On 2009/02/04 15:35 (GMT-0500) Patrick Shanahan composed:
* Rob OpenSuSE
[02-04-09 14:56]:
There's a risk to in updating old "stable" systems, if something goes wrong with an update to something critical like zypper, there will be a huge fuss.
Does the OP know how to work round the issue? If it is not obvious to him, finding a way, might make a backport seem less of an issue.
He "forgot" that 11.0 zypper did *not* keep replaced/updated kernels. He knows that rpm -i and smart are available and will accomplish what he wishes. BUT he has lost the kernel that *worked* for his environment. Thus the discussion.
When I wrote I expected I had lost the working kernel, but as it turns out I didn't. Zypper removed both official kernels, but left the ilya_41 2.6.27 kernel required for networking to be usable. Why it chose to leave or remove as it did I don't know. Was it because: 1-it left the kernel with the newest version? 2-it left the kernel with the newest build date? 3-it left the .27 kernel because it was not from a configured repository (installed via rpm directly)? I have a lot of machines. Those used more than the others mostly get booted to 11.1 or Factory. I just need to remember better to check what is booted before deciding what updater to invoke. I still like urpmi best, zypper least, but Smart on pre-11.1 still seems to get best openSUSE results. :-p -- "Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up." Ephesians 4:29 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org