Just installed the security update for the kernel. After rpm -ivh
kernel.... I noted that lilo.conf (excluding the menu stuff at top) now
looked like:
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label=linux
root=/dev/hda5
initrd=/boot/initrd.img
append=" devfs=mount quiet"
vga=791
read-only
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.8-34.1mdk
label=248-341
root=/dev/hda5
read-only
optional
vga=normal
append=" devfs=mount quiet"
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.8-34.1mdk.img
A check of /boot reveals that initrd.img is linked to
initrd-2.4.8-34.1mdk.img
So, my lilo allows me to boot either the new kernel by choosing 248-341,
or the new kernel by choosing linux. That doesn't seem like a very
failsafe option, so I added:
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.8-26mdk
label=old-linux
root=/dev/hda5
read-only
optional
vga=normal
append=" devfs=mount quiet"
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.8-26mdk.img
and ran lilo before attempting a reboot. The new kernel seems fine, so
there was no need, but it still leaves the question of why the install
behaves that way. Anyone care to comment?
Brian
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