Emmanuel Benisty wrote:
On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 8:35 PM, Nilesh Govindarajan <lists@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
How to install multiple kernels using pacman ?
Arch should do something like Fedora/Redhat. Maintain 1-2 previous kernels
so that if a new one is buggy, then the old one can be used.
QFT.
WAIT WHAT?
http://www.archlinux.org/packages/core/i686/kernel26-lts/
http://www.archlinux.org/packages/core/x86_64/kernel26-lts/
Here is how I do this
My boot filesystem is on a separate partition YMMV
You also need to keep all the kernel modules so you will have to save them
or pacman will remove them on the upgrade.
ie copy /lib/modules<kernel version> to some place and restore them
after the kernel upgrade
otherwise the previous kernel will complain it can't find them when you
try to boot it.
mkdir -vp /boot/previous # make a pkace in /boot
cp -var /boot/<all the kernel files>* /boot/previous # copy all the
kernel stuff
#add to /boot/grub/menu.lst
#(#) Arch Linux Previous
title Arch Linux [Previous]
root (hd0,0)
kernel /prevoius/vmlinuz26 root=/dev/sda3 ro
initrd /previous/kernel26.img
# Now do the upgrade
sudo pacman -Syy && sudo pacman -S kernel26
