I said:
>> Now wait a minute... shouldn't that say "Kernel 2.2.5"?
and Lawson said:
> It should indeed.
and me again:
>> I suspect this is the source of much of my trouble. I've verified that
>> the installer _is indeed_ installing Kernel 2.2.5.
Okay, let me modify this statement a bit... while the installer was running
it _appeared_ to be installing Kernel 2.2.5. Now I'm not so sure. My system
is currently back at RH 5.2, kernel 2.0.36. I thought I'd try to upgrade
just the kernel, using Glint to install the RPM from the CD. My working
kernel shows up in Glint with the package name "kernel 2.0.36-0.7". No
pcmcia, no smp, etc. So on the CD I found the package "kernel 2.2.5-22".
Well, that certainly appears to be the proper package, as all the other
packages have additional info in the filenames (pcmcia, smp, etc.)
Well, to make a long story short, I tried to install this kernel and was
informed "package kernel-2.2.5-22 is for a different architecture ... i686"
Ah-ha. My AMD-K6 needs the i586 version, which for some reason is not
showing up in Glint (I assume Glint is interpreting the "i686" in the
filename as a version # and thinks it's newer than the "i586" file which is
in the same directory on the CD). I wonder if the installer did the same
thing.
> Maybe the upgrade simply neglected to run lilo for you? Check if
> /etc/lilo.conf refers to your new kernel as the first or default image. If it
> does, maybe you just need to run /sbin/lilo and boot again. If it doesn't,
> fix it, run lilo, and boot again.
I'll try the upgrade again and do what you've suggested here. If that still
doesn't work I may be tempted to just stick with RH 5.2, since it works. Or
maybe try a different distro...
Thanks for the help :)
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Rik Osborne
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