Thanks for the answer, here is what I found when checking your questions. Letsee.... answers to your query in order:
1. /boot partition according to sfdisk -s for /dev/hda1: 104391 blocks.
2. Quite honestly, I never have run out of space on the boot partition
before! (On several RedHat 6.x,7.x, 8.x, 9.x or the Enterprise Advanced Server (RHEL3)) installations before. So... I never had to learn how to delete old kernels (sheepish grin). I have been a "learn as needed" admin; focused on system security/sendmail and Apache config and security. The kernel and new kernel updates "just worked".
3. There is no /boot/grub.
4. ["nop@nop" root]# rpm --query kernel kernel-2.4.21-4.EL kernel-2.4.21-15.0.4.EL kernel-2.4.21-20.EL kernel-2.4.21-20.0.1.EL kernel-2.4.21-27.EL kernel-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL kernel-2.4.21-27.0.2.EL kernel-2.4.21-27.0.4.EL
5. ["nop@nop" root]# rpm --verify --all "kernel*"
missing /boot/System.map-2.4.21-4.EL
missing /boot/config-2.4.21-4.EL
missing /boot/vmlinux-2.4.21-4.EL
missing /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.21-4.EL
missing /boot/System.map-2.4.21-15.0.4.EL
missing /boot/config-2.4.21-15.0.4.EL
missing /boot/vmlinux-2.4.21-15.0.4.EL
missing /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.21-15.0.4.EL
missing /boot/System.map-2.4.21-20.EL
missing /boot/config-2.4.21-20.EL
missing /boot/vmlinux-2.4.21-20.EL
missing /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.21-20.EL
missing /boot/System.map-2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
missing /boot/config-2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
missing /boot/vmlinux-2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
missing /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
missing /boot/System.map-2.4.21-27.EL
missing /boot/config-2.4.21-27.EL
missing /boot/vmlinux-2.4.21-27.EL
missing /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.21-27.EL
.....
Looks to me like the boot partition could be full and although I use GRUB, the /boot/grub folder does not even exists... so why should grub.conf? In addition, the /boot path on my available drive contains the three "present but unrecognized" newer kernel version files.
I'll see if I can escape to the books again and learn more about managing the boot partition.
If anyone has some quick suggestions and/or direct references to help me get up to speed fast, TIA!
-Sanch
Michael Schwendt wrote:
On Fri, 13 May 2005 09:07:02 -0400, sancho wrote:
Hi All,
Let me try once more on this problem, any and all suggestions are welcome. I've tried to search this one out but am getting confusing information from online materials. Thanks in advance.
I have been using RHN to update RH9(AS) kernel for quite some time
What is "RH9(AS)"?
Judging from the kernel versions you mention, you seem to have Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (common short name "RHEL3").
without incident. As of Kernel release RH 2.4.21-27.0.1EL (and for 2 since then to ...0.4EL) the new kernel never has shown up on the GRUB boot page list. I found all 3 versions in the /boot directory... but the ones available, I can't see...
Only thing I can imagine is that the /boot partition doesn't have enough space for them and RPM has dumped them to /boot in the normally available space. For the life of me can't remember/find the key to checking this out and setting it right.
Any hints?
Well, for the beginning, how much space is left on /boot partition? Why did you keep a third old kernel? What do you see in /boot/grub/grub.conf? What do you get for "rpm --query kernel"? What do you get for "rpm --verify --all 'kernel*'"?
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