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On 06/03/2017 01:35, thelma@×××××××××××.com wrote: |
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> On 03/05/2017 03:19 PM, Alan McKinnon wrote: |
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>> On 05/03/2017 23:33, thelma@×××××××××××.com wrote: |
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>>> After upgrading my machine. I rebooted, everything went as planned. |
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>>> So I decided to upgrade to a newer kernel. I was using: |
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>>> linux-3.10.7-gentoo-r1 |
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>>> and decided to switch to: |
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>>> linux-4.9.6-gentoo-r1 |
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>>> I've done kernel upgrade many, many times so it was a routine procedure. When I re-booted the last thing on the screen were letter: |
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>>> "GRUB" and blank screen, not even a kernel selection. |
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>>> I scramble, boot strap the system and copied two file in /boot/ |
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>>> kernel-old --> kernel-current |
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>>> System.map-old --> System.map-current |
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>> You could do this: |
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>> Boot into the old kernel |
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>> Delete the new kernel from /boot |
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>> Fix space issues with /boot |
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>> Re-install new kernel. This goes quick, it's already built in /usr/src |
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> [snip] |
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>> So, it is possible to grow /boot. I have done it many times. It is |
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>> tedious, boring and usually takes about 3 days longer than I have time |
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>> to spare and involves me using all spare samba shares and portable |
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>> drives I have |
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> Since this is the same box, same processor. |
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> Is it possible to "boot-strap" the current system, copy entire |
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> "/"-partition to another box over ssh. |
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> Fix the partition sizes and copy back the entire "/"- back to current box. |
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> It would save me all the compiling time. |
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Yes, that will work. |
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Alan McKinnon |
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alan.mckinnon@×××××.com |
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