The scripts work fine in something like kpackage but I
have not had the scripts work in rpmdrake. I always
have to manually reset things.
--- Vincent Danen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri Aug 31, 2001 at 08:16:12PM -0700, SI
> Reasoning wrote:
>
> > Too much to expect people to be that aware when
> lulled
> > into easy upgrades through the software manager.
> THere
> > should be a big red star or some other warning to
> > alert people to read the notice. Another
> possibility
> > is to have an install script that goes with the
> rpm's
> > and installs them properly.
> > rpmdrake would always read the scripts first....
>
> The install scripts work properly. I've used it on
> 3 machines... my
> workstation, my laptop, and one of my servers. I
> have yet to
> experience a problem.
>
> The problem may be with the kernel and your
> particular hardware (hard
> to tell, but this would be my first suspicion). If
> this is the case
> and the kernel doesn't boot, then having a fallback
> kernel (the whole
> purpose to *installing* the new kernel rather than
> *upgrading* it) is
> realistic and expected (thus the note in the
> advisory).
>
> In light of the fact that it seems unrealistic to
> ask people to read
> advisories prior to installation, I'm going to ask
> the rpmdrake
> maintainer to have rpmdrake automatically reject any
> attempts to
> install a kernel using it. Or, at the very least,
> have a
> configuration switch that defaults to NO that
> suicidal users who wish
> to force rpmdrake to do it can switch to YES
> manually knowing full
> well the repercussions of doing so.
>
> > > On Friday, Aug 31, 2001, Andrej Borsenkow wrote:
> > >
> > > > Updated using Software Manager
> > >
> > > I really wish people would actually READ the
> update
> > > notice... the most
> > > important parts:
> > >
> > > ======
> > >
> > > NOTE: This update is *not* meant to be done via
> > > MandrakeUpdate! You
> > > must download the necessary RPMs and upgrade
> > > manually by following
> > > these steps:
> > >
> > > 1. Type: rpm -ivh
> kernel-2.4.7-12.3mdk.i586.rpm
> > > 2. Type: mv kernel-2.4.7-12.3mdk.i586.rpm
> /tmp
> > > 3. Type: rpm -Fvh *.rpm
> > > 4. You may wish to edit /etc/lilo.conf to
> ensure
> > > a new entry is in
> > > place. The new kernel will be the last
> entry.
> > > Change any options
> > > you need to change.
> > > 5. Type: /sbin/lilo -v
> > >
> > > You may then reboot and use the nwe kernel and
> > > remove the older kernel
> > > when you are comfortable using the upgraded
> one.
> > >
> > > ======
> > >
> >
> > =====
> > SI Reasoning
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > gnupg/pgp key id 035213BC
> >
> > __________________________________________________
> > Do You Yahoo!?
> > Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant
> messaging with Yahoo! Messenger
> > http://im.yahoo.com
> >
>
> --
> [EMAIL PROTECTED], OpenPGP key available on
> www.keyserver.net
> 1024D/FE6F2AFD 88D8 0D23 8D4B 3407 5BD7 66F9 2043
> D0E5 FE6F 2AFD
> - Danen Consulting Services www.danen.net,
> www.freezer-burn.org
> - MandrakeSoft, Inc. Security
> www.linux-mandrake.com
>
> Current Linux kernel 2.4.7-12.3mdk uptime: 5 days 12
> hours 51 minutes.
>
> ATTACHMENT part 2 application/pgp-signature
=====
SI Reasoning
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
gnupg/pgp key id 035213BC
__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger
http://im.yahoo.com
