Ha I see, makes sense now. We've had no problems with running oracle 10g on 2.6.9-22.EL . Glad it all works :) Nick . > -----Original Message----- > From: Nitai @ ComputerOil [mailto:nitai@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: 01 March 2006 10:51 > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > Subject: RE: Kernel downgrade > > > Nick, > > I had to use --force or else I could not install the kernel. > It said that there is already a newer version installed (2.6.9-22). > > We already rebooted and all looks good. We are now trying to > reinstall The Oracle app. > > Thank you for all your help. > > Nitai > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list- > > bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lunt, Nick > > Sent: Mittwoch, 1. März 2006 11:42 > > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > > Subject: RE: Kernel downgrade > > > > Nitai, > > > > why did you need to use --force ? > > > > You can see from the grub.conf you supplied below that > > 2.6.9-22.0.2.ELsmp is 0 > > 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL is 1 > > etc > > > > so yes, just change default to wherever your new kernel is > in the list. > > > > Im worried about why you needed to force the kernel to > install tho ... be > > prepared for possible issues when you reboot then new kernel ;) > > > > Good luck, > > Nick . > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Nitai @ ComputerOil [mailto:nitai@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > > Sent: 01 March 2006 10:25 > > > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > > > Subject: RE: Kernel downgrade > > > > > > > > > I could have thought about that, sorry but we are mainly > > > doing Windows and other Unix servers. So RedHat in particular > > > is not so well known. > > > > > > Ok managed to get eh kernel installed with --force. How can I > > > make it the default when starting up? Do I need to set the > > > default=1 within grub.conf? > > > > > > Nitai > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list- > > > > bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lunt, Nick > > > > Sent: Mittwoch, 1. März 2006 10:58 > > > > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > > > > Subject: RE: Kernel downgrade > > > > > > > > Ok, in that case go to rhn.redhat.com and download the > > > kernel rpm you > > > > want. > > > > Also download kernel-devel rpm too if needed. > > > > > > > > Then install the kernel with rpm -ivh kernel-xxx . > > > > > > > > Just to clarify, you need to install new kernels not update > > > them, hence > > > > the -i option to rpm. > > > > > > > > If you can't get the kernel you want from rhn have a > google for it. > > > > > > > > Installing the new kernel will put the details in your > > > grub.conf, just > > > > check grub.conf to make sure its your default kernel. > > > > > > > > If you use up2date to install kernels in the future use > > > up2date -i instead > > > > of up2date -u ;) > > > > > > > > Good luck, > > > > Nick . > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Nitai @ ComputerOil [mailto:nitai@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > > > > Sent: 01 March 2006 09:45 > > > > > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > > > > > Subject: RE: Kernel downgrade > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Wow, now that was quick. Unfortunelty the kernel is not > > > > > listed here. This is the content of the grub.conf file: > > > > > > > > > > default=0 > > > > > timeout=5 > > > > > splashimage=(hd0,1)/grub/splash.xpm.gz > > > > > hiddenmenu > > > > > title Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (2.6.9-22.0.2.ELsmp) > > > > > root (hd0,1) > > > > > kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-22.0.2.ELsmp ro > > > root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet > > > > > initrd /initrd-2.6.9-22.0.2.ELsmp.img > > > > > title Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (2.6.9-22.0.2.EL) > > > > > root (hd0,1) > > > > > kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-22.0.2.EL ro > root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet > > > > > initrd /initrd-2.6.9-22.0.2.EL.img > > > > > title Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (2.6.9-22.0.1.ELsmp) > > > > > root (hd0,1) > > > > > kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-22.0.1.ELsmp ro > > > root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet > > > > > initrd /initrd-2.6.9-22.0.1.ELsmp.img > > > > > title Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (2.6.9-22.0.1.EL) > > > > > root (hd0,1) > > > > > kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-22.0.1.EL ro > root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet > > > > > initrd /initrd-2.6.9-22.0.1.EL.img > > > > > title Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (2.6.9-22.ELsmp) > > > > > root (hd0,1) > > > > > kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-22.ELsmp ro > root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet > > > > > initrd /initrd-2.6.9-22.ELsmp.img > > > > > title Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (2.6.9-22.EL) > > > > > root (hd0,1) > > > > > kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-22.EL ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet > > > > > initrd /initrd-2.6.9-22.EL.img > > > > > title Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (2.6.9-5.ELsmp) > > > > > root (hd0,1) > > > > > kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-5.ELsmp ro root=LABEL=/ > rhgb quiet > > > > > initrd /initrd-2.6.9-5.ELsmp.img > > > > > title Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS-up (2.6.9-5.EL) > > > > > root (hd0,1) > > > > > kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-5.EL ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet > > > > > initrd /initrd-2.6.9-5.EL.img > > > > > > > > > > Nitai > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list- > > > > > > bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lunt, Nick > > > > > > Sent: Mittwoch, 1. März 2006 10:38 > > > > > > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > > > > > > Subject: RE: Kernel downgrade > > > > > > > > > > > > Nitai, > > > > > > > > > > > > if you used up2date correctly the old kernel should still > > > > > be there. Check > > > > > > your grub.conf and make it the primary boot kernel. > > > > > > > > > > > > Nick > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > From: Nitai @ ComputerOil [mailto:nitai@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > > > > > > Sent: 01 March 2006 09:35 > > > > > > > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > > > > > > > Subject: Kernel downgrade > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We run RH 4.0 and recently did a kernel update > (with up2date) > > > > > > > from 2.6.9-11 to 2.6.9-22, but now we see that we have > > > > > > > problems with our Oracle applications. Is there a > way to go > > > > > > > back to 2.6.9-11? 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