i suspect that my kernel installation has gone somewhat wrong,
as symbolic links in /boot are in a mess.
can someone verify this for me?
following the mandrake advisory
MDKSA-2003:069 - Updated kernel packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
i downloaded kernel-2.4.21.0.18mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm,
checked for proper md5 sums according to the MDKSA,
and installed it with the following command as root.
# rpm -ivh kernel-2.4.21.0.18mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
upon installation, i checked /etc/lilo.conf, and all seems good.
i had 3 entries, the original, the original failsafe, and the new.
the new pointed to the 2.4.21-0.18mdk stuff directly,
and the 2 original using the symbolic links
/boot/vmlinuz
/boot/map
/boot/initrd.img
however, to my horror, checking the symbolic links in /boot
config -> config-2.4.21-0.13mdk
initrd.img -> initrd-2.4.21-0.18mdk.img
kernel.h -> /boot/kernel.h-2.4.21-0.13mdk
System.map -> System.map-2.4.21-0.13mdk
vmlinuz -> vmlinuz-2.4.21-0.18mdk
shouldn't initrd.img and vmlinuz be pointing at the 2.4.21-0.13 versions,
assuming that the intention was to maintain the old lilo entries and offer
the new kernel to test
(or looking at it the other way round, should the new lilo entry point
directly to the 0.13 versions if meant as a way to boot the old kernel?)
did i perform the installation wrongly?
did this happen to anyone else?
is there something amiss???
thanks.
Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft?
Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
