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Here is, under desktop 586-2.6.24.7 the grep command. I have not deleted anything yet.

 

[hal@localhost ~]$ rpm -qa | grep -i kernel
madwifi-kernel-2.6.24.4-desktop586-1mnb-0.9.3.3-5.r3114mdv2008.1
kernel-desktop586-devel-latest-2.6.24.7-1mnb1
kernel-desktop586-latest-2.6.24.7-1mnb1
vboxadd-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-1.5.6-1mdv2008.1
vboxvfs-kernel-desktop586-latest-1.5.6-1.20080729.1mdv2008.1
vboxadd-kernel-2.6.24.4-desktop586-1mnb-1.5.6-1mdv2008.1
hsfmodem-kernel-2.6.24.4-desktop586-1mnb-7.68.00.07-1mdv2008.1
kernel-rt-source-2.6.24.3-1.rt3.2mdv-1-1mdv2008.1
nvidia96xx-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-96.43.05-4mdv2008.1
madwifi-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-0.9.3.3-5.r3114mdv2008.1
vboxvfs-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-1.5.6-1mdv2008.1
hsfmodem-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-7.68.00.07-1mdv2008.1
slmodem-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-2.9.11-0.20070813.3mdv2008.1
vboxvfs-kernel-2.6.24.4-desktop586-1mnb-1.5.6-1mdv2008.1
nvidia-current-kernel-2.6.24.4-desktop586-1mnb-169.12-4mdv2008.1
unicorn-kernel-2.6.24.4-desktop586-1mnb-0.9.3-7mdv2008.1
slmodem-kernel-desktop586-latest-2.9.11-1.20080729.0.20070813.3mdv2008.1
unicorn-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-0.9.3-7mdv2008.1
fglrx-kernel-desktop586-latest-8.471-1.20080729.3mdv2008.1
vboxadd-kernel-desktop586-latest-1.5.6-1.20080729.1mdv2008.1
nvidia71xx-kernel-2.6.24.4-desktop586-1mnb-71.86.04-4mdv2008.1
slmodem-kernel-2.6.24.4-desktop586-1mnb-2.9.11-0.20070813.3mdv2008.1
kernel-desktop586-devel-2.6.24.7-1mnb-1-1mnb1
hsfmodem-kernel-desktop586-latest-7.68.00.07-1.20080729.1mdv2008.1
nvidia-current-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-169.12-4mdv2008.1
fglrx-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-8.471-3mdv2008.1
nvidia71xx-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-71.86.04-4mdv2008.1
unicorn-kernel-desktop586-latest-0.9.3-1.20080729.7mdv2008.1
kernel-desktop586-2.6.24.4-1mnb-1-1mnb1
nvidia96xx-kernel-2.6.24.4-desktop586-1mnb-96.43.05-4mdv2008.1
kernel-headers-2.6.24-6mnb1
kernel-linus-source-2.6.25.14-1mdv-1-1mdv2008.1
nvidia-current-kernel-desktop586-latest-169.12-1.20080729.4mdv2008.1
nvidia71xx-kernel-desktop586-latest-71.86.04-1.20080729.4mdv2008.1
fglrx-kernel-2.6.24.4-desktop586-1mnb-8.471-3mdv2008.1
kernel-desktop586-devel-2.6.24.4-1mnb-1-1mnb1
kernel-desktop586-2.6.24.7-1mnb-1-1mnb1
nvidia96xx-kernel-desktop586-latest-96.43.05-1.20080729.4mdv2008.1
madwifi-kernel-desktop586-latest-0.9.3.3-1.20080729.5.r3114mdv2008.1
[hal@localhost ~]$

 

was this the next step

 

thanks

 

Huilio

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OK, now I have some questions. Are you using wireless? And do you use an atheros card with madwifi? Are you using any modem stuff too? Or NVIDIA or ATI graphics cards? And VirtualBox perhaps? If not, then let me know on each question so that I can help you clear this list up nice and easily.

