[ubuntu-uk] kernel deleted and I don't think I can reboot...!!! :/

[Farran Lee]

On Thu, 2009-04-09 at 14:55 +0100, Daniel Drummond wrote:

> Alec Wright wrote:
> > You've got a kernel there. vmlinuz-* are kernel images
> > 
> > 2009/4/9 Farran Lee <fazzy.baboon at ntlworld.com>:
> >> On Thu, 2009-04-09 at 14:31 +0100, Daniel Drummond wrote:
> >>
> >> Farran Lee wrote:
> >>> I've had issues with my kernel recently - it had 27-11, -12 and -14
> >>> installed. Every time I installed anything, it always tried to
> >>> regenerate the boot image, and always returned an error saying it had to
> >>> leave the kernel/image/module packages unconfigured.
> >>> Anyway, I tried to fix it... by removing all the images, headers and
> >>> kernels that were extra. Didn't like that. So i forced it to stay on
> >>> version 27-11. Didn't like that either. Now, I've only got the 27-12
> >>> headers installed, because when I install anything else, it says it
> >>> cannot configure it - only the headers of each version will install.
> >>> Now I'm afraid that even if I install the rest of the 27-12 parts, that
> >>> my computer won't turn back on if I reboot it. My computer's currently
> >>> sat here running on -12, not -14 which was newer, making me think that
> >>> maybe -14 isn't bootable atm. I can't install any of the others cos they
> >>> fail in exactly the same way.
> >>>
> >>> So I have headers, no images and no modules.
> >>>
> >>> At the very least, can someone tell me if it's safe to turn my pc off
> >>> please?
> >>>
> >>> Thank you very much
> >>> ===================================
> >>> Farran Lee
> >>> I'm only 16 :P
> >>>
> >>>
> >> Have you actually deleted the kernel image ( from /boot) or just the
> >> sources/headers?
> >>
> >>
> >> ah sorry that was badly worded... I meant, I've uninstalled them, with the
> >> intention of reinstalling them. It seems to be linux-image-2.6.27-12-generic
> >> that's giving me the trouble... all the packages that don't depend on it
> >> install fine.
> >> However, I haven't found any files and clicked delete. If it helps, this is
> >> what cd /boot && ls -a returns:
> >>
> >> abi-2.6.27-12-generic
> >> config-2.6.27-12-generic
> >> grub
> >> initrd.img-2.6.27-12-generic
> >> memtest86+.bin
> >> System.map-2.6.27-12-generic
> >> vmcoreinfo-2.6.27-12-generic
> >> vmlinuz-2.6.27-12-generic
> >>
> >> uh yeah so that's it,
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >> ===================================
> >> Farran Lee
> >> I'm only 16 :P
> >> --
> >> ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com
> >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk
> >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
> >>
> >>
> > 
> 
> just check your grub config to make sure it is pointing to your kernel 
> image with
> 
> cat /boot/grub/menu.lst
> 
> You are looking for an entry with a line like
> 
> kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.27-12-generic root=UUID=##################### ro\ 
> quiet splash
> 
> If there is an entry with something like that all should be fine to reboot.
> 
> Dan
> 


ah yes there is one
so I shall reboot and now try to sort out my graphics driver :/ stoopid
thing

cheers :D
and if it doesn't work, I shall cry. Just to put that on your
conscience... :P
===================================
Farran Lee
I'm only 16 :P
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