You need the base kernel rpm to satisfy dependancies. The kernel-smp-fb is the
frame buffer kernel, if you don't need the frame buffer you should use the
kernel-smp. The rest of the questions can be answered with this redhat how-to
http://www.redhat.com/corp/support/docs/kernel-upgrade/kernel-upgrade.html
I think your having trouble with the initial ramdisk. You are running a scsi
drive?
On Sun, 22 Aug 1999, you wrote:
> I've got a dual-processor Pentium Pro 200 mhz system. I'm installing
> Mandrake 6.0 on it. I plan to upgrade the kernel, etc after installing from
> the CD. Which RPM files (specifically) should I install and in which order?
> I know that there's an RPM called "kernel-smp-fb-2.2.9-27mdk.i586.rpm." Do I
> need this one and where does it go? Also, what about just
> "kernel-2.2.9-27mdk.i586.rpm"??? does that need to be installed?
> I had an installation yesterday, but it had problems and when I went to
> upgrade the kernel, I couldn't get it to work -- kept saying something about
> an inittab or something like that not being found for "ernel-smp....." What
> happened and how do I fix it? BTW, this happened when I tried to re-run LILO
> to update the system map.
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Brett Jones
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