bvc Posted August 2, 2003 Report Share Posted August 2, 2003 Yes it should add and entry to grub or lilo (whichever is in use) and yes, you should always check it anyway. The only diff will be the version and any append stuff you've added. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulSe Posted August 2, 2003 Report Share Posted August 2, 2003 It just seems wrong to install a kernel from a rpm.... but I guess that is pretty close to what is happening when you do a standard Mandrake install anyway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LB06 Posted August 2, 2003 Report Share Posted August 2, 2003 It just seems wrong to install a kernel from a rpm.... but I guess that is pretty close to what is happening when you do a standard Mandrake install anyway... Yeah, but it is damn easy. And you don't need to if you don't want to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shen Posted August 2, 2003 Report Share Posted August 2, 2003 bah I isntalled KDE 3.1.3 of Texstar and the 2.6 rpm's won't install without uninstalling some of my KDE packages and installing alot of crap..lol So I'll waite abit and may when the 9.2 beta has the 2.6 kernel I'll try then...:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphitus Posted August 2, 2003 Report Share Posted August 2, 2003 Well my computer aint fast and compilin 2.4.21 takes a while. 2.6 would probably be longer. And RPMs are not only configured and compiled appropriately but they are very quick to install. And i know how to and I have compiled kernels before so i won't really learn much new compiling it. Â The logical choice for me is RPM. Â And urpmi.update is running now, i'll let you know what happens when I get the new one. Â James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulSe Posted August 2, 2003 Report Share Posted August 2, 2003 Solid thinking.... now how do you isolate a package with urpmi.update again? Â hmm... guess I could just use the GUI like a regular user :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphitus Posted August 2, 2003 Report Share Posted August 2, 2003 And my cooker mirror doesn't have it yet!! :o :? :( Â ftp://mirror.cse.unsw.edu.au/mandrake/dev.../Mandrake/RPMS/ Â :grumble::grumble: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted August 2, 2003 Report Share Posted August 2, 2003 They're here (thanks anon) ftp://213.232.94.69/pub/Mandrake/cooker/contrib Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted August 3, 2003 Report Share Posted August 3, 2003 SooOOOoo anoying What a wasted day :roll: sheesh :shock: I had a little script editing to do with 2.5 in it's early days but this sucker is rediculous! Since every mdk kernel eats my mem/swap so that I have to logout or reboot every 30min. I first tried the vanilla 2.6 test2. Over and over getting errors on stuff I never touched :shock: . After about 10 failed attempts I tried the 2.6.rpm in our cooker (link above). Welcome to dep hell, if you're dialup, and don't want a cooker install, don't bother! At the minimun you'll need  kernel-2.6.0-0.test2.1mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm initscripts-7.06-16mdk.i586.rpm mkinitrd-3.4.43-6mdk.i586.rpm module-init-tools-0.9.11a-4mdk.i586.rpm  If this is as far as you wanna go and want to take your chances you'll have to force initscripts :roll: , otherwise it requires another 350MB of cooker pkgs.  It's slow as molasses....ide won't set....usbmouse won't work.....test, test, test it is, and test, test, test I won't :wink:  Have Fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphitus Posted August 3, 2003 Report Share Posted August 3, 2003 then i might skip it for now.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulSe Posted August 3, 2003 Report Share Posted August 3, 2003 Ooooook, so much for that idea... :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted August 3, 2003 Report Share Posted August 3, 2003 If the initscripts pkgs isn't installed the 2.6 won't even attempt to load the new mods for certain things, like usb (some mods have diff names so your modules.conf won't work and has to be reconfigured). It's been completely redesigned, which makes the transition difficult. What really blows my mind is that my ps/2 mouse worked when all configs said my mouse should be a usb wheel mouse. I'm still baffled on that one. If I had the hd space for a cooker/test install I'd do it, but I don't. Gotta keep Debian :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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