On Fri, 11 Jan 2002, Linux Newbie wrote: > [ NOTE: Cross-posted to PLUG and Newbie Lists. ] > > Hello everyone! =) > > I need your help with the problems I encountered recently. I'm using Mandrake 8.1, >Intel Pentium III 800 Mhz and 384 MB SDRAM. > > Problem No. 1: > > I upgraded my kernel to 2.4.16-9mdk.rpm and successfully did it. But > my problem is when I am about to reboot or shutdown my box, I > encountered the error messages of: > > /etc/rc0.d/S01halt: line -76: 54xx segmentation fault $*
this is probably an incompatibility with this kernel's APM implementation not being compatible with your BIOS. > What does it mean? > > Problem No. 2: > > How will I remove my previous kernel 2.4.8? > Don't. In case you need to fall back on an older kernel, it's still there and handy. > Problem No. 3: > > I already have StarOffice 5.2 installed in my box at /opt/soffice52 > and with no problem at all. Last night I installed > OpenOffice60-mdk.rpm at /opt/openoffice60 also in my box with no > problem at all. But when I tried to run OpenOffice 6.0, it can't? > Why was that so? Besides, I've noticed that only "soffice" and > "setup" executable files were present in my /opt/openoffice60/programs > directory. So I've assumed that the "soffice" file was the right file > to run OpenOffice 6.0. Is it okay to install OpenOffice 6.0 and > StarOffice 5.2 at the same box and under /opt? > Duh. Have not tried openoffice yet. > Problem No. 4: > > I need some clarifications 'cause I'm still confused. I installed > before the Mandrake 8.1 with the default kernel 2.4.8 with the > following partitions and filesystems: > > /boot - ext2fs > /usr - XFS > /home - XFS > /opt - XFS > /var - XFS > /usr/projects - XFS > swap > / - XFS > > and when I installed the kernel 2.4.16-9 my / partitions was changed > to ext2fs. I've used the kernel-2.4.16-9mdk.rpm from one of the > Mandrake Cooker Mirror Sites. Why was that so? Does it mean that > when I upgrade my current kernel version my / partition will be > changed to ext2fs or whatever FS of the new kernel version and > regardless of what was the previous filesystem of my /? And meaning, > my other partitions were not upgraded? It's more likely that you did not notice that you were using ext2 on your / before you did the upgrade. A kernel upgrade cannot possbily auto-migrate a file system to another format. _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
