Kernel updates not "taking"

[Richard Hally]

Claude Jones wrote:
> I brought this up yesterday, perhaps in the wrong thread. I have the 1826 and 
> 1878 kernels. Yesterday, I had the 1872 and 1826. When the 1872 was 
> installed, it never was offered as an option at startup. If I'd tap the 
> keyboard to get the list, 1872 was not there. After boot-up, I see the kernel 
> in /boot and it is listed in menu.lst and grub.conf. Samething again this am 
> - my machine is updated to 1878. I see messages about 1872 being removed. 
> 1878 is now in /boot and is listed in menu.lst and grub.conf. BUT, on 
> startup, it is not in the list - only 1826 is offered...
> 
> Anyone know what's up?
Take a look at /boot/grub/grub.conf and see if there is a "hiddenmenu" 
in it. If so comment it out and see if you get different behavior.
Also, you could look at /etc/yum/[pluginconf.d/installonlyn.conf and try 
setting "enabled" = 0.

HTH
Richard