On Monday 26 July 2004 10:23 am, Trent Spaulding wrote: > Linuxant wants me to install the 2.6.7 kernel. I am running a mandrake > kernel (2.6.3-7mdk). Do I have to install the 2.6.0 kernel first or can > I apply the 2.6.7 patch to my mandrake kernel?
Your question is a bit confusing, but I'll give you a basic Mandrake rundown. Mandrake makes updating a kernel easy. If you have urpmi setup, then all you have to do is something like: [EMAIL PROTECTED] urpmi --media updates --fuzzy kernel The following packages contain kernel: kernel-2.4.25.7mdk kernel-2.6.3.15mdk kernel-enterprise-2.4.25.7mdk kernel-enterprise-2.6.3.15mdk kernel-i686-up-4GB-2.4.25.7mdk kernel-i686-up-4GB-2.6.3.15mdk kernel-p3-smp-64GB-2.4.25.7mdk kernel-p3-smp-64GB-2.6.3.15mdk kernel-secure-2.6.3.15mdk kernel-smp-2.4.25.7mdk kernel-smp-2.6.3.15mdk kernel-source kernel-source-stripped "updates" is the name of your source that you use for updates If you are running the 2.6.3-7mdk, the most recent update for that is kernel-2.6.3.15mdk. That kernel contains all the most recent patchs. See http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/ for details on kernel fixes. To install it, all you need to do is: [EMAIL PROTECTED] urpmi kernel-2.6.3.15mdk This will download the rpm, install it, and add lines to /etc/lilo.conf. Then, use the boot tools in drakconf to change the default kernel to kernel-2.6.3.15mdk. Then reboot to the new kernel. Depending on what you do with your computer, you may also want to urpmi kernel-source. -- Jacob Albretsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ newbies mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://phantom.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/newbies
