John Aldrich wrote:
>
> Yes, but which files do you want to install??? There are at least a dozen
> "kernel" RPM files in the "upgrades" directory. Not knowing WHICH files and
> WHAT ORDER is a real pain, as I found out last night! Please, let's try to
> be a BIT more specific! For example, I've got an SMP machine, and there's
> kernel files specific to SMP. Do I still need to install kernel-BOOT? (I
> would guess so.) What about "kernel-smp-fb.xxxxx.xxxx.i586.rpm"???? Hell, I
> just wish there was a FAQ on this sort of thing, stating generically which
> kernel files to install in which order, i.e. "First, install
> kernel-xxxxxx.xxxxx, then kernel-xxxxxx, followed by kernel-xxxxx, and then
> the initscripts rpm and then run LILO." So far, I haven't found anything
> like that. I even looked on the Mandrake page and didn't find it! I'm afraid
> that this sort of "key information" is NOT readily available, unless it's in
> the manuals, which, admittedly, I haven't even opened yet!
You'll want to install the kernel-smp and kernel-headers packages. The
kernel-BOOT package only installs a kernel matching the "install" kernel
on the installation disks. You might want kernel-doc if you're
interested in the documentation that comes with the kernel distribution.
As to which kernel-smp, choose between Pentium and Pentium II (i586,
i686) for whichever is appropriate to your system.
--
Steve Philp
Network Administrator
Advance Packaging Corp.
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