Hi list,
I just finished building a custom kernel from 2.6.18-53.1.21 source rpm - this time with ISA bus and ISAPNP support which I accidentally left out of my previous attempt. Unfortunately, this time I forgot to change my identifier in kernel-2.6.spec file. Thus I now have one *installed* kernel version *without* ISA support, and another one *with* ISA support but as rpm, not yet installed. Both kernels now have identical identifiers.
What is the safe way to remove the previous installed kernel version without taking out the uninstalled new version? Is the latter safe in ~/rpmbuild/RPMS if I use 'rpm -e' to remove the former version?
TIA
Antti
On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 08:05, Antti J. Huhtala ahuhtal4@welho.com wrote:
Hi list,
I just finished building a custom kernel from 2.6.18-53.1.21 source rpm
- this time with ISA bus and ISAPNP support which I accidentally left
out of my previous attempt. Unfortunately, this time I forgot to change my identifier in kernel-2.6.spec file. Thus I now have one *installed* kernel version *without* ISA support, and another one *with* ISA support but as rpm, not yet installed. Both kernels now have identical identifiers.
What is the safe way to remove the previous installed kernel version without taking out the uninstalled new version? Is the latter safe in ~/rpmbuild/RPMS if I use 'rpm -e' to remove the former version?
There is no need to remove the old kernel. Use the --replacefiles option to rpm when installing the new kernel. Then verify that your grub.conf/lilo.conf has the correct entry.
to, 2008-07-17 kello 09:16 +0100, ne.. kirjoitti:
On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 08:05, Antti J. Huhtala ahuhtal4@welho.com wrote:
Hi list,
I just finished building a custom kernel from 2.6.18-53.1.21 source rpm
- this time with ISA bus and ISAPNP support which I accidentally left
out of my previous attempt. Unfortunately, this time I forgot to change my identifier in kernel-2.6.spec file. Thus I now have one *installed* kernel version *without* ISA support, and another one *with* ISA support but as rpm, not yet installed. Both kernels now have identical identifiers.
What is the safe way to remove the previous installed kernel version without taking out the uninstalled new version? Is the latter safe in ~/rpmbuild/RPMS if I use 'rpm -e' to remove the former version?
There is no need to remove the old kernel. Use the --replacefiles option to rpm when installing the new kernel. Then verify that your grub.conf/lilo.conf has the correct entry.
Ah, indeed. I've never used --replacefiles in installing kernels but guess it works with them just as with any other files. Thanks!
Antti
to, 2008-07-17 kello 09:16 +0100, ne.. kirjoitti:
On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 08:05, Antti J. Huhtala ahuhtal4@welho.com wrote:
What is the safe way to remove the previous installed kernel version without taking out the uninstalled new version? Is the latter safe in ~/rpmbuild/RPMS if I use 'rpm -e' to remove the former version?
There is no need to remove the old kernel. Use the --replacefiles option to rpm when installing the new kernel. Then verify that your grub.conf/lilo.conf has the correct entry.
Well, it wasn't as simple as that. rpm says:"kernel ... is already installed" and will not go on. The identifiers (file names) are identical, remember?
Any other ideas?
Antti
Antti J. Huhtala wrote:
to, 2008-07-17 kello 09:16 +0100, ne.. kirjoitti:
On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 08:05, Antti J. Huhtala ahuhtal4@welho.com wrote:
What is the safe way to remove the previous installed kernel version without taking out the uninstalled new version? Is the latter safe in ~/rpmbuild/RPMS if I use 'rpm -e' to remove the former version?
There is no need to remove the old kernel. Use the --replacefiles option to rpm when installing the new kernel. Then verify that your grub.conf/lilo.conf has the correct entry.
Well, it wasn't as simple as that. rpm says:"kernel ... is already installed" and will not go on. The identifiers (file names) are identical, remember?
Any other ideas?
Antti
rpm -ivh --force <rpm_name>
to, 2008-07-17 kello 05:26 -0500, Johnny Hughes kirjoitti:
Antti J. Huhtala wrote:
to, 2008-07-17 kello 09:16 +0100, ne.. kirjoitti:
On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 08:05, Antti J. Huhtala ahuhtal4@welho.com wrote:
What is the safe way to remove the previous installed kernel version without taking out the uninstalled new version? Is the latter safe in ~/rpmbuild/RPMS if I use 'rpm -e' to remove the former version?
There is no need to remove the old kernel. Use the --replacefiles option to rpm when installing the new kernel. Then verify that your grub.conf/lilo.conf has the correct entry.
Well, it wasn't as simple as that. rpm says:"kernel ... is already installed" and will not go on. The identifiers (file names) are identical, remember?
