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[Aaron Kulkis <akulkis00@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Ken Schneider wrote:
> David C. Rankin pecked at the keyboard and wrote:
> > Listmates,
> >
> >     How do I prevent Yast from deleting my working kernel when I do a
> > kernel update? What do I need to copy or rename so I can restore a
> > working config if Yast and/or the new kernel borks my system? I recall
> > this discussion, but googling, I can't find the old posts. With all the
> > recent YOU kernel update problems, I want to make sure I can get back to
> > my old kernel and config. Thanks!
>
> Until the powers that be realize that _problems_ with kernel updates
> _WILL_ occur the only solution I can think of is to manually download
> the kernel for your system from the update site which for 10.3 is:
>
> http://download.opensuse.org/update/10.3/rpm
>
> Install using rpm -ivh instead of rpm -Uvh. This will leave the previous
> kernel installed. You can also re-install an older kernel version this way.
That sucks.

When did Yast stop saving the old kernel?


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