From: Derek Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: newbie@linux-mandrake.com To: newbie@linux-mandrake.com Subject: Re: [newbie] need help patching kernel Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 15:32:28 +0000
On Wednesday 26 January 2005 03:48, Mike Chalmers wrote:
SNIP
> >
> >To install a kernel from an ftp mirror, simply navigate to the mirror
> > using konqueror and click on the kernel you wish to install.
> >For example, go here for Cooker :-
>
>ftp://ftp.rediris.es/pub/linux/distributions/mandrake-devel/cooker/i586/media/main
> >
> >and for a 2.6.8.1 kernel try :-
> >ftp://ftp.rediris.es/pub/linux/distributions/mandrake/10.1/i586/media/main
> >
> >The new kernel will become the default, but your existing kernel can still
> >be
> >accessed through your Lilo menu at boot time. If the new kernel does not
> >work
> >simply remove it again.
SNIP
> Ok, This is where I am at. If I patched the kernel to 2.6.10 there could be
> a problem because I am using Mandrake and that kernel is not made to work
> with Mandrake. Meaning that the newest kernel I can use is the 2.6.8 kernel
> that is made to be compatible with Mandrake.
>
> There are two ways I want to try:
>
> 1.) The best thing to do if I want to use the 2.6.8 kernel would be to
> urpmi it. Right? I don't know how to work urpmi yet so that is a problem.
> I think it would not be to challenging to do.
>
> 2.) I could also upgrade to 10.1 through urpmi which would give me the
> 2.6.8 kernel and the everything else that is in Mandrake 10.1. I do not
> know how to use urpmi though.
>
> So will someone give me specific instructions on how to update to the 2.6.8
> kernel? I can upgrade to 10.1 by reading the wiki how to, so I do not need
> a reply on that.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike Chalmers
>
> ***The post about installing only the kernel does not relate to any of
> this. It was something I was wondering at the same time I was working on
> this.
I had already given instructions on how to install the Mandrake 2.6.8 kernel.
Just click on the link above using konqueror, find the kernel you want to
install and click on it. That will invoke 'gurpmi' which is a little
graphical application which will use urpmi to download and install it for
you. (I am not sure, but this kernel may say it needs to install another
package called 'udev', in which case upgrading to 10.1 may be a better
alternative)
If you wanted to upgrade to 10.1 the easiest way is to simply obtain the 10.1
install CDs and choose the 'upgrade' option when you boot from the CD.
Everything is then taken care of for you.
derek
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Derek,
I clicked on the link you posted for the 2.6.8 kernel. I then clicked on the file kernel-2.6.8.1.12mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm and the download box appeared. It gave me the option to "Open with the default application (Software Installer)". Is that what I should click on?
Also, I don't think urpmi is installed on my computer. When I check for it there is urpmq and urpmf. How do I get urpmi installed on the computer? Thnks.
From,
Mike Chalmers
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