On 9 Dec 2020 at 20:41, Samuel Sieb wrote:

Subject:                Re: Found extra files not sure if they can be deleted??
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From:                   Samuel Sieb <sam...@sieb.net>
Date sent:              Wed, 9 Dec 2020 20:41:59 -0800
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> On 12/9/20 7:47 PM, Michael D. Setzer II wrote:
> > I've been looking for what would create an updated entry for the rescue 
> > kernel in /boot/loader/entries since the old one remains with reference 
> > to fedora 30, but machine is at fedora 32??
> 
> If you delete the rescue kernel and initramfs, the next installed kernel 
> will create new ones for that kernel.
> 
> > Found a page that said kernel-install is the script that does it.
> > It has some parameters, and looked at the /lib/modules directory, but it 
> > has no entries for the rescue kernel, but has a lot of directories for 
> > outdated kernels??
> 
> The rescue kernel is not special.  It's the initramfs that's special in 
> that it contains drivers for everything, not just the ones that are 
> needed to boot.  So if you change the hardware to something not 
> supported by the current set of drivers, you can still use the rescue 
> boot option to startup.
> 
> > Are these directories just left over from a process that should have 
> > removed them?
> > 
> > drwxr-xr-x. 3 root root 4096 Apr 19  2019 4.20.17-100.fc28.x86_64
> 
> Yes.  What is in them?  Usually that's caused by having an out-of-tree 
> driver installed which doesn't always get cleaned up automatically.

One just had a misc directory, but it was empty. Most have a bunch of 
stuff. one does have a modual for a usb wireless adapter I have that the 
fedora one wasn't supporting but this one worked. Was connecting to 
two networks using notebook built-in wireless and the usb. Worked but 
found hooking to the other network via a hard wired connection was 
faster and easier.


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./4.20.17-100.fc28.x86_64
./4.20.17-100.fc28.x86_64/misc
./4.20.17-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.alias
./4.20.17-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.alias.bin
./4.20.17-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.builtin.bin
./4.20.17-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.dep
./4.20.17-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.dep.bin
./4.20.17-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.devname
./4.20.17-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.softdep
./4.20.17-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.symbols
./4.20.17-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.symbols.bin
./5.0.11-100.fc28.x86_64
./5.0.11-100.fc28.x86_64/misc
./5.0.11-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.alias
./5.0.11-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.alias.bin
./5.0.11-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.builtin.bin
./5.0.11-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.dep
./5.0.11-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.dep.bin
./5.0.11-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.devname
./5.0.11-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.softdep
./5.0.11-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.symbols
./5.0.11-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.symbols.bin
./5.0.13-100.fc28.x86_64
./5.0.13-100.fc28.x86_64/misc
./5.0.13-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.alias
./5.0.13-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.alias.bin
./5.0.13-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.builtin.bin
./5.0.13-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.dep
./5.0.13-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.dep.bin
./5.0.13-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.devname
./5.0.13-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.softdep
./5.0.13-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.symbols
./5.0.13-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.symbols.bin
./5.0.16-100.fc28.x86_64
./5.0.16-100.fc28.x86_64/misc
./5.0.16-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.alias
./5.0.16-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.alias.bin
./5.0.16-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.builtin.bin
./5.0.16-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.dep
./5.0.16-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.dep.bin
./5.0.16-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.devname
./5.0.16-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.softdep
./5.0.16-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.symbols
./5.0.16-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.symbols.bin
./5.0.5-100.fc28.x86_64
./5.0.5-100.fc28.x86_64/misc
./5.0.5-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.alias
./5.0.5-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.alias.bin
./5.0.5-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.builtin.bin
./5.0.5-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.dep
./5.0.5-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.dep.bin
./5.0.5-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.devname
./5.0.5-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.softdep
./5.0.5-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.symbols
./5.0.5-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.symbols.bin
./5.0.7-100.fc28.x86_64
./5.0.7-100.fc28.x86_64/misc
./5.0.7-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.alias
./5.0.7-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.alias.bin
./5.0.7-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.builtin.bin
./5.0.7-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.dep
./5.0.7-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.dep.bin
./5.0.7-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.devname
./5.0.7-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.softdep
./5.0.7-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.symbols
./5.0.7-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.symbols.bin
./5.0.8-100.fc28.x86_64
./5.0.8-100.fc28.x86_64/misc
./5.0.8-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.alias
./5.0.8-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.alias.bin
./5.0.8-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.builtin.bin
./5.0.8-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.dep
./5.0.8-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.dep.bin
./5.0.8-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.devname
./5.0.8-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.softdep
./5.0.8-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.symbols
./5.0.8-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.symbols.bin
./5.1.11-200.fc29.x86_64
./5.1.11-200.fc29.x86_64/misc
./5.1.11-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.alias
./5.1.11-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.alias.bin
./5.1.11-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.builtin.bin
./5.1.11-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.dep
./5.1.11-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.dep.bin
./5.1.11-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.devname
./5.1.11-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.softdep
./5.1.11-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.symbols
./5.1.11-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.symbols.bin
./5.1.20-200.fc29.x86_64
./5.1.20-200.fc29.x86_64/misc
./5.1.20-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.alias
./5.1.20-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.alias.bin
./5.1.20-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.builtin.bin
./5.1.20-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.dep
./5.1.20-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.dep.bin
./5.1.20-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.devname
./5.1.20-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.softdep
./5.1.20-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.symbols
./5.1.20-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.symbols.bin
./5.1.21-200.fc29.x86_64
./5.1.21-200.fc29.x86_64/misc
./5.1.21-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.alias
./5.1.21-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.alias.bin
./5.1.21-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.builtin.bin
./5.1.21-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.dep
./5.1.21-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.dep.bin
./5.1.21-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.devname
./5.1.21-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.softdep
./5.1.21-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.symbols
./5.1.21-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.symbols.bin
./5.2.11-100.fc29.x86_64
./5.2.11-100.fc29.x86_64/misc
./5.2.11-100.fc29.x86_64/modules.alias
./5.2.11-100.fc29.x86_64/modules.alias.bin
./5.2.11-100.fc29.x86_64/modules.builtin.bin
./5.2.11-100.fc29.x86_64/modules.dep
./5.2.11-100.fc29.x86_64/modules.dep.bin
./5.2.11-100.fc29.x86_64/modules.devname
./5.2.11-100.fc29.x86_64/modules.softdep
./5.2.11-100.fc29.x86_64/modules.symbols
./5.2.11-100.fc29.x86_64/modules.symbols.bin
./5.2.18-100.fc29.x86_64
./5.2.18-100.fc29.x86_64/misc
./5.2.7-100.fc29.x86_64
./5.2.7-100.fc29.x86_64/misc
./5.2.7-100.fc29.x86_64/modules.alias
./5.2.7-100.fc29.x86_64/modules.alias.bin
./5.2.7-100.fc29.x86_64/modules.builtin.bin
./5.2.7-100.fc29.x86_64/modules.dep
./5.2.7-100.fc29.x86_64/modules.dep.bin
./5.2.7-100.fc29.x86_64/modules.devname
./5.2.7-100.fc29.x86_64/modules.softdep
./5.2.7-100.fc29.x86_64/modules.symbols
./5.2.7-100.fc29.x86_64/modules.symbols.bin
./5.6.13-100.fc30.x86_64
./5.6.13-100.fc30.x86_64/kernel
./5.6.13-100.fc30.x86_64/kernel/drivers
./5.6.13-100.fc30.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net
./5.6.13-100.fc30.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless
./5.6.13-200.fc31.x86_64
./5.6.13-200.fc31.x86_64/kernel
./5.6.13-200.fc31.x86_64/kernel/drivers
./5.6.13-200.fc31.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net
./5.6.13-200.fc31.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless
./5.6.13-200.fc31.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/8192eu.ko

