[GLLUG] Lost LILO, Can't Boot

[Brian Hoort]

boot= and home= were worth a try... ;)

I get a kernel panic, if that's what you call it. Lot's of hex, if I 
remember correctly. I'll give more details when I get home to the machine...

Thanks for the help.

At 03:01 PM 9/9/2002, you wrote:
>Brian Hoort <hoortbri@msu.edu> writes:
>
> > I attempted to install GRUB onto my Debian Testing box Friday without
> > first ensuring I could still boot from my bootable Debian Install
> > CD. It used to work, now it does not. Presumably because I've been
> > updating over time with apt-get? (I realize I'm a big buffoon for
> > this).
>
>There shouldn't normally be a problem with that.
>
> > I have tried entering the following kernel parameters:
> > rescue root=/dev/hda1 through hda8
> > (even though I'm sure root is hda6, I tried them all)
>
>What kind of messages do you get when you try the one that should
>be correct.  (By the way, there are no boot= or home= kernel
>command-line parameters as far as I know.)
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