Re: [Cooker] kernels and urpmi/Mandrakeupdate
On Sat Jul 26 23:43 +0400, Andrey Borzenkov wrote:
> if you also make it run lilo/grub when updating existing kernel - even better.
> Currently when I recompile kernel and reinstall it I have to run lilo
> manually ("lilo entry already exists"). Not a big deal for normal users
> probably.
AFAIK, grub does not require re-running...
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Re: [Cooker] kernels and urpmi/Mandrakeupdate
>> IMHO, this can only be considered in if /sbin/installkernel (or whatever
>> replaces it) ensures that on the first kernel update, an entry for the
>> original kernel is retained. Otherwise, automatic kernel update plus
>> unintentional reboot (ie power failure) = unhappy user/administrator (as
>> would happen at present).
last time I asked Chmouel said he had some problems doing it. I do not know
more details
> installkernel is a bit broken anyways (has problems with kernel-mm and
> kernel-benh (see cooker-ppc)), I will see if i can make it a bit more
> robust
good, that is really needed. current behaviour is broken - you get two entries
for new kernel and none for the old.
if you also make it run lilo/grub when updating existing kernel - even better.
Currently when I recompile kernel and reinstall it I have to run lilo
manually ("lilo entry already exists"). Not a big deal for normal users
probably.
Re: [Cooker] kernels and urpmi/Mandrakeupdate
On Sat, 26 Jul 2003, Buchan Milne wrote: > IMHO, this can only be considered in if /sbin/installkernel (or whatever > replaces it) ensures that on the first kernel update, an entry for the > original kernel is retained. Otherwise, automatic kernel update plus > unintentional reboot (ie power failure) = unhappy user/administrator (as > would happen at present). installkernel is a bit broken anyways (has problems with kernel-mm and kernel-benh (see cooker-ppc)), I will see if i can make it a bit more robust. d.
Re: [Cooker] kernels and urpmi/Mandrakeupdate
Le sam 26/07/2003 à 17:45, [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : > For 9.1 I noticed that many people are still running 0.13mdk, not because > they do not want to update but because they do not know that there is an > update (it didn't show up in mdkupdate). Is there any good reason to keep > this behaviour for 9.2? A kernel update requires a reboot I know, and not > all people want to do it immediatly, but the update program could at least > suggest it, you do not have to select it anyways. > > d. I would even say that even if the kernel is downloaded, it is not installed by default, you must install it by hand, which is tricky ! Two times i have had to go in rpmdrake, and install the new kernel by selecting it ... After a while i rebooted (power failure) and found in the situation Buchan experienced : X wasn't starting due to the lack of nvidia's driver ... A 5 minutes workaround made it work but is it the behaviour one wants to use ? Stef -- Teletchéa Stéphane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [Cooker] kernels and urpmi/Mandrakeupdate
On Sat, 26 Jul 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > For 9.1 I noticed that many people are still running 0.13mdk, not because > they do not want to update but because they do not know that there is an > update (it didn't show up in mdkupdate). Is there any good reason to keep > this behaviour for 9.2? A kernel update requires a reboot I know, and not > all people want to do it immediatly, but the update program could at least > suggest it, you do not have to select it anyways. IMHO, this can only be considered in if /sbin/installkernel (or whatever replaces it) ensures that on the first kernel update, an entry for the original kernel is retained. Otherwise, automatic kernel update plus unintentional reboot (ie power failure) = unhappy user/administrator (as would happen at present). Regards, Buchan -- |Registered Linux User #182071-| Buchan MilneMechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work+27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x121 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7 ** Please click on http://www.cae.co.za/disclaimer.htm to read our e-mail disclaimer or send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a copy. **