Any other ideas?
Antti
rpm -ivh --force <rpm_name>
OK, thanks. I decided to try 'rpm -e kernel<version>', 'rpm -e kernel-devel<version>, and then went to ~/rpmbuild/RPMS/i686 and ran 'rpm -ivh kernel<version>.rpm. All went well.
Antti
On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 10:19, Antti J. Huhtala ahuhtal4@welho.com wrote:
to, 2008-07-17 kello 09:16 +0100, ne.. kirjoitti:
On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 08:05, Antti J. Huhtala ahuhtal4@welho.com wrote:
What is the safe way to remove the previous installed kernel version without taking out the uninstalled new version? Is the latter safe in ~/rpmbuild/RPMS if I use 'rpm -e' to remove the former version?
There is no need to remove the old kernel. Use the --replacefiles option to rpm when installing the new kernel. Then verify that your grub.conf/lilo.conf has the correct entry.
Well, it wasn't as simple as that. rpm says:"kernel ... is already installed" and will not go on. The identifiers (file names) are identical, remember?
Bummer, wrong option. From rpm --help --replacepkgs reinstall if the package is already present
And what Mr Hughes wrote will also work.
to, 2008-07-17 kello 17:58 +0100, ne.. kirjoitti:
On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 10:19, Antti J. Huhtala ahuhtal4@welho.com wrote:
to, 2008-07-17 kello 09:16 +0100, ne.. kirjoitti:
On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 08:05, Antti J. Huhtala ahuhtal4@welho.com wrote:
What is the safe way to remove the previous installed kernel version without taking out the uninstalled new version? Is the latter safe in ~/rpmbuild/RPMS if I use 'rpm -e' to remove the former version?
There is no need to remove the old kernel. Use the --replacefiles option to rpm when installing the new kernel. Then verify that your grub.conf/lilo.conf has the correct entry.
Well, it wasn't as simple as that. rpm says:"kernel ... is already installed" and will not go on. The identifiers (file names) are identical, remember?
Bummer, wrong option. From rpm --help --replacepkgs reinstall if the package is already present
And what Mr Hughes wrote will also work.
I'm sure you are both right. However, I took the long path and first removed kernel and kernel-devel, then installed with 'rpm -ivh'. All went OK. Thanks anyway.
Antti
On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 12:05 AM, Antti J. Huhtala ahuhtal4@welho.com wrote:
Hi list,
I just finished building a custom kernel from 2.6.18-53.1.21 source rpm
- this time with ISA bus and ISAPNP support which I accidentally left
out of my previous attempt. Unfortunately, this time I forgot to change my identifier in kernel-2.6.spec file. Thus I now have one *installed* kernel version *without* ISA support, and another one *with* ISA support but as rpm, not yet installed. Both kernels now have identical identifiers.
What is the safe way to remove the previous installed kernel version without taking out the uninstalled new version? Is the latter safe in ~/rpmbuild/RPMS if I use 'rpm -e' to remove the former version?
Hi Antti,
I don't know if you have some reason and must stay at that old kernel, but I advise you get the current 2.6.18-92.1.6 kernel and rebuild. Then you'd have a chance to get your buildid in.
Akemi
to, 2008-07-17 kello 10:11 -0700, Akemi Yagi kirjoitti:
On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 12:05 AM, Antti J. Huhtala ahuhtal4@welho.com wrote:
Hi list,
I just finished building a custom kernel from 2.6.18-53.1.21 source rpm
- this time with ISA bus and ISAPNP support which I accidentally left
out of my previous attempt. Unfortunately, this time I forgot to change my identifier in kernel-2.6.spec file. Thus I now have one *installed* kernel version *without* ISA support, and another one *with* ISA support but as rpm, not yet installed. Both kernels now have identical identifiers.
What is the safe way to remove the previous installed kernel version without taking out the uninstalled new version? Is the latter safe in ~/rpmbuild/RPMS if I use 'rpm -e' to remove the former version?
Hi Antti,
I don't know if you have some reason and must stay at that old kernel, but I advise you get the current 2.6.18-92.1.6 kernel and rebuild. Then you'd have a chance to get your buildid in.
Akemi
Thanks, Akemi, but I first tried just that. In a post to Alan (you should have a copy of it) I told my box crashed with 2.6.18-92.1.6 (kernel panic: Not syncing). 2.6.18-92.1.6.el5.bz_pre53 worked but I didn't find the source rpm until Alan told me where to find it. I have now dl'd the source rpm and will try compiling it soon. I just wanted to have one kernel with ISA support and now I have it. Building the newest kernel with ISA support should be relatively simple based on my recent experiences.
Antti
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