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Kernel patch 127128-11 renders my x86 system unbootable - what to do?

807557May 4 2008 — edited May 6 2008

Just installed some patches with smpatch as usual, kernel patch 127128-11 among them. I then dropped to single user mode to finish the installation, rebooted and... nothing. I get the SunOS copyright notice, and then nothing but a flashing cursor... I waited for half an hour, but nothing happened, no disk activity, keyboard not responding, nothing.

I had to reset the stupid machine...

This happened on old(ish) HP Vectra SFF.

What I can do now? What are my options? (And please DON'T say: "reinstall everything"!!!)

I have used Linux for 7-8 years, but Solaris is pretty new for me, this installation is some 2 months old (Sun Solaris 10 - 8/07 - x86)

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