On Thu, 2007-10-11 at 04:22 -0400, Richard Creighton wrote: > Igor Jagec wrote: > > On Sri, 2007-10-10 at 15:34 -0400, Kenneth Schneider wrote: > > > >> Noticed kernel update for 10.3 386 system and I am concerned that I > >> will end up with a NON-booting system. > >> > > > > That concerns me either. I didn't know that SUSE updates kernel packages > > rather then install new packages and keeps the old ones on the system. > > > > Is it possible to roll back the old one, or something, in case we really > > end up with a non booting system? > > > > Fortunately, I didn't end up with a non booting system today, and nVidia > > drivers works either, but you never know when that might happen. > > > > Cheers! > > > > > You will be happy to hear of two improvements with the new kernel: > > 1) It works! > a) drivers that had stopped working for disk controllers now compile > and can load > b) it properly 'mkinitrd' to incorporate user supplied module into > boot image > c) it did not corrupt the MBR when installed as an update like .31 > did for me > d) the HDA sound support works - I can change volume without loss of > sound > > 2) It leaves a copy of the previous kernel in place.
You might want to re-check this. I just upgraded to the new kernel and it deleted the old one. The link to the "old kernel" actually points to the new one. The new one just uses the full name instead of the link. -- Ken Schneider UNIX since 1989, linux since 1994, SuSE since 1998 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
