Restore from backup.tgz get kernel panic

Mr Pink57 · 2009-06-14 22:36:26

So I screwed up some of my dependencies and I thought I would just reinstall Arch and you a backup I made from this guide http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=35087. I figure this backup is fine since it does not depend on Ubuntu its just a tar backup of everything, I followed everything and made sure no external media was mounted i.e. flash drives. I ran the restore from a bare minimum fluxbox install, which is my previous WM/DE. But I get a kernel panic which I imagine is due to the latest kernel update.

So my question is. Is there a flag I can put in the restore to prevent the kernel from being restored? I mean I have done a Core install so no updates nor have I installed anything past what is required to get Arch going.

Also is there a way I can mount the flash drive before I even config a WM/DE then restore from CLI.

pink

fukawi2 · 2009-06-14 23:04:03

You can use the same --exclude flags on restore I believe

Mr Pink57 · 2009-06-14 23:11:19

What would you recommend I exclude to prevent this can I do "--exclude kernel"

pink

fukawi2 · 2009-06-15 01:02:20

/boot would be a good start, but that could cause problems with other kernel things in /usr/lib and other locations.

I would rebuild your system from scratch, then just extract your data (/home) and settings (/etc) once all your packages are reinstalled.

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#1 2009-06-14 22:36:26

Restore from backup.tgz get kernel panic

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Re: Restore from backup.tgz get kernel panic

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Re: Restore from backup.tgz get kernel panic

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