[plug] debian kernel upgrade without lilo

[Bernard Blackham]

On Fri, 3 Aug 2001, Carl Gherardi wrote:
> I've got a debian box which needs a kernel upgrade but doesn't have grub
> or lilo installed (nor is this an option)
> 
> Does anyone have any suggestions on how to do this "safely" i'd like to be
> able to recover if the kernel wont boot etc.
> 
> This server does not have a floppy either

Does it have a cd-rom drive and do you have a bootable linux CD? (usually
the 1st debian cd is bootable and you can use it as a 'rescue' disk)

Alternately you could test the kernel by making a boot floppy with lilo or
grub on it, that loads the new kernel off the HD?

Regards,

Bernard.

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 Bernard Blackham
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