OSMC 4.2.3-3 (kernel update) not booting - reposting due to premature closure of original thread! (Issue resolved ! :) )

[irobot]

Continuing the discussion from Latest udpate - OSMC 4.2.3-3 (kernel update) not booting after update:

@DBMandrake

@irobot

Ok, so OSMC prompted update is available for my Pi B based OSMC, I selected yes. asked to reboot, I selected reboot… now… dead !doesn’t even get to OSMC splash screen. How Do I revert back?

Don’t see anything on screen. no SSH access either. Is my OSMC hosed?

Do you not see the rainbow colour screen that normally appear for about a second ?

Can you get a directory listing of the fat partition (including file size and dates) on another machine and post it here ?

Yes I udpated yesterday… 15 mins before I started this thread. I do not see any rainbow screen… nothing at all. when I power the Pi, green LED blinks twice, red stays solid.
here is the directory structure of fat partition:

 Volume in drive F has no label.
 Volume Serial Number is 43D2-C0F8

 Directory of F:\

06/07/2015  10:36 PM                95 preseed.cfg
09/23/2015  06:05 AM         3,810,376 start_x.elf
10/13/2015  01:15 PM         1,941,213 System.map-4.2.3-3-osmc
10/13/2015  02:00 PM            10,454 bcm2708-rpi-b-plus.dtb
10/13/2015  02:00 PM            10,175 bcm2708-rpi-b.dtb
09/23/2015  06:05 AM             9,597 fixup_x.dat
10/13/2015  11:26 AM           107,476 config-4.2.3-3-osmc
10/13/2015  05:32 PM    <DIR>          overlays
09/23/2015  06:05 AM            17,900 bootcode.bin
10/13/2015  05:32 PM         5,710,088 kernel.img
06/17/2015  07:10 PM               303 config.txt
01/01/1980  12:00 AM                63 cmdline.txt
01/01/1980  12:00 AM             2,246 install.log
10/13/2015  05:32 PM    <DIR>          dtb-4.2.3-3-osmc
10/13/2015  01:15 PM         5,710,048 vmlinuz-4.2.3-3-osmc
09/23/2015  06:05 AM             1,447 LICENCE.broadcom
              14 File(s)     17,331,481 bytes
               2 Dir(s)     233,436,160 bytes free

[ActionA]

Is this a model older revision model B that uses the regular (larger) size SDcard? Are you certain it’s making good contact with all contacts in the reader slot?

http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting#Red_power_LED_is_on.2C_green_LED_does_not_flash.2C_nothing_on_display

[irobot]

yes this is the older model B with full size SD card. I have reseated the card. no luck

[ActionA]

Can you try applying some pressure to the card while attempting to boot? Pressing the flat side of the card tighter against the contacts.

[irobot]

didn’t help. I even copied the card to img file, then restored the img to a new SD card. still the same issue.
can I copy the fat partition from another PI?

[ActionA]

Another pi running OSMC? Should work. I compared your posted files and sizes and they matched mine. I’m deferring to either Sam or dbm.

[irobot]

Thanks. I just flashed fresh image from osmc installer on a new SD card, will update using dist-upgrade then copy the fat partition to the busted osmc SD card.

[irobot]

Fat partition copy from fresh install followed by dist-upgrade worked !!. old SD card operational now everything working … Phew !!