kernel panic, possibly due to folgers switch of my regular GRUB with new LILO decaffeinated

[Jason Stephenson]

Jerry Feldman wrote:
> Then check to make sure the entries in the lilo.conf and
> /boot/grub/grub.menulst are correct. If not, make the appropriate

Just  a minor correction. That should be /boot/grub/menu.lst

> corrections. If you are using grub, make sure that the appropriate stage
> files are in /boot/grub.

> 
> The grub info pages have some pretty decent documentation on activating
> grub. You can also use grub to make a boot floppy. 

I don't think grub is causing his problem. When he boots, his kernel 
doesn't find init. This means grub is working and loads the kernel OK.

I suggest using the rescue diskette and finding where init is. Chances 
are, it got botched in the upgrade and you may have to install again.

> 
> Generally, when I upgrade my system, I create a new root file system in
> another partition so that if I screw it up, or if there is a problem, I
> can easily boot back into my old system. Once I am confident that the
> new system is ok, I copy the new root file system to the old root file
> system (usually while running a standalone or rescue system). This way I
> always have at least 1 known good root file system. 

I've never had a problem just doing an upgrade install on a Red Hat 
system. I've had some issues with other distros and operating systems, 
mostly because of device files that didn't get updated.