Lilo
This question should be easy.
When I install RH7.3, I wanted the LILO boot menu to show "RedHatLinux7.3" not "linux"...so thats what I did. Then I got online and updated via up2date, and rebooted.....now it shows: Windows98SE RedHatLinux7.3 linux ???huh??? How would this happed, and how do I remove this third entry? :newbie: |
During the up2date proccess the kernel was updated also, for a couple of different reasons the old one is not removed (like you can specify that in /etc/rhn/sysconfig/up2date). If you want to remove that entry you need to modify /etc/lilo.conf and then run lilo to activate the changes!
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Well done! Unfortunatally, we have uncovered another problem.
What I have found out is that when the update is applied, it does not check to see if you have put anything in beside the default label. At any rate when I select "RedHatLinux7.3" I am booting the old kernel. Ergo, "linux" is the new kernel. Here's the new problem, when I load up the new kernel, it freezes after enabling the swap space, what supposed to happen right after that is the init 5 level. So, here is my copy of lilo.conf if it helps: prompt timeout=50 default=Windows98SE boot=/dev/hda map=/boot/map install=/boot/boot.b message=/boot/message linear image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-3 label=RedHatLinux7.3 initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.18-3.img read-only root=/dev/hda2 append="hdc=ide-scsi" other=/dev/hda1 optional label=Windows98SE image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-10 label=linux root=/dev/hda2 append="hdc=ide-scsi" read-only initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.18-10.img now what?? :cry: |
what's the last message you can see before it freezes? enabling swap space or something alike?
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The very last thing is:
Enabling SWAP space [ OK ] *blinking cursor here* That's it.... |
had a problem like that sometime but can't remember how i got rid of it :eek:
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Just an idea...
What's the massive difference between 2.4.18-3 and -10? Is it something you actually need, or are you just staying on the bleeding edge. This would be a good time to repeat the old adage: If it ain't broke, don't fix it. And it would appear that in your case you tried to fix this thing that "ain't broke" and broke it. I would just hold off on "updates" until needed. If it's because of a hardware issue, and -10 is the only thing that will support it, then I guess it's worth looking into. One thing that comes to mind is the initrd. Is the initrd actually pointing to the correct initrd? Change directory to /boot and see if your initrd's are just symlinks. If so, make sure it's symlinked to the correct file. Cool |
Kernel updates are EXCLUDED on default aren't they? well you can exclude them by updating /etc/sysconfig/rhn/up2date
set pkgSkipList=kernel; |
Ok, so I can live without the kernel update.....should I change my label to linux instead of RedHatLinux7.3 for future use? Also, in my up2date package is annoying me by giving me a warning telling me to run the new kernel....you know what.....screw it....I'll format....it won't take long to get it to this point again.....see ya on the other side folks...
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