Most seem to be pretty much empty.
4       ./4.20.17-100.fc28.x86_64/misc
4       ./5.0.11-100.fc28.x86_64/misc
4       ./5.0.13-100.fc28.x86_64/misc
4       ./5.0.16-100.fc28.x86_64/misc
4       ./5.0.5-100.fc28.x86_64/misc
4       ./5.0.7-100.fc28.x86_64/misc
4       ./5.0.8-100.fc28.x86_64/misc
4       ./5.1.11-200.fc29.x86_64/misc
4       ./5.1.20-200.fc29.x86_64/misc
4       ./5.1.21-200.fc29.x86_64/misc
4       ./5.2.11-100.fc29.x86_64/misc
4       ./5.2.18-100.fc29.x86_64/misc
4       ./5.2.7-100.fc29.x86_64/misc
4       ./5.6.13-100.fc30.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless
8       ./5.2.18-100.fc29.x86_64
8       ./5.6.13-100.fc30.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net
12      ./5.6.13-100.fc30.x86_64/kernel/drivers
16      ./5.6.13-100.fc30.x86_64/kernel
20      ./5.6.13-100.fc30.x86_64
32      ./4.20.17-100.fc28.x86_64
32      ./5.0.11-100.fc28.x86_64
32      ./5.0.13-100.fc28.x86_64
32      ./5.0.16-100.fc28.x86_64
32      ./5.0.5-100.fc28.x86_64
32      ./5.0.7-100.fc28.x86_64
32      ./5.0.8-100.fc28.x86_64
32      ./5.1.11-200.fc29.x86_64
32      ./5.1.20-200.fc29.x86_64
32      ./5.1.21-200.fc29.x86_64
32      ./5.2.11-100.fc29.x86_64
32      ./5.2.7-100.fc29.x86_64
2652    ./5.6.13-200.fc31.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless
2656    ./5.6.13-200.fc31.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net
2660    ./5.6.13-200.fc31.x86_64/kernel/drivers
2664    ./5.6.13-200.fc31.x86_64/kernel
2668    ./5.6.13-200.fc31.x86_64

exclude the 5.8 and 5.9 directories that are current kernels.

Thanks again.


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