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UnixWare Installation
Troubleshooting
Problems and Solutions
My computer crashes or displays panic messages during the bootup procedure!
You may have to boot from the backup kernel created earlier, and
then perform the driver update procedure again.
To boot from the old kernel, follow these steps:
1
Reboot the computer.
2
At the
Booting UNIX System…
prompt or
loading UnixWare
graphics, press the Spacebar.
3
For UnixWare 2.1x: From the
[boot]#
prompt, first type
KERNEL=old kernel
(e.g.,
KERNEL=unix.work
) and press
Enter
. Then, type
go
and press Enter. Your computer should
now boot from the backup kernel created earlier in Installing
the Driver When UnixWare is Already Installed on page 5-3.
4
For UnixWare 7.01/7.1: From the
[boot]#
prompt, first type
BOOTPROG=old kernel
(e.g.,
BOOTPROG=unix.work
) and
press Enter. Then, type
go
and press Enter. Your computer
should now boot from the backup kernel created earlier in
Installing the Driver When UnixWare is Already Installed on
page 5-3.
To repeat the driver update procedure, follow these steps:
1
Follow the instructions in Removing the Driver on page 5-8 to
delete the driver from your computer.
2
Perform the driver update procedure again. See Installing the
Driver When UnixWare is Already Installed on page 5-3.
