472 Linux for IBM ^ zSeries and S/390: Distributions
23.2.10 Recovering from a bad compile
The previous process was tested and found to work. However, should something
go wrong and you find that you’re unable to re-IPL Linux, you’ll need to reboot
your system from your original installation media (such as your installation tape,
VM reader, or so forth) in order to “rescue” your system back to the previous
kernel version.
Based upon the previous steps, the following “rescue procedure” was tested with
our VM guest-based Turbolinux Version 6.0 system, to return our system from
the 2.2.19 kernel to the original 2.2.16 kernel:
1. Run lin (this is the LIN EXEC created during the Turbolinux install, executed
from a CMS VM Read prompt).
2. Answer n ...