 

However, for now you can at least remove:

 

kernel-desktop586-devel-latest-2.6.24.7-1mnb1
kernel-rt-source-2.6.24.3-1.rt3.2mdv-1-1mdv2008.1
kernel-desktop586-devel-2.6.24.7-1mnb-1-1mnb1
kernel-desktop586-2.6.24.4-1mnb-1-1mnb1
kernel-headers-2.6.24-6mnb1
kernel-linus-source-2.6.25.14-1mdv-1-1mdv2008.1
kernel-desktop586-devel-2.6.24.4-1mnb-1-1mnb1

 

of course, make sure you're booted into 2.6.24.7 when you do this. Then you'll only have one kernel left installed, and we can work through all the other entries when you reply with answer to questions above.

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Hello, rm -f or -r do not work,

 

-f [root@localhost src]# rm -f linux-2.6.24.4-desktop586-1mnb

rm: cannot remove `linux-2.6.24.4-desktop586-1mnb': Is a directory

 

 

-r cannot get around the prompt to desend or delete.

 

[root@localhost src]# rm -r kernel-rt-2.6.24.3-1.rt3.2mdv

rm: descend into directory `kernel-rt-2.6.24.3-1.rt3.2mdv'? y

rm: descend into directory `kernel-rt-2.6.24.3-1.rt3.2mdv/net'? y

rm: descend into directory `kernel-rt-2.6.24.3-1.rt3.2mdv/net/ipv4'? y

rm: descend into directory `kernel-rt-2.6.24.3-1.rt3.2mdv/net/ipv4/netfilter'? y

rm: remove regular file `kernel-rt-2.6.24.3-1.rt3.2mdv/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_addrtype.c'? y

rm: remove regular file `kernel-rt-2.6.24.3-1.rt3.2mdv/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_snmp_basic.c'?

 

 

ow can i get around the prompt?

 

Thanks

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What do you need to do?

For compiling kernel modules, you need just the devel package: kernel-desktop586-devel-latest-2.6.24.7-1mnb1, which is just an alias to kernel-desktop586-devel-2.6.24.7-1mnb-1-1mnb1

You can safely remove the rest, as Ian suggested.

The full kernel-source package is needed only for compiling a custom kernel of your own, and virtually nothing else.

And, just for the record, I could easily spot "kernel-source-latest-2.6.24.7-1mnb1-i586.rpm" in the "updates" repo. Is your urpmi sources properly configured, and your mirror up-to-date?

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I would like to delete the following kernals, with the exception of the last.

 

I enter, man vi, and get, "rm" [New File] ?

 

thanks,

 

huilo

 

drwxr-xr-x 21 root root 4096 2008-08-27 18:53 kernel-linus-2.6.25.14-1mdv/

drwxr-xr-x 20 root root 4096 2008-09-21 10:05 kernel-rt-2.6.24.3-1.rt3.2mdv/

drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 2008-08-23 18:12 kqemu-1.3.0pre11-15/

drwxr-xr-x 22 root root 4096 2008-08-31 14:30 linux-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb/

[root@localhost src]# pwd

/usr/src

[root@localhost src]#

 

rm -r and -f give the

[root@localhost src]# rm -f linux-2.6.24.4-desktop586-1mnb

 

rm: cannot remove `linux-2.6.24.4-desktop586-1mnb': Is a directory

 

 

-r cannot get around the prompt to desend or delete.

 

[root@localhost src]# rm -r kernel-rt-2.6.24.3-1.rt3.2mdv

 

rm: descend into directory `kernel-rt-2.6.24.3-1.rt3.2mdv'? y

rm: descend into directory `kernel-rt-2.6.24.3-1.rt3.2mdv/net'? y

rm: descend into directory `kernel-rt-2.6.24.3-1.rt3.2mdv/net/ipv4'? y

rm: descend into directory `kernel-rt-2.6.24.3-1.rt3.2mdv/net/ipv4/netfilter'? y

rm: remove regular file `kernel-rt-2.6.24.3-1.rt3.2mdv/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_addrtype.c'? y

rm: remove regular file `kernel-rt-2.6.24.3-1.rt3.2mdv/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_snmp_basic.c'?

