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

[Farran Lee]

On Thu, 2009-04-09 at 15:00 +0100, Farran Lee wrote:

> 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


now I remember why I tried to fiddle with the kernels... cos the
graphics driver won't install properly because of them. Exactly the same
error message as the kernel error is returned when I try to install
them.
===================================
Farran Lee
I'm only 16 :P
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