Steve Philp wrote:
>
> Tom Houghton wrote:
> >
> > I just attempted to upgrade my kernel according to the official guidelines
> > on the web site, but it didn't work. I did everything on the list, putting
> > in the kernel and kernel headers and upgrading all the packages. I used
> > rpm -ivh for the kernel and headers, and rpm -U for all the others. I ran
> > mouseconfig, updated /etc/lilo.conf. I ran lilo. I tried to reboot. As the
> > machine turned off it checked through the programs it was turning off. The
> > only thing with a problem was APM, it said no APM support in kernel. When I
> > tried to reboot the lilo prompt worked and the system got as far as "Finding
> > module dependencies". It just hung at this line. [It also repeated before
> > this the error involving APM.] I can boot using a boot disk from the
> > previous 2.0.36 kernel, but then I have no internet access ( and probably
> > other problems). I never compiled my kernel in the first place - could this
> > be my problem, and can I fix it now? Please help! I am truly a newbie, but I
> > can follow simple instructions. Thanks, Tom
>
> cd /lib/modules
> rm preferred
> ln -s <new-kernel-number> preferred
hi,
this shouldn't be needed anymore with our latest 2.2.3-ac4 RPMS. It's
why I have removed this instruction from
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/kernel2.2-upgrade.html
> TO MANDRAKE PEOPLE:
> This hasn't been added to the installation instructions yet? There are
> no online archives of Mandrake mailing lists? It's getting extremely
> tedious answering this question over and over and over...
When you go to the "mailling lists" section of the Mandrake website
(http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/flists.html), there are pointers to
newbie and expert archives :)
They are:
http://mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
http://mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
Greets,
Gael.
>
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