I have had no problems letting Up2date update the kernel. All I had to do was to recompile my Video drivers and all was well. It automatically adds the new kernel (Kernels if you have an SMP system like me) to the Grub boot menu (which I use). I believe they simply added that function because some/most people don't wish to have their kernel automatically updated. And prefer to do it manually. But if you don't have any special stuff added/removed from your current kernel, then it's safe to update if you wish to. Wolf -----Original Message----- From: Saqib Ali [mailto:saqib@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, 17 March 2003 2:02 PM To: psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: updating kernel using up2date Howdy All, I have previously upgraded my kernel manually(by-recompiling) several time. Recently I signed up for RedHat's up2date account. When I run up2date, I get the following: --------------------------------------------------------------- [root@xxxx root]# up2date -u Fetching package list for channel: redhat-linux-i386-8.0... ######################################## Fetching Obsoletes list for channel: redhat-linux-i386-8.0... ######################################## Fetching rpm headers... The following Packages were marked to be skipped by your configuration: Name Version Rel Reason ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- kernel 2.4.18 26.8.0Pkg name/pattern kernel-source 2.4.18 26.8.0Pkg name/pattern None of the packages you requested were found, or they are already updated. ------------------------------------------------------------- My question: Is it safe to update the kernel using up2date? On this server I dont have a custom kernel. It is the kernel that came on the RedHat 8.0 CDs. So will be safe updating the kernel using up2date? Thanks Saqib Ali ###################################################################### Attention: This e-mail message is privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient please delete the message and notify the sender. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author. This e-mail has been scanned and cleared by MailMarshal www.marshalsoftware.com ###################################################################### -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
