On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 10:53 PM, Martín Cigorraga <martosurf7600@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Tonight I did a clean install of Arch in a VirtualBox VM and after updating > the system I can't boot anymore because there's a kernel panic, see attached > screenshot for the output error log [0] > > Ok, I was a dumb because I didn't make any snapshot before upgrading -was > working well with ISO shipped kernel- nor made a backup of kernel files in > /boot before blindly upgrade, but > I think this a good time for ask you seriously consider implementing an > automatic backup for kernel before upgrading to a new one (I know this had > been treated no so much time ago in the > list and that there's an active wiki about this topic). > > By the way, thanks a lot for fixing K3b so fast. > Best, > -Martín > > [0] <goog_933442720> > http://www.fileden.com/files/2010/5/7/2852027/My%20Documents/Screenshots/archvbkernelpanic.jpeg > I always have a backup kernel that I just built once, and never touch to avoid these issues. Kernel26-lts might be a good one to use for the backup kernel. I think that having an automatic backup would just add unnecessary complexity. Just my 2 cents. Cheers!
