Michael Schwendt writes: > On Sat, 27 Dec 2003 07:35:10 -0600 (CST), Robert Brown wrote: > > > > > When I updated from the 2.4.20-24.9 to the > > > > 2.4.20-27.9 kernel, I noticed that all of my previous kernel images > > > > were deleted. > > > > > > > Perhaps you, like I, updated by downloading the rpms and applying the > > > > updates manually. > > > > > > When you do that, don't use "rpm -Uvh" to upgrade the kernel package. > > > Use "rpm -ivh" to install the new kernel, keeping the installed ones. > > > > > > > Other members of this list who used up2date did not > > > > notice this behaviour. See the archives for the thread I started on > > > > tcpdump problems, where I mention this in passing. > > > > > > up2date installs kernel packages instead of upgrading them. > > > > > > -- > > > > Actually, I did a -Fvh, which is the procedure I used on all the other > > kernels. > > That is --freshen (-F) which erases older kernel packages like -U. > The most recent kernel package is no different from the previous > kernel packages. You should have used -ivh. > > > You know, its funny, but I started this thread last night because of a > > problem with tcpdump, but everybody finds the quirk of my old kernels > > being deleted more interesting to discuss. > > Maybe. Didn't know that you don't appreciate comments on less important > parts of your message. Thought you would find it interesting to learn > why your older kernels were erased. qI haven't evaluated the 27.x kernel > yet, since someone in bugzilla added a comment that it wouldn't fix the > iptables conntrack rmmod hang. > > -- I do appreciate the comments about how to update a kernel, make no mistake, but my kernel *DOES* seem to be working. Its the tcpdump problem I was looking for help with. Well now that takes the cake! The conntrack bug was the reason I installed the new kernel! -- -------- "And there came a writing to him from Elijah" [2Ch 21:12] -------- R. J. Brown III rj@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.elilabs.com/~rj voice 859 567-7311 Elijah Laboratories Inc. P. O. Box 166, Warsaw KY 41095 fax 859 567-7311 ----- M o d e l i n g t h e M e t h o d s o f t h e M i n d ------ -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
