On Tue, 2010-07-06 at 13:22 -0400, Patrick Shanahan wrote:

* James Pifer [07-06-10 13:16]:

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Hoping someone here can give me a hand. I upgraded a SLES11 server to SP1 and also ran online updates, which updated the kernel to 2.6.32.13-0.4.1. Now the server is having problems with xen. I have two other servers running SP1, but kernel 2.6.32.12-0.7.1, and they do not have the same issues.

I posted on Novell's SLES forum several hours ago but have not heard back. How do I downgrade the kernel? Going into software in yast only shows me the latest. If I try to install the previous kernel manually it won't let me because a newer one is already installed.

If anyone has any suggestions I'd appreciate it.

dl the kernel packages you want installed, cd to that location rpm -i --oldpackage <kernel-package1> <kernel-package2> <...>

then, depending on whether you retain old kernels, be sure to select the proper kernel when you reboot.

That worked. Thank you very much. James -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

On Tuesday 06 July 2010 07:44:37 am Marco Calistri wrote:

On Tue 06 Jul 2010 at 14:22:12 (-0300 UTC) Patrick Shanahan wrote:

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* James Pifer [07-06-10 13:16]:

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Hoping someone here can give me a hand. I upgraded a SLES11 server to SP1 and also ran online updates, which updated the kernel to 2.6.32.13-0.4.1. Now the server is having problems with xen. I have two other servers running SP1, but kernel 2.6.32.12-0.7.1, and they do not have the same issues.

I posted on Novell's SLES forum several hours ago but have not heard back. How do I downgrade the kernel? Going into software in yast only shows me the latest. If I try to install the previous kernel manually it won't let me because a newer one is already installed.

If anyone has any suggestions I'd appreciate it.

dl the kernel packages you want installed, cd to that location rpm -i --oldpackage <kernel-package1> <kernel-package2> <...>

Perhaps I'm wrong or what I state is usefulness, but maybe doing the above from single-user mode, would ensure a safer downgrade.

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then, depending on whether you retain old kernels, be sure to select the proper kernel when you reboot.

-- Marco Calistri <amdturion> Schumacher's Dictum: Small is beautiful.

I have been able to upgrade / downgrade numerous apps from yast, using the "version" selection option, clicking on the desired one and changing the action to "upgrade". I believe i have done this for a kernel downgrade as well. Doesn't that work any more? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org