missing files in /boot

dmikey · 05-13-2003, 03:38 AM

Hello!

I've got a really unusual problem..
During a standard check before bouncing a box (remotely) I found out that the whole /boot structure is missing - literally, no kernel image, no boot.b or initrd.

Luckily I kept the recently compiled image in the /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot ..and kinda know how to recreate initrd (mk_initrd) ..but it's squaking about missing boot.b .. How could I recreate other missing files?

thanks for any hints!!

jharris · 05-13-2003, 03:47 AM

Are you sure that /boot is mounted? (assuming it's a seperate partition)

cheers

Jamie...

dmikey · 05-13-2003, 08:32 AM

ha! I completely forgot 'bout this! thanks! let me check it.

greets!

dmikey · 05-13-2003, 08:52 AM

well, looks like it's mounted..

mount says:
/dev/ida/c0d0p3 on /boot type ext2 (rw)

and /etc/fstab says:
dev/ida/c0d0p3 /boot ext2 defaults 1 2

should I unmount it then? :>

thanks!

dmikey · 05-13-2003, 07:13 PM

Hi again,
I think I fixed that problem.. What I did was:
1. Copied bzImage from the last compilation
(found at $KERNEL_SRC/arch/i386/boot)
2. deinstall and reinstall lilo.rpm (along with gfxboot.rpm) (SuSE 7.2) - to recreate boot.b
3. issued 'mk_initrd -k 'bzImage' -i 'initrd.bzImage' to recreate initrd

would it be there anything else I overlooked or should be aware of?

cheers!