Am I correct in assuming that the procedure you are outlining will remove 2.6.24-22 and then re-install it? Thanks.
On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 7:53 AM, Claudio Moretti <flyingsta...@gmail.com>wrote: > Intrepid (8.10) uses 2.6.27 :) > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IntrepidIbex/TechnicalOverview#Linux%20kernel%202.6.27 > > To purge the kernel you can use Synaptic or a Terminal: > in Synaptic, look for linux-headers-2.6.24-22-generic, > linux-image-2.6.24-22-generic and > linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-22-generic; click on the green square near > them and select "Mark for complete removal" (or something similar - I use > Italian version and that's the nearest translation I can think about - It's > the last option, though). > Reboot and then start your Update Manager from System > Administration > > Update Manager; update repos and it will ask you to install the new kernel; > you can also reinstall it from Synaptic. > > The other way is: from a Terminal, launch "sudo apt-get purge linux- > headers-2.6.24-22-generic linux-image-2.6.24-22-generic linux- > restricted-modules-2.6.24-22-generic" (without quotes). You will be > prompted for your password; enter it and, when it's finished, reboot. > > At reboot, GRUB won't give you (obviously) the "Ubuntu 8.04.1, kernel > 2.6.24-22-generic" option; boot with the other kernel and you'll be done > :) > > -- > 8.04 blinking caps lock on bootup > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/309311 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in Ubuntu: New > > Bug description: > Problem occurs when booting "Ubuntu 8.04.1, kernel 2.6.24-22-generic" (line > copied from /boot/grub/menu.lst) on an Acer Aspire 5100 laptop. After > initial install the boot went ok. I have a configuration document I follow > to perform a fresh install of Ubuntu, and I was nearing the completion of > the install. As the final series of steps, I installed wine and > network-manager-pptp, configured wine, and installed a Windows program under > wine. VPN requires a reboot to enable VPN, and the problem occurs during > the reboot. Based on previous experience, the problem will recur on every > single reboot. The work-around is to boot from "Ubuntu 8.04.1, kernel > 2.6.24-16-generic" instead. I suspect the problem is caused by VPN, and next > time I do a fresh install, I will reboot after each of my install steps, to > confirm the machine will still boot. I am not using Ubuntu 8.10 because I > haven't been able to get wireless to work under 8.10. > -- Niels Andersen Guelph, Ontario, Canada -- 8.04 blinking caps lock on bootup https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/309311 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
