On 3/16/07, Axel <axel.azerty@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello I m using Fedora 7 Test 2. Two kernels are installed : 2.6.20-1.2981 and 2982. The 2982 doesn't boot, there is an oops during boot. So I continued to use the 2981. From time to time, kernel freezes, so I wanted to update to the 2987 version. The problem is that during the install, I get another crash. At reboot, there s still 2981 & 2982 kernels in grub menu, but rpm -qa | grep kernel tells me that 2987 is installed. What is the best to "clean" the system, and to reinstall the 2987 kernel ? Thanks in advance. Axel
First do not use rpm -U to install the new kernel. That will remove all older kernels. To fix your current problem try the following: 1. Download or mount the CD/DVD containing the 2981 kernel. 2. Use rpm -ivh /path-to-kernel/kernel-*.rpm 3. Do an rpm -e kernel-xxx.2987. 4. Edit /boot/grub/menu.lst and remove stanza for 2982. (If 2987 stanza exists remove it.) 5. Reboot. At this point you should be able re-install the 2987 kernel.
