serious problem after kernel update

[valemon]

After a kernel update (automatic, with online update) in my startup options openSUSE 10.2 was missing, I had two more options: Kernel-2.6.18.8-0.1-default and Kernel-2.6.18.8-0.1-default. Aslo I cannot run the gui (after logging in, in text mode when I type "startx" says : Module nvidia not found, Fatal server error :no screens found)
Is there a possibility to recover my system? I think it is a kernel problem
Please post a solutiom, I hope I haven't f@$%ed my system...

[oldcpu]

After a kernel update (automatic, with online update) in my startup options openSUSE 10.2 was missing, I had two more options: Kernel-2.6.18.8-0.1-default and Kernel-2.6.18.8-0.1-default.

This is a known bug, where the new release affects some users:
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=252911

Please note comment #22 From Andreas Jaeger 2007-03-10 12:47:42 MST
"Please investigate and fix this and let's release an update for 10.2!"

[devils casper]

Hi valemon,

nvidia driver must be installed again after every kernel upgrade. boot up in command line mode ( in GRUB screen, select SuSe title. press 3 and press Enter key ), log in as root and open xorg.conf file in vi or nano editor.

nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf

set Video Card driver to "nv" or "vesa". try "nv" first and if it doesn't work, set driver value to "vesa".

Section "Device"
  identifier "xxxx Video Card"
  boardname "xxxx"
  busid "PCI:1:0:0"
  driver "nv"
  screen 0
EndSection

this will fix Graphics problem temporarily. install Nvidia driver again for best graphics performance.





Casper

[valemon]

Thanks for replying

@Casper

When I try to boot with boot option 3 I get the following output:
root (hd0,4)
Filesystem type is ext2fs (I got ext3, is this a problem?), partionion type 0x83
kernel /boot/xen.gz 3
[Multiboot-elf, <0x100000:0x7d658:0x489a8>, shtab=0x1c6078,entry=0x100000]
module /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18.2-34-xen root=/dev/hda5 vga=0x31a resume=/dev/h
da2 splash=silent
Error 15 : File not found
Press any key to continue...

This is really annoying...

[valemon]

Anyway does anyone know how to install the previous kernel version?
I suppose this is going to solve my problem

[valemon]

OK I reinstalled the previous kernel version. The problem now is that in menu.lst in grub I cannot find the failsafe option. Can anyone post what I have to add in order to get the failsafe option in grub?

[devils casper]

I cannot find the failsafe option. Can anyone post what I have to add in order to get the failsafe option in grub?

Failsafe: Kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/xxxx vga=normal showopts ide=nodma apm=off acpi=off noresume nosmp noapic maxcpus=0 edd=off 3