.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 68477 Mar 8 18:30 symvers-2.6.9-89.35.1.ELsmp.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7272 Mar 8 17:40 ufs2_stage1_5 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6612 Mar 8 17:40 vstafs_stage1_5 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9308 Mar 8 17:40 xfs_stage1_5 /boot/lost+found: total 22 drwx------ 2 root root 12288 Jan 12 2007 . drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 9216 Mar 9 10:31 .. /boot/.Trash-root: total 19 drwx------ 2 root root 9216 Mar 9 10:03 . drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 9216 Mar 9 10:31 .. On 3/9/2011 12:23 AM, Simon Matter wrote: >> 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > -- Ariste Software Petaluma, CA 94952 http://www.aristesoftware.com