"Joseph S. Gardner" wrote:
>
> OK, I was looking for an update for the stdlibc and gcc gcc+
> libraries and such (got tired of installing software that
> required one library or another that didn't install when
> I selected "everything" from the 6.1 install) so me thinks "Let's
> try the update button on the KDE panel".
>
> Stupid move. Every thing d/l'd fine so I reboot and my machine
> erupts. I get " ~^[[24~^[[24 "'s streaming across my screen,
> the internal speaker is screaming as the filesystem is being
> mounted (NOT a pleasant thing at 12:30 am). Doah, I forgot to
> edit /etc/lilo.conf to reflect the new 2.2.13-22 kernel and rerun
> lilo. OK that's done but I still have the same problem and any
> time I enter into a terminal mode my screen again erupts into
> streaming " ~~~~~~~~~~" anytime I look at it crosseyed and seem
> to be having general keyboard problems typing this. I also now
> get an error msg that my kernel does not have kppp support but
> launches it anyway when I hit "OK".
>
> This folks is rediculous, I suppose it's my fault for trying to
> fix something that wasn't broke but all I wanted was the
> libraries that should have loaded in the first place.
>
> Please, anyone got any suggestions
>
> Joe Gardner
The updates are all RPM's, & might still be stored in your top
/tmp directory (unlikely after reboot, but look), you could try
reinstalling the old ones off CD. the kppp thing is normal & can
be safely ignored. The prob is strange, as I could safely boot
off -7mdk after I had installed -22. It's at this sort of place
that I usually reinstall - hope you get better help :o)
[if you made a /home partition you could back things up into
it & keep it when you reinstall]
-WBD
