if you update inside the xwindows it installs the new kernel and then all
you have to do is point the lilo.conf file to it.. i believe the latest one
is 31 after editing the lilo.conf file run lilo and reboot.. that fixed all
my problems with unmount failure
----- Original Message -----
From: John Aldrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, August 22, 1999 11:14 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] failing to unmount
> Thanks..... Now, I'm wondering, what the heck is the "kernel-smp-fb"
file???
> Is that for a "floppy-boot"??? I just wish there were some better docs and
> "how-tos" easily accessible on the 'web. :-(
> I'm still not sure what other files I need to install at the same time....
I
> assume I ought to install the updated LILO and such....and I know the
> initscripts need to be installed, but in which order would I install all
> these files? Maybe I'm being dense, but I don't know of anything which
says
> "install this file first, then file2, then file3..."
> Thanks...
> John
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Steve Philp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Sunday, August 22, 1999 1:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] failing to unmount
>
>
> > John Aldrich wrote:
> > >
> > > Yes, but which files do you want to install??? There are at least a
> dozen
> > > "kernel" RPM files in the "upgrades" directory. Not knowing WHICH
files
> and
> > > WHAT ORDER is a real pain, as I found out last night! Please, let's
try
> to
> > > be a BIT more specific! For example, I've got an SMP machine, and
> there's
> > > kernel files specific to SMP. Do I still need to install kernel-BOOT?
(I
> > > would guess so.) What about "kernel-smp-fb.xxxxx.xxxx.i586.rpm"????
> Hell, I
> > > just wish there was a FAQ on this sort of thing, stating generically
> which
> > > kernel files to install in which order, i.e. "First, install
> > > kernel-xxxxxx.xxxxx, then kernel-xxxxxx, followed by kernel-xxxxx, and
> then
> > > the initscripts rpm and then run LILO." So far, I haven't found
anything
> > > like that. I even looked on the Mandrake page and didn't find it! I'm
> afraid
> > > that this sort of "key information" is NOT readily available, unless
> it's in
> > > the manuals, which, admittedly, I haven't even opened yet!
> >
> > You'll want to install the kernel-smp and kernel-headers packages. The
> > kernel-BOOT package only installs a kernel matching the "install" kernel
> > on the installation disks. You might want kernel-doc if you're
> > interested in the documentation that comes with the kernel distribution.
> >
> > As to which kernel-smp, choose between Pentium and Pentium II (i586,
> > i686) for whichever is appropriate to your system.
> >
> > --
> > Steve Philp
> > Network Administrator
> > Advance Packaging Corp.
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
>
