My boss says that installing PCMCIA gives some stuff that helps PCI....so
I've always installed it, even though I don't have any PCMCIA stuff.... any
harm in that, or is it wasted space?
John
----- Original Message -----
From: Brett Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, August 06, 1999 11:51 PM
Subject: Re: [expert] kernel-2.2.9-27mdk.i586.rpm?
> Using the upgrade option for the kernel rpms is bad idea. But hey I guess
you
> figured this out.
>
> Here's what I do to upgrade the kernel rpm's
>
> 1. get them all
> 2. uninstall the old src.rpm if installed\
> 3. uninstall the pcmcia rpm if you don't need it (ie no laptop)
> 4. use the -Uv (upgrade) option for the headers rpm
> 5. install the new kernel (rpm -ivh NOT rpm -Uvh)
> this installs the new kernel, leaving the old
> 6. edit the /etc/lilo.conf file so it boots my new kernel
> label the new kernel different than the old
> leave the old kernel as a backup
> 7. run lilo (lilo -v)
> respond to any error (if any)
> 8. reboot
>
> You should see the name (label) of the new kernel and it boots.
>
> You could run the -Uvh option to upgrade the kernel but if you fail to
edit
> /etc/lilo.conf it's going to hurt, and if your new kernel fails it'll hurt
as well.
> Leaving the old one in as a back up is a good idea.
>
> By the way, if you make a boot floppy you won't have to do a fresh install
> every time you make a mistake. Open a xterm and run "man mkbootdisk",
it'll
> tell you how.
>
> If I missed anything above, someone point it out.
>
> On Fri, 06 Aug 1999, you wrote:
> > You've got questions, we've got answers, lets put them together and see
if
> > they match.
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 6 Aug 1999, B&B Access Technology wrote:
> >
> > > Anyone out there willing share any tips on installing
> > > kernel-2.2.9-27mdk.i586.rpm? I have tried doing the upgrade twice now
> > > with no luck, just end up blowing everything away and having to start
> > > over.
> > > -renzo
> > >
> --
> Brett Jones
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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