Re: Help with Red Hat 6.0 (Printer a.o.)

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From: Vikram.V.Asrani
Date: Sun, 05 Sep 1999 00:00

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Patrick Kox <patrick.Kox@skynet.be> wrote:
> I also want to update to kernel version 2.2.9-18 (it's a RMP package)
> but when i've installed the kernel and reboot I get an error message
> saying that i have a wrong kernel version.

I dont think that you can simply upgrade a kernel by updating the kernel rpm. 
There are around 6 rpms. Three for the header files which have to be upgraded 
and some which have to be installed. There must be a readme somewhere. Once 
you install and upgrade those rpms, compile the new kernel and it will result
in a new boot image. Move this to the area where you have the old boot image
and give it some different name. Then add some lines in the /etc/lilo.conf
file telling the machine where to find the new boot image. Do not delete the 
old one till your new one starts working. In fact, keep backups of the old
one so that you can switch over to it when req. 

> Can anybody help me. (Remember I'm verry new to Linux, ans I've never
> compiled a kernel before)

Hope that helps. 

-- 
Vikram.V.Asrani (vikram@eecs.umich.edu)

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