On Fri, 2003-06-20 at 06:59, Vincent Danen wrote: > On Thu Jun 19, 2003 at 08:14:23AM -0400, Greg Meyer wrote: > > > > On the other hand, using MandrakeUpdate is safe. It will upgrade > > > kernel-sources and that's it. =) > > > > Speaking of the kernel update, it looks like there may be abug in the post > > install scripts. My understanding is that the update is supposed to update > > the links in the boot directory, and then set up a lilo entry to boot the old > > kernel. The links are correctly updated to point at the new kernel files, > > but the new lilo entry that is set up does not point to the old kernel, it > > points tot he new kernel too. This is bad, because if the install gets hosed > > for whatever reason, I can't boot into the old kernel. > > That's not a bug, that's a "feature" according to the kernel team. =( > > It has always done this... this is nothing new. It's been doing this since > the 8.x days if not earlier. > > I tried to get them to fix it but their feelings were it was doing things > properly and didn't need to be fixed. > > IOW, make that old entry yourself. Please. > > http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/docs/magic.php > > That explains all about it.
That's an interesting way of responding to a bug! Look at the obviously incorrect behavior and just call it correct. Are you sure these guys don't work at the Whitehouse? ;-) You're right though Vincent - it's been doing it over a number of releases. You'll find a few posts from me in the archives on it. cheers Brian
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