Re: Redhat Kernel updates catuion

From: Jeffrey Silverman (jeffrey_at_jhu.edu)
Date: 09/24/03 

Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 16:59:43 -0400

On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 15:11:33 -0400, Jeffrey Silverman wrote:

> I am thinking about installing the RedHat kernel updates up from
>
> 2.4.20-8
>
> to
>
> 2.4.20-20.9
>
> Whate caveats and cautions should I know about? What might I break? Am I
> worrying too much?
>
> I am going to use up2date to do this. Or should I download the kernel and
> install it as a second kernel instead of upgrading the current kernel? (I
> know that this is the recommended procedure when *compiling* a new
> kernel).
>
> Thanks

Thank you for all the replies. One caveat not mentioned that I discovered
on upgrade was that my NVIDIA drivers do not work under the new kernel.
But there really is no way any of y'alls could know that I have an NVidia
chip in dat dere mah-sheen.

So, to fix, I booted into old kernel, used web browser, browsed to
nvidia.com, downloaded nvidia-xxx-xxx.run (their driver package) rebooted
into *new* kernel, init 3'ed, ran nvidia's package, which was very nice
and automatically compiled new drivers for me (I'm assuming that the
kernel source need be installed for this, which it was).

init 5

all stations go!

<thinkingOutLoud>
I wonder if the average n00b could figure that stuff out. It has taken me
a while to get to the point where all those steps I just spelled out are
automatic-like.
</thinkingOutLoud> 

-- 
    Jeffrey D. Silverman | jeffrey AT jhu DOT edu
Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD
                 Website | http://www.wse.jhu.edu/newtnotes/

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