[vox-tech] Kernel Panic

[Robert G. Scofield]

Jonathan Stickel wrote:

> Don't panic because of a kernel panic!
>
> Your system should be recoverable.  From what I can tell, the module 
> for reiserfs in your new kernel is bad.  The simple solution is to use 
> your previously working kernel.  Most linuxes keep old kernels around 
> by default until you manually uninstall them.  Do you have options for 
> different kernels when you boot?  If not, we'll need to look deeper.
>
No I don't have options for different kernels when I boot.  But I'm 
thinking about reinstalling.  Here's why.  This system is only about two 
weeks old.  There's not that much to lose.  /home is on a separate 
partition.  So everthing in my home directory should be there.  That 
includes the recent LUGOD emails I've gotten on how to configure my 
fstab.  Plus I've even got a copy of the old fstab in my home directory.

So I'm thinking that a reinstall will be a fairly quick and easy 
solution.  I should be up and running in an hour.  But we'll see.  If 
the reinstall goes well, then this might be an example of the importance 
of having a separate /home partition.

Thank you for responding.

Bob