Re: kernel currently running is not the one recently downloaded

From: Mike (linuxrocksSPAMSUCKS_at_telus.net)
Date: 05/08/05 

Date: Sun, 08 May 2005 16:20:35 GMT

On Sun, 08 May 2005 13:16:24 +0000, ntrev wrote:

> On Sun, 08 May 2005 05:26:59 +0000, Jacob wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 08 May 2005 03:32:08 GMT, a posting issued forth from ntrev...
>>> I have a critical message:
>>>
>>> Your system is currently running kernel-2.6.9-1.667, but the newest
>>> installed kernel is kernel-2.6.11-1.14_FC3. It is recommended that you
>>> reboot at the first opportunity to test this new kernel.
>>>
>>> I have rebooted 3 times and the the Critical Information is still
>>> displayed and the running kernel is 2.6.9-1.667.
>>>
>>> does anyone have any insights on how to fix this problem?
>>
>> When you reboot, select 2.6.11-1.14_FC3 from the GRUB menu?
>
> The GRUB menu does not have that choice. The menu only has
> kernel-2.6.9-1.667

>From a cli prompt, type rpm -q kernel . That will let you know if the
other kernel is indeed installed. If it is, then you must know how to edit
grub. I never had to do that, just lilo, but shouldn't be too hard.
Remember, back up your original grub file before editing. Good luck!

Mike 

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