[97452] in RedHat Linux List
RE: 2.0.35 kernel rpm and installing
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Himebaugh, Jon, CON, OASD\(HA\)/TM)
Tue Nov 3 09:41:24 1998
From: "Himebaugh, Jon, CON, OASD\(HA\)/TMA" <Jon.Himebaugh@tma.osd.mil>
To: "'redhat-list@redhat.com'" <redhat-list@redhat.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1998 09:36:07 -0500
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Pray tell me:
What is there about a page named for the plural of "error in writing" that
would make me look for installation instructions?
Missed this one entirely.
Thanks very much anyway,
Jon Himebaugh
Jon.Himebaugh@tma.osd.mil
(303) 676-3798
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas Ribbrock (Design/DEG) [SMTP:argathin@iname.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 1998 7:20 AM
> To: 'redhat-list@redhat.com'
> Subject: Re: 2.0.35 kernel rpm and installing
>
> Himebaugh, Jon, CON, OASDHA/TMA writes:
> > I recently downloaded the 2.0.35 kernel rpm from a mirror of redhat.
> >
> > I executed a rpm -i *.rpm as su to install it. I am still on 2.0.34 when
> I
> > boot.
> >
> > I there a trick I am unaware of here?
>
> I have the strong suspicion that the trick you're missing here is called
> "reading"! Have you read the Red Hat Errata pages? The procedure described
> there to install a kernel rpm is somewhat more elaborate than just rpm -i
> *.rpm. E.g., you didn't mention whether you updated your lilo
> configuration
> - which is probably the culprit here... Have a look at the errata pages at
> http://www.redhat.com/support/docs/errata.html
>
> HTH,
>
> Thomas
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