On 24 Jun, Scott shaped the bitstream to say: > I forgot to mention that I did the kernel upgrade via compiling the source > not thru Redhat's RPM's. If I use the RPM's do I get a dual boot or does > it do a complete upgarde without a way to go back? > > Scott > > I just did 'em last night. After the initial post upgrade log-in rpm -q says the kernel is 2.0.34 but during boot the kernel shows as 2.0.32. I recompiled the kernel and now it shows as 2.0.34 all the way around. I've done this twice now (the first time around with 2.0.34 it whacked my machine and I had to start over with a complete reinstall of 5.0 from the source CD). The trouble had to do with how the modules are handled. Prior to 34 there was a separate rpm for modules but in 34 the modules are in the kernel rpm itself. Thus when you install the kernel rpm it goes along fine until it tries to remove the 32 modules and then it errors out. What I ended up with was a partial install of an RPM... (Whoa!). So... I recompiled and when it came time for mkinitrd (I had already installed the new one BTW) I got an error there because the loop back device module wasn't present (remember the modules portion of the kernel install bombed!). Here's what I did... rather than take no for an answer and be stuck with 32 I cp'd the loop.o device from the old 32 modules into the new 34 modules and re-ran mkinitrd... Bing-Bam-Boom... it worked and the new init image was right there in /boot. Edit lilo.conf ro dual boot for recovery, rename the old linuz, copy the new linuz over, run /sbin/lilo... reboot... Magic... it worked like a charm. So... that's my story and I'm stickin' to it! -- Chuck Mead [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.moongroup.com/unix/ A bad marriage is like a horse with a broken leg, but you can shoot the horse! - unknown This message sent with TkRat v1.1 -- PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES! http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-FAQ /RedHat-Errata /RedHat-Tips /mailing-lists To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
