Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 25 Nov 2001 14:51:35 +0000 | From | Russell King <> | Subject | Re: Linux 2.4.16-pre1 |
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On Sun, Nov 25, 2001 at 03:39:08PM +0100, Florian Weimer wrote: > BTW, what is the correct recovery strategy, assuming 2.4.15 has not > been rebooted yet? Installing a fixed kernel is obviously the first > step. How should one reboot the system to minimize damage? Use a > normal system shutdown (with the -F parameter to forc fsck on next > boot), or go to single user, "touch /forcefsck", sync, wait a minute, > and switching of power?
>From Viro's mail (on http://lwn.net/daily/2.4.15-recovery.php3):
| IOW, if you are running 2.4.15 - build a patched kernel, install it and | do the following: | * switch to single-user | * sync | * umount everything non-buys | * remount the rest read-only | * turn the thing off | * boot with patched kernel or with anything before 2.4.15-pre9
-- Russell King (rmk@arm.linux.org.uk) The developer of ARM Linux http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/personal/aboutme.html
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