Guys,

Newbie here running RH9. I've been installing all the updates via up2date. However, when I run up2date, the first window says:

"Your system is currently running kernel-2.4.20-8, but the newest installed kernel is kernel-2.4.20-28.9. It is recommended that you reboot at the first opportunity to test this new kernel."

So I did reboot - many times. Version 2.4.20-8 continues to load. How do I get RH (using GRUB) to boot the latest downloaded/installed(?) version?

Post the output of
ls /boot;
and
cat /etc/grub.conf
and I will edit it for you and re-post.

G-Rod,

Thanks for much! First:

[root@BlueBullet root]# ls /boot
boot.b module-info-2.4.20-18.9 vmlinux-2.4.20-18.9
chain.b module-info-2.4.20-19.9 vmlinux-2.4.20-19.9
config-2.4.20-18.9 module-info-2.4.20-20.9 vmlinux-2.4.20-20.9
config-2.4.20-19.9 module-info-2.4.20-24.9 vmlinux-2.4.20-24.9
config-2.4.20-20.9 module-info-2.4.20-27.9 vmlinux-2.4.20-27.9
config-2.4.20-24.9 module-info-2.4.20-28.9 vmlinux-2.4.20-28.9
config-2.4.20-27.9 module-info-2.4.20-8 vmlinux-2.4.20-8
config-2.4.20-28.9 os2_d.b vmlinuz
config-2.4.20-8 System.map vmlinuz-2.4.20-18.9
grub System.map-2.4.20-18.9 vmlinuz-2.4.20-19.9
initrd-2.4.20-8.img System.map-2.4.20-19.9 vmlinuz-2.4.20-20.9
kernel.h System.map-2.4.20-20.9 vmlinuz-2.4.20-24.9
lost+found System.map-2.4.20-24.9 vmlinuz-2.4.20-27.9
message System.map-2.4.20-27.9 vmlinuz-2.4.20-28.9
message.ja System.map-2.4.20-28.9 vmlinuz-2.4.20-8
module-info System.map-2.4.20-8
[root@BlueBullet root]#


Second:

[root@BlueBullet root]# cat /etc/grub.conf
# grub.conf generated by anaconda
#
# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
# NOTICE: You have a /boot partition. This means that
# all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
# root (hd0,0)
# kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/sda2
# initrd /initrd-version.img
#boot=/dev/sda
timeout=10
splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title Red Hat Linux (2.4.20-8)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.20-8 ro root=LABEL=/ hde=noprobe hdf=noprobe hdg=noprobe hdh=noprobe
initrd /initrd-2.4.20-8.img
[root@BlueBullet root]#

You are missing the initial root device for this kernel and have a whole bunch of other kernels that are not used.
Did you do a
make install;
When building the kernel?

Your new grub conf would be something like the following. The one listed first is boot by default.

# grub.conf generated by anaconda
#
# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
# NOTICE: You have a /boot partition. This means that
# all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
# root (hd0,0)
# kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/sda2
# initrd /initrd-version.img
#boot=/dev/sda
timeout=10
splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title Red Hat Linux (2.4.20-8)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.20-8 ro root=LABEL=/ hde=noprobe hdf=noprobe hdg=noprobe hdh=noprobe
initrd /initrd-2.4.20-8.img
title New Kernel
root (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.20-28.9 ro root=LABEL=/ hde=noprobe hdf=noprobe hdg=noprobe hdh=noprobe
initrd /initrd-2.4.20-28.9.img