Hello I am currently running kernel 2.6.16.21-0-13 and would like to downgrade to the original kernel that came with my install as I am having problems with my nvidia drivers not working with my games. My games will not go full screen unless I run them at the same resolution as my monitor, very weird. My wifes computer sitting right next to mine has that kernel and hers works fine. They are almost identical computers, thanks. -- LostSon http://www.lostsonsvault.org /\ \ \ \__/ \__/ \ \ (oo) (oo) \_\/~~\_/~~\_ _.-~===========~-._ (___________________) \_______/ I Want To Believe
lostson wrote:
Hello I am currently running kernel 2.6.16.21-0-13 and would like to downgrade to the original kernel that came with my install as I am having problems with my nvidia drivers not working with my games. My games will not go full screen unless I run them at the same resolution as my monitor, very weird. My wifes computer sitting right next to mine has that kernel and hers works fine. They are almost identical computers, thanks.
If the new kernel was installed as part of the normal, say, YOU update then when yo boot there should be an entry in the grub menu along the lines of "Previous Kernel" so select this entry to boot with the old kernel. The old kernel is not removed when the new one is installed by the upgrading packages. However, if you upgraded using your own devices then it is a different kettle of fish in which case someone else who knows how to downgrade will have to provide the answer. Incidentally, did you reinstall the nVidia driver (for it recompile the new driver to match the new kernel) after the kernel was upgraded? You need to do this. Cheers. -- This computer is environment-friendly and is running on OpenSuSE 10.1
On Thursday 17 August 2006 11:57, Basil Chupin wrote:
If the new kernel was installed as part of the normal, say, YOU update then when yo boot there should be an entry in the grub menu along the lines of "Previous Kernel" so select this entry to boot with the old kernel. The old kernel is not removed when the new one is installed by the upgrading packages.
I'm not sure this is true anymore (if ever). I'm running a YOU updated kernel 2.6.16.21-0.13-smp and there are no previous kernels in my /boot Would be a nice feechur......
On Thursday 17 August 2006 14:06, Bruce Marshall wrote:
On Thursday 17 August 2006 11:57, Basil Chupin wrote:
If the new kernel was installed as part of the normal, say, YOU update then when yo boot there should be an entry in the grub menu along the lines of "Previous Kernel" so select this entry to boot with the old kernel. The old kernel is not removed when the new one is installed by the upgrading packages.
I'm not sure this is true anymore (if ever). I'm running a YOU updated kernel
2.6.16.21-0.13-smp
and there are no previous kernels in my /boot
Would be a nice feechur......
Yes this is my problem as well when updating the kernel it erased my old one ?? -- LostSon http://www.lostsonsvault.org /\ \ \ \__/ \__/ \ \ (oo) (oo) \_\/~~\_/~~\_ _.-~===========~-._ (___________________) \_______/ I Want To Believe
Bruce Marshall wrote:
On Thursday 17 August 2006 11:57, Basil Chupin wrote:
If the new kernel was installed as part of the normal, say, YOU update then when yo boot there should be an entry in the grub menu along the lines of "Previous Kernel" so select this entry to boot with the old kernel. The old kernel is not removed when the new one is installed by the upgrading packages.
I'm not sure this is true anymore (if ever). I'm running a YOU updated kernel
2.6.16.21-0.13-smp
and there are no previous kernels in my /boot
Would be a nice feechur......
Oh :-( . I am using the smart updater and the old kernel was not removed. I have an entry for it in the grub menu when I boot. "Assumption is the mother of all cockups", and I assumed that YOU/zmd/carpet/whatever did what smart does. Sorry. I am running the default kernel and it is marked as "multi-version" and I understand that if it marked this way smart will not zap it when upgrading the kernel. The smp kernel kernel is also multi-version- I just checked. Cheers. -- This computer is environment-friendly and is running on OpenSuSE 10.1
On Thursday 17 August 2006 21:07, Basil Chupin wrote:
Bruce Marshall wrote:
On Thursday 17 August 2006 11:57, Basil Chupin wrote:
If the new kernel was installed as part of the normal, say, YOU update then when yo boot there should be an entry in the grub menu along the lines of "Previous Kernel" so select this entry to boot with the old kernel. The old kernel is not removed when the new one is installed by the upgrading packages.
I'm not sure this is true anymore (if ever). I'm running a YOU updated kernel
2.6.16.21-0.13-smp
and there are no previous kernels in my /boot
Would be a nice feechur......
Oh :-( .
I am using the smart updater and the old kernel was not removed. I have an entry for it in the grub menu when I boot.
"Assumption is the mother of all cockups", and I assumed that YOU/zmd/carpet/whatever did what smart does. Sorry.
I am running the default kernel and it is marked as "multi-version" and I understand that if it marked this way smart will not zap it when upgrading the kernel. The smp kernel kernel is also multi-version- I just checked.
Cheers.
-- This computer is environment-friendly and is running on OpenSuSE 10.1
So basically what everyone is saying they don't know how to do this. Well maybe i will install it via the iso might be the easiest way to do it. -- LostSon http://www.lostsonsvault.org /\ \ \ \__/ \__/ \ \ (oo) (oo) \_\/~~\_/~~\_ _.-~===========~-._ (___________________) \_______/ I Want To Believe
On Friday 18 August 2006 15:37, lostson wrote:
So basically what everyone is saying they don't know how to do this. Well maybe i will install it via the iso might be the easiest way to do it.
See: /usr/source/share/doc/packages/kernel-update-tool regarding: /usr/sbin/kernel-update-tool If you manually update using CLI rpm, use the form '-ihv' (install in parallel under /boot) not '-Uhv' (upgrades by replacing.) hth & regards, Carl
lostson wrote:
So basically what everyone is saying they don't know how to do this. Well maybe i will install it via the iso might be the easiest way to do it. Assuming you are wanting to downgrade it to the version on the CD/DVD, just use YaST. It will downgrade it with no problems (usually). Or, via CLI, you can rpm -Uvh --oldpackage kernel<rpm name>.rpm. For quite a while, there is a script in the rpms to rebuild the initrd, so all you need to do is install (downgrade) the kernel (plus source and syms if installed) and reboot.
-- Joe Morris Registered Linux user 231871
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