[TriLUG] Updates installed, system won't boot now

[Brian Blater]

On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 3:54 PM, Justis Peters <justis.peters at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 01/25/2012 03:18 PM, Alexey Toptygin wrote:
>>
>> Not in front of an ubuntu system ATM, so I can't check, but are you sure
>> you have a vmlinuz file/symlink? Have you tried using the full name
>> (vmlinuz-2.6.whatever-blah)?
>
> In the spirit of this suggestion, you could also use this technique in order
> to specify older versions of the kernel. Was a kernel upgrade included the
> in the updates you applied when it broke? If so, loading an older kernel may
> allow you to boot the system.
>
> Kind regards,
> Justis

Yes, there was a kernel upgrade. Went from 2.6.38-12 to 2.6.38.13.