i586 and i686 kernels: which one is the best choice?

[Paul Smith]

On 10/30/06, Paul Smith <phhs80 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> > How can I then *safely* replace the i586 kernel with the i686?
> > >>
> > >> I did:
> > >> yumdownloader kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.i686
> > >> sudo rpm -Uvh --replacefiles --replacepkgs \
> > >>         kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.i686.rpm
> > >>
> > >> yumdownloader comes from the yum-utils package.
> > >
> > > Thanks, Lars. I followed your suggestion and now I have my kernel replaced.
> >
> > I, however, didn't. I saw this too late...I yum removed kernel then yum
> > installed kernel.i686 and got a grubby error. Now my kernel doesn't appear
> > at all in grub.conf
> >
> > Can someone tell me the proper way to get it back? Or if there's no proper
> > way that doesn't involve reinstalling using anaconda, just paste me their
> > one so I can modify it?
>
> Before Lars' advice I ran into the same problem that now you are
> experiencing. Later on (I am too busy at the moment), I will tell you,
> Scott, how to escape from that.

Scott,

Have you already rebooted your computer? Do not reboot it if you have not.

Paul