Re: Kernel 2.4 on RH 6.2

[Jeff Lane <jlane redhat com>]

On Tue, 27 Mar 2001, Stefan Wold wrote:

> the kernelmodules. Check updates from redhat for redhat 6.2 and you will
> found latest modutils, to upgrade just run rpm -Uvh rpmfile.

That would be a Bad Idea[tm].

Running rpm -Uvh when installing a new kernel (i.e. 2.4 in a 6.2 system,
or even a 7 system for that matter) will overwrite your old kernel, and
seriously fsck your module info and modules themselves.

Install the new kernel with an rpm -ivh instead.  THis will install the
new kernel seperately, and will not overwrite the old one.  This is better
for two reasons:

First, it doesnt overwrite your original kernel, so it doesnt mess up
thinks like module information, and location, etc etc, so you dont end up
with all these unable to locate modules errors on boot.

Secondly, it doesnt ocerwrite your original kernel, so if you screw up a
recompile on the new kernel, or the kernel you install is fubar for some
reason and just dont work, or you decide later you dont want the new
kernel after all, you still have your old kernel to fall back on.

Cheers
Jeff


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