[SLE] Backing Out Kernel Update
Is there a way to back out a kernel update as applied via YOU? Whenever I update the kernel I need to re-install VMWare and the NVIDIA driver. This has always worked well for me in the past but it always makes me nervous. I'd feel better if I knew how to back it out. I have 9.3. Thanks. -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 The Saturday 2006-07-22 at 14:52 -0500, Robert Paulsen wrote:
Is there a way to back out a kernel update as applied via YOU?
Whenever I update the kernel I need to re-install VMWare and the NVIDIA driver. This has always worked well for me in the past but it always makes me nervous. I'd feel better if I knew how to back it out.
Use the command line, rpm, to install whichever kernel you want. The kenels installed by YOU are normally saved locally in /var/lib/YaST2/you/mnt/i386/update/9.3/. Notice that normally the kernel involves more than one rpm file. - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Made with pgp4pine 1.76 iD8DBQFEwrfOtTMYHG2NR9URAsJwAKCRn0gQPr+lLWB8Sc1ni7TOqiFjowCfdO4R cvikDCKWROheVRrjFbzKeMc= =OkqB -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com
On Saturday 22 July 2006 18:41, Carlos E. R. wrote:
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The Saturday 2006-07-22 at 14:52 -0500, Robert Paulsen wrote:
Is there a way to back out a kernel update as applied via YOU?
Whenever I update the kernel I need to re-install VMWare and the NVIDIA driver. This has always worked well for me in the past but it always makes me nervous. I'd feel better if I knew how to back it out.
Use the command line, rpm, to install whichever kernel you want. The kenels installed by YOU are normally saved locally in /var/lib/YaST2/you/mnt/i386/update/9.3/. Notice that normally the kernel involves more than one rpm file.
Ahh, but that directory is empty since I have checked the box that says not to save the updates. I thought those where only patches/updates, not full rpms. Dores anyone know if the down-level rpms available from a SuSE web or ftp site? Bob -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 The Saturday 2006-07-22 at 18:50 -0500, Robert Paulsen wrote:
Use the command line, rpm, to install whichever kernel you want. The kenels installed by YOU are normally saved locally in /var/lib/YaST2/you/mnt/i386/update/9.3/. Notice that normally the kernel involves more than one rpm file.
Ahh, but that directory is empty since I have checked the box that says not to save the updates. I thought those where only patches/updates, not full rpms.
Too bad of you :-p
Dores anyone know if the down-level rpms available from a SuSE web or ftp site?
Of course, from any update mirror. - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Made with pgp4pine 1.76 iD8DBQFEwrwZtTMYHG2NR9URAjbaAJ9U3JM4WBh5I6+vWz/EB9z7TaOClwCfVSuo 8iwoItD1/vM4YgZ9XCyOR+k= =flgA -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com
On Saturday 22 July 2006 19:00, Carlos E. R. wrote:
The Saturday 2006-07-22 at 18:50 -0500, Robert Paulsen wrote:
Dores anyone know if the down-level rpms available from a SuSE web or ftp site?
Of course, from any update mirror.
Carlos, Thanks -- downloaded the current version of the kernel RPMs and installed the new. All went well, including vmware and nvidia so I didn't need them other than to give me the courage to install the update. Thanks. Bob -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com
* Robert Paulsen <robert@paulsenonline.net> [07-22-06 19:53]:
Dores anyone know if the down-level rpms available from a SuSE web or ftp site?
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On 06/07/22 18:50 (GMT-0500) Robert Paulsen apparently typed:
Dores anyone know if the down-level rpms available from a SuSE web or ftp site?
The original is always available from the original CD/DVD set, and the mirrors as long as the version remains supported. After all the recent talk about backing out a kernel upgrade, today I did a manual upgrade on 10.1, leaving me with 2 to choose from. -- "If you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord', and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." Romans 3:23 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/ -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com
Felix Miata wrote:
On 06/07/22 18:50 (GMT-0500) Robert Paulsen apparently typed:
Dores anyone know if the down-level rpms available from a SuSE web or ftp site?
The original is always available from the original CD/DVD set, and the mirrors as long as the version remains supported.
After all the recent talk about backing out a kernel upgrade, today I did a manual upgrade on 10.1, leaving me with 2 to choose from.
If you use smart to update your system then, provided that the installed kernel is marked as 'multiversion' (which it should be by default), then the old kernel is left in place and an entry pointing to it is added in the grub boot menu so that you can boot with it if you want. Cheers. -- This computer is environment-friendly and is running on OpenSuSE 10.1 -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com
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