2010/7/17 Евгений Борисов <flekst@xxxxxxxxx>: > I think it's a bad idea, because the directory /lib/modules/$oldVersion$ > will be removed when the package is upgraded kernel. Trivial solution not > exists. > > 2010/7/17 ganlu <rhythm.gan@xxxxxxxxx> > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> On 2010年07月17日 15:46, Ionuț Bîru wrote: >> > On 07/17/2010 09:27 AM, Madhurya Kakati wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> While updating to a new kernel pacman replaces the older kernel with >> >> the new >> >> one. Is there someway to keep the older kernel in /boot and have new >> >> entries >> >> for new kernel in menu.lst while keeping old entries intact? >> > >> > no >> > >> You can alway do it manually, simply copy the old kernel image as other >> name before you update, then modify the correspondent line in menu.1st >> file. >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >> Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) >> Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ >> >> iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJMQWwCAAoJEOaLWowX7DBTyPYH/jVEL3/YbKpw4g2YQeEDIKhN >> E1HHpBq0LLxHmqe5N8C79VzGV8V2RSu/B6qsmzjO3f98xd2E+ev4Etd8YGOV5vvU >> pkKu+UOeDEubFrX75L1/802wTIfO5DI21VaLpRKD/+JJ2R2rTa1Bk2HmTF5DWmoh >> mpVXOydJyIXNeu2BVUemjn4TK2t6IGs22yCI107F5uD3SV1ZtpavsZ3xZCav3e6B >> x2R8C2NCF/r3BnVE3BYh9AlX617/F03hCQPOKMyXjLnMylrVvfkxMM1Q9kW97pcl >> nGR+1YUbNgTnaylyls2dOp4UAwzALcCDVwq9oJnitTcR6f/OlIH6ELUtX0gvUUU= >> =t+0W >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >> > If the point is to have a kernel that works, check out the -lts kernel. I on the other hand, have used kernel26-rc in the AUR as my main kernel, and kernel26 as a backup on my desktop :P
