[plug] debian kernel upgrade without lilo

[Carl Gherardi]

On Fri, 3 Aug 2001, Bernard Blackham wrote:

> 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)
>

Sorry should have gone into a little more detail (or perhaps dropped the
floppy part?)

I went into a little panic when "make install" of the kernel was
unsuccessful

Issue is not being able to boot the machine afterwards but the recovery
procedure of _all_ booting stuff.

After claming the nerves and investigating it looks like only System.map
and vmlinuz change.

Thanks for the response

Carl