Jake Colman wrote: >>>>>>"MM" == Matthew Miller <mattdm@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: >>>>>> >>>>>> > > MM> On Mon, Apr 11, 2005 at 09:26:32AM -0400, Jake Colman wrote: > >> version. It is getting hung up on upgrading iptables since it thinks > >> it needs a new kernel >= 2.4.20. My problem is that I build a custom > >> kernel and do not use RPMs for kernel updates. I am currently at 2.4.30 > >> but iptables won't update. > > MM> The "best practices" thing to do here is to actually build RPMs from > MM> your updated kernel. (Which, if you know how to build a kernel, > MM> shouldn't actually be very difficult to learn.) In addition to > MM> allowing yum to work correctly, you also get the advantage of having a > MM> packaged-up version of what you did, for use on other systems or for > MM> when you do the next update. > > MM> Failing that, you could just install but not use the required kernel > MM> package. > >Three questions: > >1) If I install a kernel package does it not automatically make it bootable? > Obviously, that would screw me over. > >2) I like the idea of creating/installing my own 2.4.30 RPM. Can you give me > a pointer to information on this? I can build my own kernel, and have > done so for years, so I imagine I can handle the RPM part too. > >3) How do I tell yum that I want to move from RH 7.2 to RH 7.3 (or something > else)? A 'yum update' will update all packages for this version, right? > How does a 'yum upgrade' know to move to a new version? > >Thanks! > >...Jake > > 1) some good links - http://www.mialug.org/downloads/static/documentation/max-rpm.pdf http://www.rpm.org/RPM-HOWTO/ http://www.gurulabs.com/GURULABS-RPM-LAB/GURULABS-RPM-GUIDE-v1.0.PDF 2-3) dont know
