Hi Michael,
Redhat has a nice little doc for doing a kernel upgrade using RPM.
http://www.redhat.com/support/docs/howto/kernel-upgrade/kernel-upgrade-1.html
Have fun,
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Thursday, October 12, 2000, 9:00:05 PM, you wrote:
MM> I got the 2.2.17 RPM and installed it. However, I know there is more I need
MM> to do to use the new kernel, but I just can't get started. None of the books
MM> I have (and I have several) address installing a new kernel from RPM. I have
MM> read the Kernel How to, but it was not much help. Could you help? You may
MM> give me some specific instructions or point me to some good reading which
MM> contains specific instructions.
MM> Thanks
MM> Michael
MM> Kirk wrote:
>> Get the patch with the most recent date on it for the kernel you wish to
>> patch. You could also save yourself a little work, if you like, and
>> download the kernel RPMS from ftp://duke.eburg.com his are already patched
>> with all the latest goodies. They would be in
>> pub/linux/redhat-6.x-mycontrib/RPMS The current version there is 2.2.17
>>
>> Good luck.
>> Kirk
>>
>> >On Sun, 8 Oct 2000, Michael McLeod wrote:
>>
>> > I have been running RH 6.0 and used the setup scrip provided by Promise
>> > for 6.0. I wanted to upgrade to 6.2 but the same script did not work
>> > with 6.2. After looking for a while I found the method to use in the
>> > mini "How To for Ultra 66" This worked fine. (It involved issuing the
>> > command "Linux ide2=XXXXXXXXXX
>> > ide 3=XXXXXXXXXXXXX before booting Linux). I have successfully put this
>> > command into LILO so I don't have to enter it with each boot,
>> > everything seems to work well except: RH 6.2 runs a LOT SLOWER!!!!
>> > than 6.0 did. Is this the nature of 6.2? Or is something else wrong
>> > which I need to address? Or do I need to patch the 2.2.14 kernel? (if
>> > this is the case then I need some advise, I have found a lot of patches
>> > supplied by /hederick/ but which one? and how to apply it? I can
>> > probably figure out how to apply the patch but I am in the dark as to
>> > which patch to use. So, any advise and direction would be welcome from
>> > You-Who-Know more than I do about Linux (I'm still very much a work in
>> > progress).
>> > Michael
>> >
>> >
>> >
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