I tried to upgrade my kernel with RPM's before; failed miserably at it. I
eventually just upgraded the old fasion way by downloading and compiling the
source code. Anyway, http://www.mandrakeuser.org/install/kupgrade2.html should
help you install your new kernel via RPM.
> I'm experimenting with Linux once again -- want to use it as a networked
> workstation. I installed Mandrake 7.1 without a hitch, but ran into
> problems when upgrading. I followed the advice on the Mandrake Update
> website, and tried to upgrade the kernel manually. Downloaded rpms, and
> used rpm -Uvh. Everything worked fine until I rebooted the machine (running
> in dual boot right now). Got the following error:
>
> Booting 'linux'
>
> kernel (hd1,4)/boot/vmlinuz-smp root=/dev/sb5
>
> Error: File not found
>
> What to do? More importantly, what did I do wrong in the upgrade to cause
> this? Are there explicit instructions somewhere on how to upgrade the
> kernel using RPM?
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