Re: [newbie] Wrong Kernel Reported

[Austin L. Denyer (SysAdmin.) as root]

Cindy Bartorillo wrote:
> 
> I just took a deep breath and updated my kernel from the 2.2.15-4 that came
> with my brand-new Mandrake 7.1 to the 2.2.16-9 that the Update feature said I
> needed. As recommended I downloaded the rpm's myself and installed them by
> hand. Everything seems to have gone OK.
> 
> But when I rebooted, the opening screen says I have 2.2.15-4, and so does the
> KDE Control Center, and so does the Netscape site.
> 
> I have the new 2.2.16-9 directory and the links in /boot definitely point to the
> new kernel. So why won't anyone acknowledge it?
> 
> CindyB

Did you make sure that lilo is aware of the new kernel?  You need to
edit /etc/lilo.conf to point to your new kernel, then re-run lilo to
enable lilo to find the new kernel.

Regards,
Ozz.