Yay!! I noticed that kernel-2.2.14-15mdk includes a postinstall script
to set up the new kernel. But alas kernel-fb-2.2.14-15mdk did not. Any
reason why?
In any case, may I suggest the following enhancement to the postinstall
script?
cd /boot
mv vmlinuz vmlinuz.old
if [ -f initrd.img ]; then
mv initrd.img initrd.img.old
mkinitrd -f initrd-2.2.14-15mdk.img 2.2.14-15mdk
ln -sf initrd-2.2.14-15mdk.img initrd.img
fi
ln -sf vmlinuz-2.2.14-15mdk vmlinuz
ln -sf System.map-2.2.14-15mdk System.map
ln -sf module-info-2.2.14-15mdk module-info
if [ -x /sbin/lilo -a -f /etc/lilo.conf ]; then
/sbin/lilo > /dev/null 2>&1
exit 0
fi
With, of course, the following in /etc/lilo.conf:
image=/boot/vmlinuz.old
label=linux-old
root=/dev/sdc3
initrd=/boot/initrd.img.old
append=""
read-only
Which I think should be in there by default anyway.
The making of the initrd for the kernel would also necessitate a kernel
package pre-remove script that removed the generated
initrd-$version.img.
I am also thinking that long the lines of "scsi_hostadapter" in
/etc/conf.modules, there also needs to be a "framebuffer" so that
mkninitrd can "preload" the right framebuffer modules for the given
host. Perhaps I will hack this in later if I get word that it would be
a welcome addition. Alternative suggestions to having the kernel
postinstall script figure out what framebuffer modules to preload into
the initrd image are welcome of course. :-)
Thots?
b.
--
Brian J. Murrell InterLinx Support Services, Inc.
North Vancouver, B.C. 604 983 UNIX
Platform and Brand Independent UNIX Support - R3.2 - R4 - BSD
