Bernhard Rosenkraenzer wrote:
> On Sat, 19 Jun 1999, Rodrigo F Oliveira wrote:
>
> > thank you for your answer. I have tried the command line you told me "rpm -q -a |
> > grep kernel", and got the following output:
> > kernel-2.2.9-19mdk
> > kernel-headers-2.2.9-19mdk
> > kernel-pcmcia-cs-2.2.9-19mdk
> > kernel-source-2.2.9-19mdk
> > =>kernelcfg-0.5-6mdk
> >
> > But when I went to the ftp directory I couldn't find the last package
> > "kernelcfg-0.5-6mdk".
>
> No need - there's no problem with the current kernelcfg. (It's not a part
> of the kernel package itself).
>
> > So, my first question is simple: Should I upgrade all the packages
> > listed above except the last one (kernelcfg-0.5-6mdk) which is not in
> > the ftp directory and don't bother about it?
>
> Yes.
>
> > And about initscripts rpms... You told me that they were important and
> > that I should install them too. The file that I have found in the same
> > directory is "initscripts-4.16-26mdk.i586.rpm". Please note that it is
> > "26mdk" instead of "27mdk" like the rest of the files. Is it ok?
>
> Yes. initscripts, too, is not a kernel package, so its release number has
> nothing to do with the kernel's.
>
> > When doing the upgrade do I have to install it first
> > (before all the other files) or the order doesn't matter?
>
> Doesn't matter.
>
> > Now let's go to the next question: Can I use the Kpackage to do the upgrade or I
> > am supposed to do it through the term (out of the X) using the second command line
> > that you used: "rpm -Uvh".
>
> You can use kpackage. If you want to use the console, you should use rpm
> -ivh rather than -Uvh for the kernel packages. That way, your old kernel
> will remain on the disk, and if for some reason the new one doesn't work
> for you, you can fall back to it.
>
> LLaP
> bero
Thanks.
The modifications in lilo.conf are ok, aren't?
rodrigo
