Kernel-2.6.16-1.13_FC2.i686

[Dave Jones]

On Tue, Feb 15, 2005 at 11:50:24PM -0500, David Curry wrote:
 > Welllllll, I'm back with a new .13 kernel instead of the .14 kernel I 
 > tried earlier.
 > 
 > Lost a bit of virginity on this one.  All prior kernel installations had 
 > relied on Anaconda or Up2date to handle everything. 
 > 
 > Had to fall back on early training when Mom and Dad instructed, "If at 
 > first you don't succeed, try and try again!"
 > 
 > Rpm just did not want to install .13 with .14 in place.  So, after 
 > attempts to get rpm to cooperate I copitulated to rpm's intransigence, 
 > removed .14 and then installed .13. 
 > 
 > Nothing but grins when on reboot Grub displayed a .13 choice with no .14 
 > choice and reboot using the .13 kernel succeeded!
 > 
 > Now I will let the system sit for a while and see if the problems I 
 > experienced with the .14 kernel also occur with .13

Ah yes, if rpm sees a newer package installed, and you want to install
an older one for testing purposes, you need to --force it.

There's also an --oldpackage option, but from the manpage, it seems
that's only for upgrade's, not install's.

		Dave