On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 8:02 AM, Dale <[email protected]> wrote: > Jorge Almeida wrote:
>> Failed to retrieve available kernel versions. >> >> I use a custom kernel, off-portage. What would the output line about >> kernel mean? >> >> >> > > > I get something about my kernel here. This is what mine says: > > Running kernel version: > 4.5.2-gentoo > > Diagnostics: > The currently running kernel version is not the expected kernel > version 4.5.2-1.img. > > Restarting the system to load the new kernel will not be handled > automatically, so you should consider rebooting. [Return] > > Depending on what it sees for you, that message may vary. This may shed > some light tho. It doesn't go down the road of rebooting itself. ;-) > Yes, I'm convinced that it doesn't do such reckless stuff unless told to. This was an example of what may be a sensible behaviour rendered useless for lack of proper documentation. Users shouldn't have to guess what a report means. A one-line "description" is not a description, it's a slogan. (And perldoc allows to make a man page without much trouble...) Cheers Jorge
