On Wed, 27 Oct 1999, you wrote:
> I did this and updated a lot of things, but I didn't see a way to
> update the kernel. I have mandrake 6.0 which I don't think comes with
> the latest kernel version and none of the mirrors on the list had
> anything that looked like a kernel update package. so how do you
> update the kernel?
>
open a console window, type "ncftp ftp.linux-mandrake.com" and hit
"enter." Then, when connected type "cd /pub/updates/6.0/RPMS/" When
you get the RPMS directory, type "get kernel-2.2.9-27mdk.i586.rpm"
and hit "enter." Once that's downloaded, type "get initscripts<tab>"
and it should auto-complete for you, then hit "enter" again and wait
for that to download.
Once that's done, close the ftp session by typing "bye" and hitting
"enter." It'll prompt you to save a bookmark for that. It's up to you.
Now, you can close the console window and open kpackage and upgrade
the initscripts and install the kernel rpm (do NOT update the kernel,
just install it...there's a reason for that, which I'll get to in a
minute! <G>)
Now, as root, go edit your /etc/lilo.conf and copy what's already
there. It'll look something like this:
default=linux
prompt
timeout=60
boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.12-up
label=linux
root=/dev/hda5
read-only
The part you need to copy is the part which starts "image=". Then
paste it below the existing stuff, and change the label to something
different, and change the "default=" to the new image name. Save it
and re-run /sbin/lilo to update your lilo. Then, reboot to install
the new kernel. Installing a new kernel is about the ONLY time you
need to reboot after an upgrade, unlike Windows. :-)
John
