On Fri, May 2, 2025 at 6:58 PM Terry Hurlbut <temla...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Everyone:
>
> The worst problem I have so far discovered about Fedora 42 is that the
> DNF updater does not work as it once did. The "updates ready" icon no
> longer shows, and one attempt I made to update packages with it, ended
> with a kernel entry in the boot loader (GRUB?) that causes a panic
> when I try to load it. This is Kernal Build 6:14.4 for the x86_64
> architecture.
>
> If I didn't retain two known good kernels with every upgrade, I would
> have "bricked" this computer. Happily, I have Build 6.14.3 available
> to use. But because it's not at the top of the list, I must
> consciously select it every time.
>
> What I want to do is to install 6.14.4 in a working version. I'm
> guessing that I need to remove the corrupt 6.14.4 installation I have,
> then run, say, "sudu dnf upgrade --refresh" again and have that
> routine install the kernel "fresh." But I'm afraid to try to work out
> the commands, because I might remove all kernels and then my system
> would really be "bricked."
>
> So: could someone tell me what commands to issue, in their proper
> order, to get Kernel build 6.14.3 working again?
>
> Two outputs follow below.
>
> Temlakos
>
> ____________________________________________________
>
> [T******s@localhost ~]$ dnf list kernel.x86_64*
> Updating and loading repositories:
> Repositories loaded.
> Installed packages
> kernel.x86_64 6.14.2-300.fc42 updates
> kernel.x86_64 6.14.3-300.fc42 updates
> kernel.x86_64 6.14.4-300.fc42 <unknown>
> [T******s@localhost ~]$ dnf list --installed kernel*
> Installed packages
> kernel.x86_64 6.14.2-300.fc42 updates
> kernel.x86_64 6.14.3-300.fc42 updates
> kernel.x86_64 6.14.4-300.fc42 <unknown>
> kernel-core.x86_64 6.14.2-300.fc42 updates
> kernel-core.x86_64 6.14.3-300.fc42 updates
> kernel-core.x86_64 6.14.4-300.fc42 <unknown>
> kernel-devel.x86_64 6.14.2-300.fc42 updates
> kernel-devel.x86_64 6.14.3-300.fc42 updates
> kernel-devel.x86_64 6.14.4-300.fc42 <unknown>
> kernel-headers.x86_64 6.14.3-300.fc42 updates
> kernel-modules.x86_64 6.14.2-300.fc42 updates
> kernel-modules.x86_64 6.14.3-300.fc42 updates
> kernel-modules.x86_64 6.14.4-300.fc42 <unknown>
> kernel-modules-core.x86_64 6.14.2-300.fc42 updates
> kernel-modules-core.x86_64 6.14.3-300.fc42 updates
> kernel-modules-core.x86_64 6.14.4-300.fc42 <unknown>
> kernel-modules-extra.x86_64 6.14.2-300.fc42 updates
> kernel-modules-extra.x86_64 6.14.3-300.fc42 updates
> kernel-modules-extra.x86_64 6.14.4-300.fc42 <unknown>
> kernel-srpm-macros.noarch 1.0-25.fc42 fedora
> kernel-tools.x86_64 6.14.4-300.fc42 <unknown>
> kernel-tools-libs.x86_64 6.14.4-300.fc42 <unknown>
> [T******s@localhost ~]$
Reinstall the latest kernel:
sudo dnf update
sudo dnf reinstall kernel kernel-core kernel-modules
kernel-modules-core kernel-modules-extra
Be sure to include kernel-modules-extra. That's where your NIC adapter
drivers likely reside.
Jeff
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