Denis,
It really won't hurt anything at all to just leave the old kernel sit
there in /usr/src. If there's something wrong with the way the new one is
working you can always boot the old kernel and reconfigure and recompile
the newer kernel to suit your needs.
--
Mark
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* Once I've stuck my foot in my mouth
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On Sun, 22 Oct 2000 1:15pm ,Dennis Myers spake passionately in a message:
> I downloaded the .16 kernel and the associated header files from the
> Mandrake update tool. I don't use reiser fs which seems to be what the
> warning is about, and once d/l'd grub shows me the new kernel as a boot
> choice, so I pick the new kernel. Everything seems to work just fine.
> Now I'm not sure whether to remove the old kernel or leave it and make
> the choice when and/or if I reboot. I had been running for 2 weeks
> without any problems like lockups or crashes of any kind (untill I tried
> to configure kmail, boom all gone) anyway I'm not sure why it is not
> recommended to download that way, but if it's a bad thing it should not
> be a choice in update. Just for those who might be interested and my
> opinion or 2 cents worth for the day. Dennis M.
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