Re: Redhat Kernel updates catuion

From: J.O. Aho (user_at_example.net)
Date: 09/25/03 

Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 21:20:25 +0200

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).

1. Download the sourceRPM manually
2. Rebuild the sourceRPM as an i386 version first before you rebuild it for
your CPU (if you have something else than i386/i486).

Problems can be that you will need the RH9 glibc too, at least without it you
won't get the maximum bennefit of the kernel.

  //Aho

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