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Subject: Re: Kernel 2.2.16 RPM released
From: John Aldrich <john@chattanooga.net>
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 13:55:01 -0400
On Mon, 19 Jun 2000, Brandon Dorman wrote:
> doesn't 6.2 come with 2.2-14? do I need to get the .15 rpm first?
>
I'm not sure. Basically you can have multiple co-existing
kernels, although you only boot on one at a time. As I
said, the strong suggestion is that you install the new
kernel ALONGSIDE the existing kernel, just in case
something blows up, as a fall-back position. A kernel
doesn't take up much drive space, so chances are you won't
have much problem having multiple kernels installed at once.
John
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Subject: Re: Kernel 2.2.16 RPM released
From: Bret Hughes <bhughes@elevating.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 13:12:40 -0500
John Aldrich wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Jun 2000, Brandon Dorman wrote:
> > if I were to get that kernel, would the rpm format "compile" it for me and everything? Would it be
> > just like installing a program with RPM or still something beyond my newbies knowledge?
> >
> It's strongly recommended that if you use a binary RPM that
> you use the "i flag instead of the "U" flag. That way, if
> anything happens you still have your old kernel.
> John
>
There is a good HOWTO on exactly this at :
http://www.redhat.com/support/docs/kernel.html
I have found it very helpful and warm fuzzy giving as I update stuff.
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Subject: Re: Upgrade blues
From: Lee Howard <faxguy@deanox.com>
Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2000 21:37:25 -0600
On Sun, 9 Jul 2000, Bob Hartung wrote:
> I needed to upgrade my stock 6.2 kernel for a) security fixes on this
>future masquerade server and b) tulip drivr problems with my LinkSys
>cards.
....
> gcc -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -02 -fomit-frame-pointer -o
>scripts/split-include scripts/split-include.c
> In file included from /usr/include/errno.h:36,
> from /scripts/split-include.c:26:
> /usr/include/bits/errno.h:25: linux/errno.h: No such file or directory
> make: *** {scripts/split-include] Error 1
>
>It seems that I have neglected to install/upgrade something (?). I have
>issued a
> rpm --rebuilddb
>
>and the same error.
>
>Ideas??
>All help appreciated to avoid a complete reinstall!
I've done all of my kernel-2.2.16 upgrading from tarball with no problems.
I've generally disliked the way RPM kernels upgrade. Sadly, I do miss out
on RedHat's patches, but I'd really like to know what I'm patching for. I
*do* patch with the latest IDE patches, though.
But, in answer to your question, the error message is stating that for some
reason make is looking for linux/errno.h off of its current directory at
that moment and not finding it. The trick here would be to create a
symlink to work around the problem. It just shows poor RPM development by
somebody there at RedHat (perhaps they didn't look into someone recompiling
the kernel after the upgrade). A reinstall isn't likley to help you.
Lee Howard
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Subject: Re: Upgrade blues
From: Bob Hartung <rwhartung@home.com>
Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2000 22:18:15 -0500
"Mikkel L. Ellertson" wrote:
> Try make symlinks
Tried "make symlinks"
I get the same error
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