On 02/03/2008 04:50 AM, Ken Schneider wrote:
David C. Rankin pecked at the keyboard and wrote:
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?
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.
I wonder just how effective this is with the increasing number of kmp modules and the like. For example, newest kernel updates this and that module, which updates this and that package, which may no longer work with the older original kernel and module that would be backed up by installing the kernel with rpm -ivh instead of -Uvh. IOW, with binary only modules, I think the backup scheme may not be a working answer for many as well. -- Joe Morris Registered Linux user 231871 running openSUSE 10.3 x86_64 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org