kernel whoops

[Samuel Flory]

Matt Whiteley wrote:

>On Wed, 2003-07-23 at 18:09, Samuel Flory wrote:
>  
>
>>  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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>[root at alt html]# rpm -ivh --oldpackage kernel-2.4.21-20.1.2024.2.1.nptl.athlon.rpm
>warning: kernel-2.4.21-20.1.2024.2.1.nptl.athlon.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 897da07a
>Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]
>   1:kernel                 ########################################### [100%]
>depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.21-20.1.2024.2.1.nptl/kernel/net/bluetooth/cmtp/cmtp.o
>depmod:         attach_capi_driver_R7524378c
>depmod:         detach_capi_driver_R1b092860
>All of your loopback devices are in use.
>

   That would be because you can't load your loop module as it was 
removed by rpm.

>mkinitrd failed
>error: %post(kernel-2.4.21-20.1.2024.2.1.nptl) scriptlet failed, exit status 1
>[root at alt html]# rpm -q kernel
>kernel-2.6.0-0.test1.1.26
>kernel-2.4.21-20.1.2024.2.1.nptl
>
>  
>

  Please tell me you haven't removed the 2.5 kernel you installed, and 
that it has a valid initrd in /boot?  Other wise find a redhat install 
cdrom and boot it with "linux rescue".

PS-  Why doesn't redhat build the loop driver directily into the 
kernel!!!   People do this all the time.

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Sam Flory  <sflory at rackable.com>