On 9 Dec 2020 at 20:41, Samuel Sieb wrote: Subject: Re: Found extra files not sure if they can be deleted?? To: users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx From: Samuel Sieb <samuel@xxxxxxxx> Date sent: Wed, 9 Dec 2020 20:41:59 -0800 Send reply to: Community support for Fedora users <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > On 12/9/20 7:47 PM, Michael D. Setzer II wrote: > > I've been looking for what would create an updated entry for the rescue > > kernel in /boot/loader/entries since the old one remains with reference > > to fedora 30, but machine is at fedora 32?? > > If you delete the rescue kernel and initramfs, the next installed kernel > will create new ones for that kernel. > > > Found a page that said kernel-install is the script that does it. > > It has some parameters, and looked at the /lib/modules directory, but it > > has no entries for the rescue kernel, but has a lot of directories for > > outdated kernels?? > > The rescue kernel is not special. It's the initramfs that's special in > that it contains drivers for everything, not just the ones that are > needed to boot. So if you change the hardware to something not > supported by the current set of drivers, you can still use the rescue > boot option to startup. > > > Are these directories just left over from a process that should have > > removed them? > > > > drwxr-xr-x. 3 root root 4096 Apr 19 2019 4.20.17-100.fc28.x86_64 > > Yes. What is in them? Usually that's caused by having an out-of-tree > driver installed which doesn't always get cleaned up automatically. One just had a misc directory, but it was empty. Most have a bunch of stuff. one does have a modual for a usb wireless adapter I have that the fedora one wasn't supporting but this one worked. Was connecting to two networks using notebook built-in wireless and the usb. Worked but found hooking to the other network via a hard wired connection was faster and easier. . ./4.20.17-100.fc28.x86_64 ./4.20.17-100.fc28.x86_64/misc ./4.20.17-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.alias ./4.20.17-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.alias.bin ./4.20.17-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.builtin.bin ./4.20.17-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.dep ./4.20.17-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.dep.bin ./4.20.17-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.devname ./4.20.17-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.softdep ./4.20.17-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.symbols ./4.20.17-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.symbols.bin ./5.0.11-100.fc28.x86_64 ./5.0.11-100.fc28.x86_64/misc ./5.0.11-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.alias ./5.0.11-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.alias.bin ./5.0.11-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.builtin.bin ./5.0.11-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.dep ./5.0.11-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.dep.bin ./5.0.11-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.devname ./5.0.11-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.softdep ./5.0.11-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.symbols ./5.0.11-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.symbols.bin ./5.0.13-100.fc28.x86_64 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./5.0.5-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.builtin.bin ./5.0.5-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.dep ./5.0.5-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.dep.bin ./5.0.5-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.devname ./5.0.5-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.softdep ./5.0.5-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.symbols ./5.0.5-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.symbols.bin ./5.0.7-100.fc28.x86_64 ./5.0.7-100.fc28.x86_64/misc ./5.0.7-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.alias ./5.0.7-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.alias.bin ./5.0.7-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.builtin.bin ./5.0.7-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.dep ./5.0.7-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.dep.bin ./5.0.7-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.devname ./5.0.7-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.softdep ./5.0.7-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.symbols ./5.0.7-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.symbols.bin ./5.0.8-100.fc28.x86_64 ./5.0.8-100.fc28.x86_64/misc ./5.0.8-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.alias ./5.0.8-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.alias.bin ./5.0.8-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.builtin.bin ./5.0.8-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.dep ./5.0.8-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.dep.bin ./5.0.8-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.devname ./5.0.8-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.softdep ./5.0.8-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.symbols ./5.0.8-100.fc28.x86_64/modules.symbols.bin ./5.1.11-200.fc29.x86_64 ./5.1.11-200.fc29.x86_64/misc ./5.1.11-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.alias ./5.1.11-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.alias.bin ./5.1.11-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.builtin.bin ./5.1.11-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.dep ./5.1.11-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.dep.bin ./5.1.11-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.devname ./5.1.11-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.softdep ./5.1.11-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.symbols ./5.1.11-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.symbols.bin ./5.1.20-200.fc29.x86_64 ./5.1.20-200.fc29.x86_64/misc ./5.1.20-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.alias ./5.1.20-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.alias.bin ./5.1.20-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.builtin.bin ./5.1.20-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.dep ./5.1.20-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.dep.bin ./5.1.20-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.devname ./5.1.20-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.softdep ./5.1.20-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.symbols ./5.1.20-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.symbols.bin ./5.1.21-200.fc29.x86_64 ./5.1.21-200.fc29.x86_64/misc ./5.1.21-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.alias ./5.1.21-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.alias.bin ./5.1.21-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.builtin.bin ./5.1.21-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.dep ./5.1.21-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.dep.bin ./5.1.21-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.devname ./5.1.21-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.softdep ./5.1.21-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.symbols ./5.1.21-200.fc29.x86_64/modules.symbols.bin ./5.2.11-100.fc29.x86_64 ./5.2.11-100.fc29.x86_64/misc ./5.2.11-100.fc29.x86_64/modules.alias ./5.2.11-100.fc29.x86_64/modules.alias.bin ./5.2.11-100.fc29.x86_64/modules.builtin.bin ./5.2.11-100.fc29.x86_64/modules.dep ./5.2.11-100.fc29.x86_64/modules.dep.bin ./5.2.11-100.fc29.x86_64/modules.devname ./5.2.11-100.fc29.x86_64/modules.softdep ./5.2.11-100.fc29.x86_64/modules.symbols ./5.2.11-100.fc29.x86_64/modules.symbols.bin ./5.2.18-100.fc29.x86_64 ./5.2.18-100.fc29.x86_64/misc ./5.2.7-100.fc29.x86_64 ./5.2.7-100.fc29.x86_64/misc ./5.2.7-100.fc29.x86_64/modules.alias ./5.2.7-100.fc29.x86_64/modules.alias.bin ./5.2.7-100.fc29.x86_64/modules.builtin.bin ./5.2.7-100.fc29.x86_64/modules.dep ./5.2.7-100.fc29.x86_64/modules.dep.bin ./5.2.7-100.fc29.x86_64/modules.devname ./5.2.7-100.fc29.x86_64/modules.softdep ./5.2.7-100.fc29.x86_64/modules.symbols ./5.2.7-100.fc29.x86_64/modules.symbols.bin ./5.6.13-100.fc30.x86_64 ./5.6.13-100.fc30.x86_64/kernel ./5.6.13-100.fc30.x86_64/kernel/drivers ./5.6.13-100.fc30.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net ./5.6.13-100.fc30.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless ./5.6.13-200.fc31.x86_64 ./5.6.13-200.fc31.x86_64/kernel ./5.6.13-200.fc31.x86_64/kernel/drivers ./5.6.13-200.fc31.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net ./5.6.13-200.fc31.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless ./5.6.13-200.fc31.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/8192eu.ko Most seem to be pretty much empty. 4 ./4.20.17-100.fc28.x86_64/misc 4 ./5.0.11-100.fc28.x86_64/misc 4 ./5.0.13-100.fc28.x86_64/misc 4 ./5.0.16-100.fc28.x86_64/misc 4 ./5.0.5-100.fc28.x86_64/misc 4 ./5.0.7-100.fc28.x86_64/misc 4 ./5.0.8-100.fc28.x86_64/misc 4 ./5.1.11-200.fc29.x86_64/misc 4 ./5.1.20-200.fc29.x86_64/misc 4 ./5.1.21-200.fc29.x86_64/misc 4 ./5.2.11-100.fc29.x86_64/misc 4 ./5.2.18-100.fc29.x86_64/misc 4 ./5.2.7-100.fc29.x86_64/misc 4 ./5.6.13-100.fc30.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless 8 ./5.2.18-100.fc29.x86_64 8 ./5.6.13-100.fc30.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net 12 ./5.6.13-100.fc30.x86_64/kernel/drivers 16 ./5.6.13-100.fc30.x86_64/kernel 20 ./5.6.13-100.fc30.x86_64 32 ./4.20.17-100.fc28.x86_64 32 ./5.0.11-100.fc28.x86_64 32 ./5.0.13-100.fc28.x86_64 32 ./5.0.16-100.fc28.x86_64 32 ./5.0.5-100.fc28.x86_64 32 ./5.0.7-100.fc28.x86_64 32 ./5.0.8-100.fc28.x86_64 32 ./5.1.11-200.fc29.x86_64 32 ./5.1.20-200.fc29.x86_64 32 ./5.1.21-200.fc29.x86_64 32 ./5.2.11-100.fc29.x86_64 32 ./5.2.7-100.fc29.x86_64 2652 ./5.6.13-200.fc31.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless 2656 ./5.6.13-200.fc31.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net 2660 ./5.6.13-200.fc31.x86_64/kernel/drivers 2664 ./5.6.13-200.fc31.x86_64/kernel 2668 ./5.6.13-200.fc31.x86_64 exclude the 5.8 and 5.9 directories that are current kernels. Thanks again. > _______________________________________________ > users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx +------------------------------------------------------------+ Michael D. 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