> And here are the contents of grub.conf: > > # grub.conf generated by anaconda > # > # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to > this file > # NOTICE: You have a /boot partition. This means that > # all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg. > # root (hd0,0) > # kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 > # initrd /initrd-version.img > #boot=/dev/hdc > default=0 > timeout=5 > splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz > hiddenmenu > title CentOS (2.6.9-100.EL) > root (hd0,0) > kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-100.EL ro > root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 rhgb quiet > initrd /initrd-2.6.9-100.EL.img OK, the file listing of /boot from your last mail and now grub.conf, they look quite good. grub.conf has been updated by the kernel update, and also a new initrd-2.6.9-100.EL.img has been created, so that doesn't look bad. The only thing I'm not really sure is if grub is installed correctly now. Maybe you have to run grub-install again to be sure but I'm just not so sure about grubs internals. Maybe someone can tell you more about this. As someone else mentioned, it's a very good idea to have a current CentOS 4.8 disk at hand so you could boot into rescue mode with 'linux rescue' at the boot prompt if somethings goes wrong. Simon > > Todd > > 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 >