Hello guys
please i need to know how to update my kernel in fact that when i try :
rpm -q kernel it gives me this
kernel-2.4.18-27.7.x
kernel-2.4.20-28.7

??? so how would i continue the process !
plz help !
:confused:

Dear mrhugo,
Salam,

Simple Steps

Install your Old Kernel Source from your Installation CD's

# cd /usr/src/linux
# make menuconfig (go to bottom save config to a file /usr/src/oldconfig)
# rm /usr/src/linux
# ln -s /usr/src/linux-*.*.* (Note: New Kernel Symbolic Link)
# cd /usr/src/linux
# make menuconfig (go to bottom load up config file /usr/src/oldconfig, save and and exit)

Edit your .config

NOTE : Make Sure you have support for EXT3 not as MODULE

CONFIG_FS_EXT3=y

Before Compiling you need some extra things.

Download module-init-tools-3.0.tar.gz and modutils-2.4.21-22.src.rpm from Kernel.org

# tar -zxvf module-init-tools-3.0.tar.gz
# cd module-init-tools-3.0
# ./configure --prefix=/sbin
# make
# make install
# ./generate-modprobe.conf /etc/modprobe.conf
# rpm -i modutils-2.4.21-22.src.rpm
# rpmbuild -bb /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/modutils.spec
# rpm -Fi /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/modutils-2.4.21-22.i386.rpm

Then

# cd /usr/src/linux
# make dep
# make clean
# make bzImage
# make modules
# make modules_install
# make install
# mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.6.8.1.img 2.6.8.1
# reboot

Grub Configuration



Lilo Configuration



# /sbin/lilo -v -v
# /sbin/lilo -R 2.6.8.1

Best Regards.

if you want, you can use apt for redhat 7.3 and you can install the lastest kernel through apt-get package manger.


http://ftp.freshrpms.net/pub/freshrpms/red...rh73.2.i386.rpm


after you install this package.

issue

apt-get update

this command will grab information of all the packages that you can install on your systems.

to update your system you would type in.

apt-get dist-upgrade

but in your case you just want the kernel.

so you would use this command.

apt-get install kernel

this will display all the kernel packages you can install, just pick one and type that command in with the full kernel name.

apt-get install kernel-2.4.26 << for example

Thanx Alot Guys for ur help but
LinuxFreak i really appreciate your Kindness
and special thanx for crash4o4

Guys help plz i got this MSG:

root@server [~]# apt-get install kernel
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Package kernel is a virtual package provided by:
kernel#2.4.18-27.7.x 2.4.18-27.7.x
kernel#2.4.18-27.7.x 2.4.18-27.7.x
kernel#2.4.18-27.7.x 2.4.18-27.7.x
kernel-smp#2.4.20-28.7 2.4.20-28.7
kernel-debug#2.4.18-27.7.x 2.4.18-27.7.x
kernel-bigmem#2.4.20-28.7 2.4.20-28.7
kernel-BOOT#2.4.20-28.7 2.4.20-28.7
kernel#2.4.20-28.7 2.4.20-28.7
kernel#2.4.20-28.7 2.4.20-28.7
kernel#2.4.20-28.7 2.4.20-28.7
kernel-smp#2.4.18-3 2.4.18-3
kernel-debug#2.4.18-3 2.4.18-3
kernel-bigmem#2.4.18-3 2.4.18-3
kernel-BOOT#2.4.18-3 2.4.18-3
kernel#2.4.18-3 2.4.18-3
kernel#2.4.18-3 2.4.18-3
kernel#2.4.18-3 2.4.18-3
You should explicitly select one to install.
E: Package kernel has no installation candidate
---------------------------------
then i chose the package :
root@server [~]# apt-get install kernel#2.4-28.7 2.4.20-28.7
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
E: Couldn't find package kernel#2.4-28.7
Any Ideas Guyz plz

Greetings:

Yum works wonders with the Fedora Legacy network.

See http://forum.ev1servers.net/showthread.php...4&highlight=yum

Thank you.

try this.


apt-get install kernel-2.4-28.7

thanx crash i did :
root@server [~]# apt-get install kernel-2.4-28.7
Reading Package Lists... 0%
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
E: Couldn't find package kernel-2.4-28.7
!!!!!!

hmm

try maybe.

apt-get install kernel#2.4.18-27.7.x

if that don't work try this.

apt-get install kernel#2.4.18-27.7

:confused: did not go through either