I have never had a kernel source to be deleted by a new install. If that is so then why have you sent this email. You should not have a space problem in that case. Look at the directories I referred and see if the old source is there. If it is not then you don't have a problem.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:redhat-list- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert C. Paulsen Jr. > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 9:28 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: kernel update and grub > > On Thu, Aug 21, 2003 at 08:54:09AM -0500, Otto Haliburton wrote: > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:redhat-list- > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Asbjorn Hoiland Aarrestad > > > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 4:18 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: kernel update and grub > > > > > > hi! > > > > > > Just got word about the new kernel update, but when looking in my > logs > > > for the update, I just see an errormessage about "not enough space > on > > > /boot". This most probably because I have been installing a couple > of > > > kernel updates automatically using up2date, and never deleted > > > anything. > > > > > > I have redhat 7.3 and grub installed > > > > > > > > > How do I (commandline) delete the old kernels from grub? > > > > > > > > > - asbj?rn > > > > > > > > > -- > > > redhat-list mailing list > > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > You need to delete the old kernels from /boot. You can also delete > them > > from /usr/src. > > 1) Look at the grub.conf file in /etc. The directory is in /boot > (you > > can go there) also. The symbolic link to the file is in /etc. > > Determine which kernels you want to delete. Delete them from > grub.conf > > and from /boot. Remember to look at the default pointer and update > it > > to the new default in grub.conf. You can also go to /usr/src and > delete > > the old kernel directories. Be sure and make yourself a boot floppy > in > > case you make a mistake. Good luck!!!! > > A safer method is to delete the old kernels via rpm. For example my > system shows: > > rpm -qa | grep kernel > kernel-pcmcia-cs-3.1.31-13 > kernel-source-2.4.20-20.9 > kernel-2.4.20-19.9 > kernel-2.4.20-20.9 > > There is one old kernel still installed: kernel-2.4.20-19.9. To delete > it I would run: > > rpm -e kernel-2.4.20-19.9 > > I generally keep one back-level kernel "just in case"; thus the output > above. It appears that when kernel source is installed the older > version > is removed. I am not sure why, but although I have never deleted any > only the latest one ever shows up. > > -- > Robert C. Paulsen, Jr. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
