Replace kernel with newer rpm on install?

[J. Epperson]

Sam,

That sounds about right--was so simple it plumb eluded me.  Will try 
tonight.

regards,
j.

Sam Varshavchik wrote:
> J. Epperson writes:
> 
>> Rahul Sundaram wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 15:21:47 -0500, J. Epperson 
>>> <epperson at alumni.unc.edu> wrote:
>>>  
>>>
>>>> FC3 has a bug that keeps my megaraid driver from getting built, so I
>>>> need to be able to patch in a rawhide FC4 test kernel, which is 
>>>> supposed
>>>> to have the problem fixed.  Can I just run an install and tell it this
>>>> is an additional package I want installed, after burning it to a CD?
>>>>
>>>>   
>>>
>>>
>>> If you havent got fedora installed then you can go ahead and install
>>> it. get the kernel rpm from fc rawhide and install it. try booting
>>> into it to see if it works.
>>>
>>> Make sure that the bug in megaraid is known and confirm whether they
>>> intend to release a update for fc3 itself
>>>
>>> check this directory first
>>>
>>> http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/testing/
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>> Bug 135484.   FC3 new install won't find drives at all; install FC2, 
>> then update results in completion of update, but unbootable system.   
>> How would you go about installing the RPM on an unbootable system?
> 
> 
> Well, boot an FC2 install image, go to a shell, and mount the hard 
> drive; chroot, then install the RPM.
>