On Wed, 2001-09-05 at 15:01, Scott Thurmond wrote:
> I used the software manager to upgrade my kernel from 2.4.3 to 2.4.7.
> 
> I noticed the new files in my /boot directory, except the initrd-2.4.7*img
> file.
> 
> Do I have to change the links to point to the new kernel or should the
> software installer have done that for me?

I did the same thing, and noticed that the links weren't updated.  I
don't think that has anything to do with the software manager, but who
knows.  All I know is that when I updated with these RPMs, my system
would not boot (see the archives with my posts in the last week or so).
This is because I'm using Reiserfs, and the RPMs really screwed
something up.  I think they messed with one of the boot scripts, because
going back to the original Mandrake 8.0 2.4.3 RPMs did not fix the
problem.  Unfortunately I haven't gotten very far on this list with
figuring out what it broke and how to fix it.  Through a very painful
process I ended up getting back on my feet by compiling 2.4.9 from
source.  I'm never going to use RPMs to update the kernel again.

I probably could have avoided some of the pain by following the
instructions and not using MandrakeUpdate, but who knows.

Dan



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