The apt-get framework screwed up while upgrading my power-kernel. In this case from 50 to 51 --- I assume it does this in small steps to keep it from being bad --- I am aware that 52 is out.

Anyways... after much cajoling, I have gotten the recovery kernel to boot and I can see the power 51 kernel in /boot/ of the device.

... so this means that I've got flasher working and that I can load the rescue OS just fine.

Now... what I want to know is: how do I get the power 51 kernel booting without blanking my device. From what I read, the flasher can be used to upload blank images and whatnot --- but given that the only thing is wrong is the kernel not booting and that I can boot the recovery OS ---

How do I use this to simply set the right kernel to load?

I would expect this to be something for the FAQ...

Possible but not likely.

Start with sharing some error messages. Be precise and give them exactly as you find them.

There are only a few postings on KP to be found on TMO, that's true...

Having the kernel image in /boot means you have installed the kernel image for multiboot/u-boot. The "actual" kernel that boots must be on the kernel partition.

Here:

http://wiki.maemo.org/Updating_the_f...rt_topic.21.29

Yeah... I read that bit. Actually... I got a bit further after the post. It seems that the kernel is in /boot, but /usr/lib/modules/current (or was it /lib/modules/current) was a symlink to the old nokia kernel AFAICT. The modules directory for power51 was there but empty.

Assuming that power51 is in the boot flash position (which I can make it be so), I need to transfer the modules into that directory. To do that I need either USB networking or Wifi networking (or I suppose I could put it on a flash).

In the way of wifi networking is being able to type a '>' (it's in the instructions of the rescue kernel). How do I type a '>' in that linux console (I know how to type it when it's running normally --- that doesn't work).

In the way of the rest of it is: where do I separately download the kernel51 package?

what device node has the external flash on it?

modules
If I remember correctly with rescueOS you can also chroot to maemo.

ok. that is a handy tip (if I get that far). I'd have to mount more than root, tho, I expect.

What are the flash disk devices on the rescue os? Both external and internal...?