With the kernel you have to reboot for it to take effect. Try this at the command line type in : uname -a You'll see the current kernel that your using.
Before you do reboot. Make sure you have a bootdisk and you have read the steps I had to take. Because once you reboot, your not going anywhere until you install the kernel the correct way. >From: "Johnson, David" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: [newbie] Warning for newbies, learn from my mistake >Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 13:56:03 -0500 > >That's the beauty of Linux. I shouldn't HAVE to reboot...right? :-) > >Fortunately, it's only a machine for me to learn the OS on, so I don't have >a problem wiping and re-installing... > >-----Original Message----- >From: David .. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 10:52 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: [newbie] Warning for newbies, learn from my mistake > > > >Ah so you haven't rebooted eh. Go ahead, and reboot then come back to the >list with your findings. I did the package install and it was fine for a >few > >hours, after i did the reboot, then it took the new kernel and thats when >the problems started. > > >From: "Johnson, David" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: RE: [newbie] Warning for newbies, learn from my mistake > >Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 13:11:46 -0500 > > > >Hmm. I did this update some time ago via the package manager without > >problem. System has not been rebooted since...I don't think that a >blanket > >DO NOT DO THIS is appropriate. Of course you must be very careful when > >doing something as drastic as updating your kernel. Just make sure you > >have > >a way out planned before-hand! > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: David .. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 6:43 AM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: [newbie] Warning for newbies, learn from my mistake > > > > > > > >Just a warning to those who like using the Mandrakes Package Manager. >When > >your run the check for new security patches and you see the option to > >update > > > >your kernel. DON'T! > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com
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