[SOLVED] Slack Current: Missing Kernel parts ? so it is not getting put into Grub.
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I do not look in there enough to know. ArcoLinux shows it gets slackware but then I reboot to go into Slack its selection is not in the boot menu.
Code:
[userx@arcomeo ~]$ update-grub
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found theme: /boot/grub/themes/Vimix/theme.txt
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-linux
Found initrd image: /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux.img
Found fallback initrd image(s) in /boot: initramfs-linux-fallback.img
Found unknown Linux distribution on /dev/sda1
Found unknown Linux distribution on /dev/sda5
Found Windows 10 on /dev/sdb1
Found Slackware Linux (14.2+) on /dev/sdb5
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+/memtest.bin
done
unknown Linux distro is freebsd. that is when that started showing up after I installed FreeBSD.
I am in the process of Downloading another Slack.dvd.iso to use that to boot into Slack then figure it out from there any guidance would be nice. because I really think its missing parts.
I do not know if this is going to be a waste of a post, but better safe then stuck...
After I posted this and as I was booting up the USB Stick to use it to get into Slack. I remembered on my last update It told me I have a complete dups of the entire kernel everything, I just told it to delete one then go about updating. when it was done I left on went into FreeBSD, and not return to Slack until today,
when I did boot into it using a USB Stick I had no keyboard. I got a split system, So I am going to elevate myself of a lot of hassle of fixing this and that to get a KBoard and everything else I need to do to get it back up and running again reinstall current dvd ISO ...
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