Just installed the security update for the kernel. After rpm -ivh kernel.... I noted that lilo.conf (excluding the menu stuff at top) now looked like:
image=/boot/vmlinuz label=linux root=/dev/hda5 initrd=/boot/initrd.img append=" devfs=mount quiet" vga=791 read-only image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.8-34.1mdk label=248-341 root=/dev/hda5 read-only optional vga=normal append=" devfs=mount quiet" initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.8-34.1mdk.img A check of /boot reveals that initrd.img is linked to initrd-2.4.8-34.1mdk.img So, my lilo allows me to boot either the new kernel by choosing 248-341, or the new kernel by choosing linux. That doesn't seem like a very failsafe option, so I added: image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.8-26mdk label=old-linux root=/dev/hda5 read-only optional vga=normal append=" devfs=mount quiet" initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.8-26mdk.img and ran lilo before attempting a reboot. The new kernel seems fine, so there was no need, but it still leaves the question of why the install behaves that way. Anyone care to comment? Brian
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