so much for my prediction -- the kid is still standing: <snip> libao 100 % done splint 100 % done elfutils-libelf 100 % done rpm 100 % done elfutils 100 % done watanabe-vf 100 % done readline 100 % done bc 100 % done <LATER> expat 100 % done expat-devel 100 % done python 100 % done python-optik 100 % done diskcheck 100 % done <snip> foomatic 100 % done Kernel Updated/Installed, fixing the bootloader Lilo found - adding kernel to lilo and making it the default Installed: kernel.i686 Updated: pkgconfig.i386 hotplug.i386 wvdial.i386 perl-SGMLSpm.noarch glibc-utils.i386 dosfstools.i386 yp-tools.i386 perl-HTML-Parse <snip> ipchains.i386 mutt.i386 ed.i386 ttmkfdir.i386 XFree86-libs-data.i386 elfutils.i386 pyxf86config.i386 elfutils-libelf.i386 Transaction(s) Complete [root@winston cache]# Bear with me -- this box has seen a lot of kernels with yum ... [root@winston cache]# lilo -v -v LILO version 21.4-4, Copyright (C) 1992-1998 Werner Almesberger 'lba32' extensions Copyright (C) 1999,2000 John Coffman Reading boot sector from /dev/sda Merging with /boot/boot.b Secondary loader: 11 sectors. Mapping message file /boot/message Message: 46 sectors. Boot image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.20-2.2 Setup length is 10 sectors. Mapped 2346 sectors. Mapping RAM disk /boot/initrd-2.4.20-2.2.img RAM disk: 572 sectors. Added 2.4.20-2.2 Boot image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-19.8.0 Setup length is 10 sectors. Mapped 2171 sectors. Mapping RAM disk /boot/initrd-2.4.18-19.8.0.img RAM disk: 509 sectors. Added 2.4.18-19.8.0 Boot image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-18.8.0 Setup length is 10 sectors. Mapped 2171 sectors. Mapping RAM disk /boot/initrd-2.4.18-18.8.0.img RAM disk: 508 sectors. Added 2.4.18-18.8.0 Boot image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-14 Setup length is 10 sectors. Mapped 2200 sectors. Mapping RAM disk /boot/initrd-2.4.18-14.img RAM disk: 506 sectors. Added 2.4.18-14 Boot image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-18.8.0 Setup length is 10 sectors. Mapped 2171 sectors. Mapping RAM disk /boot/initrd-2.4.18-18.8.0.img RAM disk: 508 sectors. Added linux.bak Boot image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-19.8.0 Setup length is 10 sectors. Mapped 2171 sectors. Mapping RAM disk /boot/initrd-2.4.18-19.8.0.img RAM disk: 509 sectors. Added linux.bak1 Boot image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.20-2.2 Setup length is 10 sectors. Mapped 2346 sectors. Mapping RAM disk /boot/initrd-2.4.20-2.2.img RAM disk: 572 sectors. Added linux * /boot/boot.0800 exists - no backup copy made. Map file size: 112640 bytes. Writing boot sector. [root@winston cache]# ... It is up in the server room. and the bios battery is horked, so I'll have to go up and reboot it hands on tomorrow. neat. -- Russ Herrold