 

 

how can i get around the prompt?

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I ment , man rm

 

no extensions such as -r, -f are mentioned??

 

 

RM(1P) POSIX Programmer's Manual RM(1P)

 

PROLOG

This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual. The Linux

implementation of this interface may differ (consult the corresponding

Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may

not be implemented on Linux.

 

NAME

rm - remove directory entries

 

SYNOPSIS

rm [-fiRr] file...

 

DESCRIPTION

The rm utility shall remove the directory entry specified by each file

argument.

 

If either of the files dot or dot-dot are specified as the basename

portion of an operand (that is, the final pathname component), rm shall

write a diagnostic message to standard error and do nothing more with

such operands.

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You don't use rm to remove the kernel - no no no! This is OK for removing directories, but if it's an installed package, then you remove it using urpme from the console or you go into the GUI remove packages to remove the kernel ones you don't want.

 

As I said, make sure you don't remove the kernel that you booted with, as you'll have big problems, just remove the others that are listed. If you're unsure, please ask, but definitely do not use the rm command!!!!!

 

Based on the ones I listed above:

 

urpme kernel-desktop586-devel-latest-2.6.24.7-1mnb1
urpme kernel-rt-source-2.6.24.3-1.rt3.2mdv-1-1mdv2008.1
urpme kernel-desktop586-devel-2.6.24.7-1mnb-1-1mnb1
urpme kernel-desktop586-2.6.24.4-1mnb-1-1mnb1
urpme kernel-headers-2.6.24-6mnb1
urpme kernel-linus-source-2.6.25.14-1mdv-1-1mdv2008.1
urpme kernel-desktop586-devel-2.6.24.4-1mnb-1-1mnb1

 

will remove the ones I stated. Then afterwards, do:

 

rpm -qa | grep -i kernel

 

and post any remaining installed items here so I can see if others need removing.

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hey Thanks,

 

Here it is, all are .24.7.,...?

 

DKMS: uninstall xCompleted.
removing package madwifi-kernel-2.6.24.4-desktop586-1mnb-0.9.3.3-5.r3114mdv2008.1.i586

[root@localhost src]# rpm -qa | grep -i kernel

kernel-desktop586-latest-2.6.24.7-1mnb1
vboxadd-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-1.5.6-1mdv2008.1
vboxvfs-kernel-desktop586-latest-1.5.6-1.20080729.1mdv2008.1
nvidia96xx-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-96.43.05-4mdv2008.1
madwifi-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-0.9.3.3-5.r3114mdv2008.1
vboxvfs-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-1.5.6-1mdv2008.1
hsfmodem-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-7.68.00.07-1mdv2008.1
slmodem-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-2.9.11-0.20070813.3mdv2008.1
slmodem-kernel-desktop586-latest-2.9.11-1.20080729.0.20070813.3mdv2008.1
unicorn-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-0.9.3-7mdv2008.1
fglrx-kernel-desktop586-latest-8.471-1.20080729.3mdv2008.1
vboxadd-kernel-desktop586-latest-1.5.6-1.20080729.1mdv2008.1
hsfmodem-kernel-desktop586-latest-7.68.00.07-1.20080729.1mdv2008.1
nvidia-current-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-169.12-4mdv2008.1
fglrx-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-8.471-3mdv2008.1
nvidia71xx-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-71.86.04-4mdv2008.1
unicorn-kernel-desktop586-latest-0.9.3-1.20080729.7mdv2008.1
kernel-headers-2.6.24-6mnb1
kernel-linus-source-2.6.25.14-1mdv-1-1mdv2008.1
nvidia-current-kernel-desktop586-latest-169.12-1.20080729.4mdv2008.1
nvidia71xx-kernel-desktop586-latest-71.86.04-1.20080729.4mdv2008.1
kernel-desktop586-devel-2.6.24.4-1mnb-1-1mnb1
kernel-desktop586-2.6.24.7-1mnb-1-1mnb1
nvidia96xx-kernel-desktop586-latest-96.43.05-1.20080729.4mdv2008.1
madwifi-kernel-desktop586-latest-0.9.3.3-1.20080729.5.r3114mdv2008.1
[root@localhost src]#

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I only running vnidia graphics and the wireless card, a line to our cable modem and printer.

