Re: [Cooker] RPM kernel upgrades Howto?

[R.I.P. Deaddog]

100% support this, I don't think I need to add any more comment myself :)



On Fri, 6 Apr 2001, Alexander Skwar wrote:

> So sprach Chmouel Boudjnah am Fri, Apr 06, 2001 at 01:56:56AM +0200:
> > Ok let's troll, why ? installkernel will check like crazy that your
> > config is ok to reboot.
>
> I'm not trolling!  It's my firm believe that kernel packages should never be
> updated by -U after I once was in deep trouble because of that.  That's why
> I always say to -i kernel packages, so that it is a no brainer to revert to
> an old, known to work kernel.
>
> Plainly, I don't trust installkernel enough.  I only trust that a kernel is
> (somewhat) working, when I'm at least able to boot a new kernel - and even
> this may sometimes not be enough if there are bugs in the kernel like the
> reiserfs issue, which cannot be detected by installkernel.  If an old kernel
> is still present, it's easy to go back - how to do this if all you have is
> the new, broken kernel?
>
> Alexander Skwar
>