kernel whoops

[Samuel Flory]

Matt Whiteley wrote:

>So, I unwittingly installed the 2.6 test kernel from arjan's directory
>and out of habit used the rpm -Uvh command.  I had wanted to install it
>as a test not to replace.  I have not rebooted and am still running the
>2.4 kernel.  Is this what I need to do to get back in shape?
>
>rpm -Uvh --oldpackage kernel-2.4.21-20.1.2024.2.1.nptl.athlon.rpm
>rpm -ivh kernel-2.6.0-0.test1.1.26.athlon.rpm
>
>Will I be back to where I would have been in the first place?
>  
>

  Really all you need is

rpm -ivh --oldpackage kernel-2.4.21-20.1.2024.2.1.nptl.athlon.rpm


  You should make sure you have valid entries in grub.conf, or lilo.conf.

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