missing genvmunix

From: Jason Birch <jbirch_at_psp.pair.com>
Date: Fri, 03 Apr 1998 18:23:02 -0800

Hello,

I'm fairly new at unix system admin, and am at the point of wanting to
rebuild the kernel on the 250 4/266 DU3.2c that I've recently taken over.

I'm having a bit of a problem because the previous sys admin for this box
did the following
 - deleted the /sys/GENERIC directory (including the backup kernel) with
   no backup available.
 - apparently copied an old version of vmunix onto the /genvmunix file

Because of this, I cannot boot to a generic kernel in order to rebuild.

Two questions:
 - Is the vmunix on the install CD the same as /genvmunix ? If not,
   is it available elsewhere?
 - If it is, can I recreate the /sys/GENERIC directory by booting
   to /genvmunix and doing a doconfig -c GENERIC (the conf file is
   still in place).

Thanks,
Jason Birch
jbirch_at_psp.pair.com
Received on Sat Apr 04 1998 - 04:25:24 NZST

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