 

root@localhost hal]# rpm -qa | grep -i kernel

kernel-desktop586-latest-2.6.24.7-1mnb1

vboxadd-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-1.5.6-1mdv2008.1

vboxvfs-kernel-desktop586-latest-1.5.6-1.20080729.1mdv2008.1

nvidia96xx-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-96.43.05-4mdv2008.1

madwifi-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-0.9.3.3-5.r3114mdv2008.1

vboxvfs-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-1.5.6-1mdv2008.1

hsfmodem-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-7.68.00.07-1mdv2008.1

slmodem-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-2.9.11-0.20070813.3mdv2008.1

slmodem-kernel-desktop586-latest-2.9.11-1.20080729.0.20070813.3mdv2008.1

unicorn-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-0.9.3-7mdv2008.1

fglrx-kernel-desktop586-latest-8.471-1.20080729.3mdv2008.1

vboxadd-kernel-desktop586-latest-1.5.6-1.20080729.1mdv2008.1

hsfmodem-kernel-desktop586-latest-7.68.00.07-1.20080729.1mdv2008.1

nvidia-current-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-169.12-4mdv2008.1

fglrx-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-8.471-3mdv2008.1

nvidia71xx-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-71.86.04-4mdv2008.1

unicorn-kernel-desktop586-latest-0.9.3-1.20080729.7mdv2008.1

kernel-headers-2.6.24-6mnb1

kernel-linus-source-2.6.25.14-1mdv-1-1mdv2008.1

nvidia-current-kernel-desktop586-latest-169.12-1.20080729.4mdv2008.1

nvidia71xx-kernel-desktop586-latest-71.86.04-1.20080729.4mdv2008.1

kernel-desktop586-devel-2.6.24.4-1mnb-1-1mnb1

kernel-desktop586-2.6.24.7-1mnb-1-1mnb1

nvidia96xx-kernel-desktop586-latest-96.43.05-1.20080729.4mdv2008.1

madwifi-kernel-desktop586-latest-0.9.3.3-1.20080729.5.r3114mdv2008.1

[root@localhost hal]#

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OK, now you can remove:

 

vboxadd-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-1.5.6-1mdv2008.1
vboxvfs-kernel-desktop586-latest-1.5.6-1.20080729.1mdv2008.1
nvidia96xx-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-96.43.05-4mdv2008.1
vboxvfs-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-1.5.6-1mdv2008.1
hsfmodem-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-7.68.00.07-1mdv2008.1
slmodem-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-2.9.11-0.20070813.3mdv2008.1
slmodem-kernel-desktop586-latest-2.9.11-1.20080729.0.20070813.3mdv2008.1
unicorn-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-0.9.3-7mdv2008.1
fglrx-kernel-desktop586-latest-8.471-1.20080729.3mdv2008.1
vboxadd-kernel-desktop586-latest-1.5.6-1.20080729.1mdv2008.1
hsfmodem-kernel-desktop586-latest-7.68.00.07-1.20080729.1mdv2008.1
fglrx-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-8.471-3mdv2008.1
unicorn-kernel-desktop586-latest-0.9.3-1.20080729.7mdv2008.1
kernel-linus-source-2.6.25.14-1mdv-1-1mdv2008.1
nvidia-current-kernel-desktop586-latest-169.12-1.20080729.4mdv2008.1
nvidia71xx-kernel-desktop586-latest-71.86.04-1.20080729.4mdv2008.1
kernel-desktop586-devel-2.6.24.4-1mnb-1-1mnb1
nvidia96xx-kernel-desktop586-latest-96.43.05-1.20080729.4mdv2008.1

 

What wireless card do you have? Please post results from:

 

su (enter root password when prompted)
lspci

 

and copy and paste here, then I can tell you if there is anything else to remove. After, please do:

 

rpm -qa | grep -i kernel

 

again.

