I finally got the kernel installed and things seem to run quite a bit faster! So far
every thing seems to working correctly except for one minor curiosity. When I run
Linuxconf and use it to configure LILO I get an error message that the root partition
is
not a Linux partition or invalid, and yet it is the one I am currently running. I can
configure LILO with direct commands and there is no problem, just inside linuxconf.
What
could be wrong, and can I fix it?
Michael
Steve Borho wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 14, 2000 at 12:29:47PM -0400, Michael McLeod wrote:
> > Brian,
> > I studied the "kernel upgrade RPM", but as for me with many of the "HOW TO'S" I
>found
> > it more confusing than enlightening! I have more questions:
> > I did download and installed the file:
> > kernel-2.2.17-1.i586.rpm
> >
> > Do I also need to download and install the following files:
>
> First, find out which RPMS you currently have installed
> (rpm -qa|grep kernel), then do an rpm -qi on each one to find out what
> they're for.
>
> > kernel-BOOT-2.2.17-1.i386.rpm
>
> Description:
> This package includes a trimmed down version of the Linux kernel.
> This kernel is used on the installation boot disks only and should not
> be used for an installed system, as many features in this kernel are
> turned off because of the size constraints.
>
> > kernel-doc-2.2.17-1.i386.rpm
>
> Description:
> This package contains documentation files form the kernel
> source. Various bits of information about the Linux kernel and the
> device drivers shipped with it are documented in these files.
>
> You'll want to install this package if you need a reference to the
> options that can be passed to Linux kernel modules at load time.
>
> > kernel-ibcs-2.2.17-1.i386.rpm
>
> Description:
> The kernel-ibcs package allows you to run programs in the iBCS2 (Intel
> Binary Compatibility Standard, version 2) and related executable
> formats. iBCS is a standard for binary portability between UNIX and
> UNIX-like systems.
>
> > kernel-pcmcia-cs-2.2.17-1.i386.rpm
>
> Description:
> Many laptop machines (and some non-laptops) support PCMCIA cards for
> expansion. Also known as "credit card adapters," PCMCIA cards are
> small cards for everything from SCSI support to modems. PCMCIA cards
> are hot swappable (i.e., they can be exchanged without rebooting the
> system) and quite convenient to use. The kernel-pcmcia-cs package
> contains a set of loadable kernel modules that implement an
> applications program interface, a set of client drivers for specific
> cards and a card manager daemon that can respond to card insertion and
> removal events by loading and unloading drivers on demand. The daemon
> also supports hot swapping, so that the cards can be safely inserted
> and ejected at any time.
>
> Install the kernel-pcmcia-cs package if your system uses PCMCIA
> cards.
>
> > kernel-smp-2.2.17-1.i586.rpm
>
> Description:
> This package includes a SMP version of the Linux kernel. It is
> required only on machines with two or more CPUs, although it should
> work fine on single-CPU boxes.
>
> Install the kernel-smp package if your machine uses two or more CPUs.
>
> > kernel-source-2.2.17-1.i386.rpm
>
> Description:
> The kernel-source package contains the source code files for the Linux
> kernel. These source files are needed to build most C programs, since
> they depend on the constants defined in the source code. The source
> files can also be used to build a custom kernel that is better tuned
> to your particular hardware, if you are so inclined (and you know what
> you're doing).
>
> > kernel-utils-2.2.17-1.i386.rpm
>
> Description:
> The kernel-utils package contains ksymoops, a utility that can be used
> for decrypting the kernel's OOPS output.
>
> So, in your case, you probably only want the kernel and header files and
> maybe kernel-utils and kernel-doc if you feel the need.
>
> --
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