Installing a new kernel

jdubya · 03-18-2014, 05:19 PM

When installing a new kernel, what steps do you take with the LILO boot loader?

evo2 · 03-18-2014, 05:24 PM

Hi,

if you are talking about Linux Mint and are installing the the kernel from an official package then you don't need to do anything: the post install script will take care of everything.

Evo2.

jdubya · 03-18-2014, 05:35 PM

It's Red Hat.

evo2 · 03-18-2014, 05:52 PM

Hi,

Quote:

Originally Posted by jdubya

It's Red Hat.

then the same should apply. However my experience using a Red Hat based system with lilo is much more limited that using Debian based (like Linux Mint) with lilo - only very recently have I been administering many RHEL based boxes.

Can you give more information about what you are actually wanting to do and what this system is?

Evo2.

John VV · 03-18-2014, 08:01 PM

RHEL6 really should not be using lilo unless it is dual booting with an already installed Debian install

redhat/cent/SL/fedora and even SUSE are Grub based
rhel6 is using the older legacy grub 0.9 as default
there are NO steps to take

you run a update and yum auto adds a new boot line if needed
this is the ONLY needed step

Code:

su -
yum update
---- then IF a kernel is updated then -------
reboot

evo2 · 03-18-2014, 08:06 PM

Hi,

Quote:

Originally Posted by John VV

RHEL6 really should not be using lilo unless it is dual booting with an already installed Debian install

Neither RHEL6 nor any recent Debian should normally using lilo. Although Debian should do the right thing with new linux-image package installs even if lilo is being used. I don't know if the same is true for RHEL6.

AFAIK, the OP has not specified RHEL6 (or for that matter RHEL at all: just "Red Hat"). This is why I asked for more information.

Evo2.

John VV · 03-18-2014, 08:24 PM

well if it is rhel5 or 6 is is using grub 0.9
if it is RH ?????
then RH9 or RH8 --- then that is a problem

evo2 · 03-18-2014, 08:39 PM

Hi,

Quote:

Originally Posted by John VV

well if it is rhel5 or 6 is is using grub 0.9

Ok, I'd just assumed (wrongly it seems) that lilo was packaged by/for RHEL as is for other distros Eg. Debian.

Quote:

if it is RH ?????
then RH9 or RH8 --- then that is a problem

:-)

Evo2.