07-26-2014, 01:12 AM
Just lost a long detailed reply when I hit the "Preview" button to an "Internal Server Error" on forum. One of these days maybe I'll learn to copy everything I type in here before I hit "Preview" button and loose it all for the millionth time.
Sorry kjacobs, but I don't have time to type it all out again right now. Will post back later with two more options to get your VBox upgraded and working with the new kernel. For now, here is how to get to the older kernels for booting the computer.
Assuming you don't already see a grub menu on bootup, hit either <Space>, <Esc>, or left <Shift> key a few seconds after powering on the computer. (You may need to repeatedly hit one of those keys instead of just once.) When menu displays, the first choice is the new kernel and that is the current default. Just use arrow keys to navigate down list to the next choice that is not "recovery" or "memtest" and hit <Enter>. (If by chance that leads to a submenu, just pick first one on submenu list and hit <Enter>.) That should be the last kernel you were using and the computer will boot from that now.
Sorry kjacobs, but I don't have time to type it all out again right now. Will post back later with two more options to get your VBox upgraded and working with the new kernel. For now, here is how to get to the older kernels for booting the computer.
Assuming you don't already see a grub menu on bootup, hit either <Space>, <Esc>, or left <Shift> key a few seconds after powering on the computer. (You may need to repeatedly hit one of those keys instead of just once.) When menu displays, the first choice is the new kernel and that is the current default. Just use arrow keys to navigate down list to the next choice that is not "recovery" or "memtest" and hit <Enter>. (If by chance that leads to a submenu, just pick first one on submenu list and hit <Enter>.) That should be the last kernel you were using and the computer will boot from that now.
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