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Re: [SLE] Kernel Update
- From: Paul Cartwright <paul_tbot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 13:08:13 -0500
- Message-id: <200601141308.13633.paul_tbot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
On Sat January 14 2006 12:42 pm, Felix Miata wrote:
> When I update a kernel using urpmi in Mandriva, it defaults to
> saving the old kernel and modules, so that it is easy to switch back
> to the old one if some compatibility issue arises. That's a whole
> lot easier than trying to get an old kernel reinstalled to get a
> problem system back in operation. I can't see any way to do this in
> YOU in 10.0. Is there some convenient (not command line rpm) way to
> do this in SuSE?
you might try using rsync, cp or the file manager and copy the files
from /boot to someplace else BEFORE you update the kernel... just copy
them back if you have issues with the new setup.
--
Paul Cartwright
Registered Linux user # 367800
> When I update a kernel using urpmi in Mandriva, it defaults to
> saving the old kernel and modules, so that it is easy to switch back
> to the old one if some compatibility issue arises. That's a whole
> lot easier than trying to get an old kernel reinstalled to get a
> problem system back in operation. I can't see any way to do this in
> YOU in 10.0. Is there some convenient (not command line rpm) way to
> do this in SuSE?
you might try using rsync, cp or the file manager and copy the files
from /boot to someplace else BEFORE you update the kernel... just copy
them back if you have issues with the new setup.
--
Paul Cartwright
Registered Linux user # 367800
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