🚀 go-pugleaf

Hey guy,

Don't freak out just yet, there is a solution (that is, if you haven't
already started over).

You'll need to run LILO (the LInus LOader) to be able to select which
kernel to boot at boot time.  This depends on the file /etc/lilo.conf.
Take a look at that file (if it exists) and post what's in it.  Basically
the way it works is that /sbin/lilo (the LILO executable) reads the file
/etc/lilo.conf and installs the pointers to all the kernels that you
make available (specified in the conf file) into the master boot record.
That way, when you boot again, the BIOS starts reading the master boot
record, and LILO asks you which kernel to boot.

You can either post here or email me directly at 
loundry@mindspring.fish.com (remove the "fish" when you email me).  I'll
be happy to help you out.

Regards,
Jimmy






Axeman <ts_psycho@primus.com.au> wrote:
> Hi guys........i'm only new to this newsgoroup but i'm really desperate

> i've got Redhat 6.0 and left it running while i went to work......
> anyway we had a power blackout and i restarted and it's failing to load up a
> few processes when i boot up.  As a result when i try to use kppp to connect
> to the internet it's giving me an error message saying that ppp ability is
> not included in this kernel.   Now you might think easy....just edit the
> kernel and recompile it with ppp protocol however when i installed Redhat i
> accidently didn't install the boot manager lilo and always have boot from a
> boot disk.  Therefore i cant...well i might be able to but i don't know how
> to change which kernel boots up......i've even tryed moving bzImage and
> replacing it with my new one but still to no avail.  I have been trying to
> re-install redhat over the top but it keeps saying        KERNEL PANIC: BOOT
> FAILED
> Like i said.....i'm desperate to have my linux back as i'm stuck with
> windows.

> Thanks in advance for any help

> Axeman