During an upgrade my kernel got corrupted and the server went down. Thankfully OVH offers a Netboot and Network mode. I used the network option and chose one of the available kernels, which dropped me in one of my own installation and executed the following:
To reinstall the current linux kernel:
List available kernels
apt-cache search linux-image
Reinstall the kernel:
apt-get install --reintall linux-image-3.16.0-4-amd64
Update grub configuration:
update-grub
And hard reboot server
Joel G Mathew, known in tech circles by the pseudonym Droidzone, is an opensource and programming enthusiast.
He is a full stack developer, whose favorite languages are currently Python and Vue.js. He is also fluent in Javascript, Flutter/Dart, Perl, PHP, SQL, C and bash shell scripting. He loves Linux, and can often be found tinkering with linux kernel code, and source code for GNU applications. He used to be an active developer on XDA forums, and his tinkered ROMS used to be very popular in the early 2000s.
His favorite pastime is grappling with GNU compilers, discovering newer Linux secrets, writing scripts, hacking roms, and programs (nothing illegal), reading, blogging. and testing out the latest gadgets.
When away from the tech world, Dr Joel G. Mathew is a practising ENT Surgeon, busy with surgeries and clinical practise.