DOCUMENT ID:  1028-02

SYNOPSIS:     How to replace the Kernel on Solaris x86

OS RELEASE:   

PRODUCT:      Solaris x86

KEYWORDS:     replace missing kernel install boot


DESCRIPTION:

Your system will not boot due to the fact that your kernel is missing or
has been destroyed. 


SOLUTION:

Workaround -

Follow these steps to replace your kernel.

1.  Boot off of the CD-ROM.

2.  Run through installation until reaching the Suninstall Main Menu. 
    Choose the option to break out of the installation. 

3.  At # sign mount hard drive with the following command:

        For IDE disks,
                mount /dev/dsk/c0d0s0 /mnt
        For SCSI disks mount /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s0 /mnt

        Note:  For SCSI disks, the target (t0) of the
        disk is dependant on the scsi target id.

You may need to fsck the filesystem before you mount it.


4.  Make a kernel directory under /mnt.
        mkdir /mnt/kernel

5.  Copy all the kernel files on the CD-ROM to the
       /mnt/kernel directory on hard drive.

	cd /kernel
	tar -cvf - . | (cd /mnt/kernel; tar xvf -)

6.  Reboot.


DATE APPROVED: 11/15/95