failed yum update, new kernel won't boot

[Ralf Corsepius]

On 01/22/2015 06:28 AM, Fred Smith wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 09:36:48PM -0700, Chris Murphy wrote:
>> On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 6:12 PM, Fred Smith
>> <fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us> wrote:
>>> I tried "yum reinstall" for all the kernel bits of the latest (non-
>>> working) kernel, and it said "not available" for all but (I think
>>> it was) headers. What does "not available" mean here? I mean, it had
>>> just downloaded for installation a little while before, they've
>>> disappeared in the meantime?
>>
>> It might be helpful to include the exact actual error message. Pretty
>
> It's a little hard to get without writing down by hand, unless there's
> a way I don't know of to get panic dumps written out to a network
> drive.
Taking a photograph or even filming it (In case error message rush 
through too quickly) with your phone or digital cam is helpful on such 
occasions ;)

Ralf