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I have installed a new kernel, but for some reason, it won't boot. I generated the kernel.img with imagetool-uncompressed.py, but now my Raspberry Pi fails to boot. I have made a backup of the old kernel.img, and want to restore it. I need to know the NOOBS root password (you can access a terminal with ctrl-alt-f2) to restore it.

built1n
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  • in the arch linux build, the root password is root, but you shouldn't have to know it, why can't you just use sudo? – John Jun 26 '13 at 03:31
  • I am at NOOBS, and I push ctrl-alt-f2 to get to a login screen, from there, what is the password for root? – built1n Jun 26 '13 at 23:27
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    if you want to restore the old kernel, all you have to do is put the SD card back into your computer and mount the /boot partition (it should mount automatically). From there just replace your corrupted kernel with the backup one. – John Jun 27 '13 at 01:49
  • @John I don't have an SD card reader – built1n Mar 25 '14 at 22:24

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According to https://github.com/raspberrypi/noobs/blob/9127ef2ce9301c3c8bf91b5c2ef09af90bf00216/buildroot/.config

User:pass = root:raspberry

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For the Rescue System: User = root Password = raspberry

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    Hello and welcome. Your answer makes me wonder, what does it provide that the existing one does not? Please take the tour and visit the helpcenter to see how things work here. – Ghanima Dec 07 '16 at 09:22