Mikko Heinonen wrote: > Hello ! > > I've got a terrible problem regarding kernel installation. I tried to > install a newer 2.4 kernel to the recent stabile (2.2R5) installation and > got the system badly messed up. (I compiled kernel couple times and lost > the original working 2.2 kernel) > > I installed the newer LIBC6 2.2.5-3 packages before installing and > compiling the newer kernel and now my system refuses to boot up. > > My problem is that how do I install the older kernel package and lilo from > install disc to the system ? There is no way to install lilo, because of > the newer LIBC6.
Boot from the cdrom. Use rescue root=/dev/hda1 or whatever partition your root fs is on. I think it would be simpler to just fix your kernel config, compile and install your 2.4 kernel than to mess around downgrading stuff. Simon Hepburn.