Re: updating kernel using up2date

2003-03-17 Thread christian
Excerpt of message (sent 17 March 2003) by Aaron Konstam: > On Mon, Mar 17, 2003 at 11:39:44AM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > how would you "use" such an older kernel? > > > > Lilo complained because /boot was wiped empty. > The answer to the first question is to have a clause in lilo.conf f

Re: updating kernel using up2date

2003-03-17 Thread Aaron Konstam
On Mon, Mar 17, 2003 at 11:39:44AM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Excerpt of message (sent 16 March 2003) by Charles: > > Using up2date doesn't destroy your old kernel, either, so if > > something isn't quite right, you can use the older one. > > Out of curiosity, how would you "use" such an o

Re: updating kernel using up2date

2003-03-17 Thread christian
Excerpt of message (sent 16 March 2003) by Charles: > Using up2date doesn't destroy your old kernel, either, so if > something isn't quite right, you can use the older one. Out of curiosity, how would you "use" such an older kernel? My puzzle: After upgrading to 8.0, the machine booted into some

Re: updating kernel using up2date

2003-03-16 Thread Charles
Saqib Ali wrote: Howdy All, My question: Is it safe to update the kernel using up2date? On this server I dont have a custom kernel. It is the kernel that came on the RedHat 8.0 CDs. So will be safe updating the kernel using up2date? Thanks Saqib Ali I have never had any problems doing this. I

RE: updating kernel using up2date

2003-03-16 Thread Wolfgang Gill
ROTECTED] Sent: Monday, 17 March 2003 2:02 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: updating kernel using up2date Howdy All, I have previously upgraded my kernel manually(by-recompiling) several time. Recently I signed up for RedHat's up2date account. When I run up2date,

Re: updating kernel using up2date

2003-03-16 Thread Ed . Greshko
On Sun, 16 Mar 2003, Saqib Ali wrote: > My question: Is it safe to update the kernel using up2date? Yes. And as an added "insurance" up2date will not delete the older kernel so it is still available should you run into unexpected difficulties. > On this server I dont have a custom kernel. It is

updating kernel using up2date

2003-03-16 Thread Saqib Ali
Howdy All, I have previously upgraded my kernel manually(by-recompiling) several time. Recently I signed up for RedHat's up2date account. When I run up2date, I get the following: --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# up2date -u Fetch