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OK, now you can remove:

 

vboxadd-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-1.5.6-1mdv2008.1
vboxvfs-kernel-desktop586-latest-1.5.6-1.20080729.1mdv2008.1
nvidia96xx-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-96.43.05-4mdv2008.1
vboxvfs-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-1.5.6-1mdv2008.1
hsfmodem-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-7.68.00.07-1mdv2008.1
slmodem-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-2.9.11-0.20070813.3mdv2008.1
slmodem-kernel-desktop586-latest-2.9.11-1.20080729.0.20070813.3mdv2008.1
unicorn-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-0.9.3-7mdv2008.1
fglrx-kernel-desktop586-latest-8.471-1.20080729.3mdv2008.1
vboxadd-kernel-desktop586-latest-1.5.6-1.20080729.1mdv2008.1
hsfmodem-kernel-desktop586-latest-7.68.00.07-1.20080729.1mdv2008.1
fglrx-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-8.471-3mdv2008.1
unicorn-kernel-desktop586-latest-0.9.3-1.20080729.7mdv2008.1
kernel-linus-source-2.6.25.14-1mdv-1-1mdv2008.1
nvidia-current-kernel-desktop586-latest-169.12-1.20080729.4mdv2008.1
nvidia71xx-kernel-desktop586-latest-71.86.04-1.20080729.4mdv2008.1
kernel-desktop586-devel-2.6.24.4-1mnb-1-1mnb1
nvidia96xx-kernel-desktop586-latest-96.43.05-1.20080729.4mdv2008.1

 

What wireless card do you have? Please post results from:

 

su (enter root password when prompted)
lspci

 

and copy and paste here, then I can tell you if there is anything else to remove. After, please do:

 

rpm -qa | grep -i kernel

 

again.

[root@localhost hal]# rpm -qa | grep -i kernel

nvidia71xx-kernel-2.6.24.7-desktop586-1mnb-71.86.04-4mdv2008.1

kernel-headers-2.6.24-6mnb1

kernel-desktop586-2.6.24.7-1mnb-1-1mnb1

kernel-linus-source-2.6.25.14-1mdv-1-1mdv2008.1

kernel-desktop586-devel-2.6.24.4-1mnb-1-1mnb1

kernel-laptop-2.6.22.9-1mdv-1-1mdv2008.0

kernel-laptop-latest-2.6.22.9-1mdv2008.0

 

[root@localhost hal]# lspci

00:00.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Host Bridge (rev a2)

00:00.1 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Memory Controller 0 (rev a2)

00:00.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Memory Controller 1 (rev a2)

00:00.3 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Memory Controller 5 (rev a2)

00:00.4 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Memory Controller 4 (rev a2)

00:00.5 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Host Bridge (rev a2)

00:00.6 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Memory Controller 3 (rev a2)

00:00.7 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Memory Controller 2 (rev a2)

00:02.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation C51 PCI Express Bridge (rev a1)

00:03.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation C51 PCI Express Bridge (rev a1)

00:05.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation C51 [Geforce 6150 Go] (rev a2)

00:09.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP51 Host Bridge (rev a2)

00:0a.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP51 LPC Bridge (rev a3)

00:0a.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation MCP51 SMBus (rev a3)

00:0a.3 Co-processor: nVidia Corporation MCP51 PMU (rev a3)

00:0b.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP51 USB Controller (rev a3)

00:0b.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP51 USB Controller (rev a3)

00:0d.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP51 IDE (rev f1)

00:0e.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP51 Serial ATA Controller (rev f1)

00:10.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP51 PCI Bridge (rev a2)

00:10.1 Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP51 High Definition Audio (rev a2)

00:14.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP51 Ethernet Controller (rev a3)

00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration

00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map

00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller

00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control

07:05.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller

07:05.1 SD Host controller: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter (rev 19)

07:05.2 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C843 MMC Host Controller (rev 0a)

07:05.3 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter (rev 05)

07:05.4 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd xD-Picture Card Controller (rev ff)

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