[mail] Re: Kernel issues

[Frank smith]

Hi
Just have a look in:
/boot/grub/grub.conf
 and the top kerna showing should boot.

You will need to be root to change this.

Here is mine:
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boot=/dev/hda
default=0
timeout=5
splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
hiddenmenu
title Fedora Core (2.6.9-1.681_FC3)
	root (hd0,0)
	kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-1.681_FC3 ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 rhgb
quiet
	initrd /initrd-2.6.9-1.681_FC3.img
title Fedora Core (2.6.9-1.667)
	root (hd0,0)
	kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-1.667 ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 rhgb quiet
	initrd /initrd-2.6.9-1.667.img

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I assume you are using grub.
cheers
Bob









On Sun, 2004-12-26 at 16:56 +0100, M. wrote:

> Mathew, Steve,
> 
> Thanks for your replies. I am not at all offended or anything by asking if I
> rebooted. You see, I work as IT professional (MS-Windows) and usually that
> is my first question, too. :-)
> 
> But to return to the subject, I did reboot and when I press a key during
> startup I can choose between kernels 667 and 667smp. My system boots using
> grub and I searched for a grub.conf file or something similar, but that
> didn't yield any result. Interestingly enough though, I do have a
> lilo.conf.anaconda file which lists kernel 667 and 667smp. So, I reckoned,
> what if I just modify this file by copying those lines and pasting them,
> replacing everything that says 667 by 681? Too bad, the boot list simply
> shows 667 and 667smp and not the ones I had just added.
> 
> That is another thing, BTW, I don't quite understand the relationship
> between lilo.conf.anaconda and grub. Do they have any relationship at all?
> 
> So, short of recompiling the kernel (which is a hell of a task for someone
> who has no knowledge of Unix/Linux) or waiting for a next kernel update, is
> there anything I can do either to force the kernel rpm-file to reinstall or
> to modify the kernel boot list (which files, please).
> 
> 
> Thanks again,
> Maurice.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fedora-desktop-list-bounces at redhat.com
> [mailto:fedora-desktop-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Steve Thacker
> Sent: Saturday, December 25, 2004 5:57 PM
> To: Discussions about development for the Fedora desktop
> Subject: [mail] Re: Kernel issues
> 
> 
> yes--try rebooting and look at the "Kernel choise Sreen"--first one to 
> show on boot--it will give you a choise of which version of kernel to 
> boot to. Some--not all however--grub loaders are setup to use the latest 
> kernel, just make sure you read fast and use the arrow keys to select 
> the latest kernel displayed, then hit the enter key. After booting and 
> loging on--etc--go to (I use KDE gui) System Settings then boot 
> configuration--make sure grub is setup to boot to the "latest" version 
> of kernel (but make sure that this kernel WORKS ok with your particular 
> setup for a day or so).  this help???  If you didn't load this 
> particular "tool" when you installed Fedora Core 3--it is still possible 
> to do the same from the grub boot screen---read fast--edit grub 
> boot--etc................steve
> 
> Matthew Miller wrote:
> > On Sat, Dec 25, 2004 at 11:02:40AM +0100, M. wrote:
> > 
> >>package and starts the installer, the installer says kernel 681smp is 
> >>already installed. Just to double-check I searched on the Internet and 
> >>found this command "uname -r", which confirms I am running kernel 
> >>667smp. How do I force a reinstall or an update of the kernel to 
> >>version 681smp?
> > 
> > 
> > Hopefully this is a silly question, but have you rebooted?
> > 
> 
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