where do kernel updates write, apart from...

[Peter Jones]

Ronald Warsow wrote:
> hi
> tried to update my rawhide box.
> 
> "yum install kernel" has installed kernel 2.6.23-0.115.rc3.git1.fc8
> without errors and i can see the related entries under /boot and in
> grub.conf.
> 
> so far so good.
> 
> if i boot the box (rawhide is chain loaded) i see in grub's graphical
> menu the aged entries
> 
> - 2.6.23-0.74.rc2.git1.fc8 *and*
> - 2.6.23-0.73.rc2.git1.fc8
> 
> but no 2.6.23-0.115.rc3.git1.fc8 lines
> and kernel 73 was deleted by the above "yum install kernel" !
> 
> 1st thought: grub has a problem
> 
> tried grub-install /dev/sda3 (3 is correct !)
> turns out:
> The file /boot/grub/stage2 not read correctly

So this sounds like (all of):

1) you've got another /boot on some other partition, from some other install
2) you're booting it (or grub installed to the MBR) instead of sda3
3) /boot/grub/device.map is wrong

-- 
   Peter