On 06/03/2017 01:35, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > On 03/05/2017 03:19 PM, Alan McKinnon wrote: >> On 05/03/2017 23:33, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: >>> After upgrading my machine. I rebooted, everything went as planned. >>> So I decided to upgrade to a newer kernel. I was using: >>> linux-3.10.7-gentoo-r1 >>> >>> and decided to switch to: >>> linux-4.9.6-gentoo-r1 >>> >>> I've done kernel upgrade many, many times so it was a routine procedure. >>> When I re-booted the last thing on the screen were letter: >>> >>> "GRUB" and blank screen, not even a kernel selection. >>> I scramble, boot strap the system and copied two file in /boot/ >>> kernel-old --> kernel-current >>> System.map-old --> System.map-current >> >> You could do this: >> >> Boot into the old kernel >> Delete the new kernel from /boot >> Fix space issues with /boot >> Re-install new kernel. This goes quick, it's already built in /usr/src >> > [snip] >> >> >> So, it is possible to grow /boot. I have done it many times. It is >> tedious, boring and usually takes about 3 days longer than I have time >> to spare and involves me using all spare samba shares and portable >> drives I have
> Since this is the same box, same processor. > Is it possible to "boot-strap" the current system, copy entire > "/"-partition to another box over ssh. > > Fix the partition sizes and copy back the entire "/"- back to current box. > It would save me all the compiling time. Yes, that will work. -- Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com
