Also, at least in my setup of FC4, if you log on as root and read your
email, you will see daily messages that describe which packages are
available for updates. You can also use /etc/yum.conf to automatically
exclude named packages, for example mine looks like this:<br>
<br>
$ less /etc/yum.conf<br>
[main]<br>
cachedir=/var/cache/yum<br>
debuglevel=2<br>
logfile=/var/log/yum.log<br>
pkgpolicy=newest<br>
distroverpkg=redhat-release<br>
tolerant=1<br>
exactarch=1<br>
retries=20<br>
obsoletes=1<br>
gpgcheck=0<br>
exclude=urw-fonts* lftp* kernel*<br>
<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 12/1/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Jonathan Tidmore</b> <<a href="mailto:jtidmore@gmail.com">jtidmore@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Fedora Announce List shows all new packages released: <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-announce-list" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-announce-list
</a><br><br>When
I do a 'yum update' it will ask to confirm the update, I say N if I see
any major changes like new kernels or ivtv versions etc.
<br><br>I do wait 3-4 WEEKS minimum before updating a kernel.
Unless I see something major in the changelog that I could benefit
from, what's the point of risking destabilizing a perfectly working
system by updating kernels or drivers? If it works, don't touch
it is my rule.
<div><span class="e" id="q_107e7254dafa0878_1"><br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 12/1/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Kirk Davis</b> <<a href="mailto:Kirk.Davis@epsb.ca" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
Kirk.Davis@epsb.ca</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div align="left" dir="ltr"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">Thanks for the information. I'll try and switch back
to the older kernel.</font></span></div>
<div><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"></font></span> </div>
<div><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">Where
are new kernels announced? How do you monitor or know that if you do a yum
upgrade that it will upgrade to a new kernel.</font></span></div>
<div><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"></font></span> </div>
<div><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">----
Kirk</font></span></div>
<div align="left" dir="ltr"><br></div>
<blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 255); padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px;">
<div align="left" dir="ltr" lang="en-us">
<hr>
<font face="Tahoma" size="2"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org</a>
[mailto:<a href="mailto:mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jonathan
Tidmore<br><b>Posted At:</b> November 30, 2005 4:41 PM<br><b>Posted To:</b>
users<br><b>Conversation:</b> [mythtv-users] Help with new
Kernel<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [mythtv-users] Help with new
Kernel<br><br></font></div><div><span>I'm assuming you didn't remove your older kernel or
kernel modules. The easiest way to go back is to edit
/boot/grub/grub.conf and change the default= parameter to your older
kernel. 0 is the first kernel listed in grub.conf , 1 is the 2nd,
etc. So if your grub.conf looks like the
following:<br><br>default=1<br>timeout=5<br>splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz<br>hiddenmenu<br>title
Fedora Core (2.6.14-1.1644_FC4)<br>
root (hd0,0)<br> kernel
/vmlinuz-2.6.14-1.1644_FC4 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb
quiet<br> initrd
/initrd-2.6.14-1.1644_FC4.img<br>title Fedora Core
(2.6.14-1.1637_FC4)<br> root
(hd0,0)<br> kernel
/vmlinuz-2.6.14-1.1637_FC4 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb
quiet<br> initrd
/initrd-2.6.14-1.1637_FC4.img<br><br>Then kernel 1637 will boot by
default.<br><br>You should be very careful about updating to new
kernels. I try to wait 3-4 weeks after a new kernel is released before
upgrading so ATRPMs can catch up and release new kernel modules for the latest
kernel. Also, new kernels also mean new trouble. There have been
infamous kernel version that destroyed ide drives and or damaged CPU.
The latest is not really the greatest in Linux, the almost latest is the
greatest ;). <br><br><br><br>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 11/30/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Kirk
Davis</b> <<a href="mailto:Kirk.Davis@epsb.ca" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">Kirk.Davis@epsb.ca</a>>
wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<p><font face="Arial" size="2">Hi,</font>
<br> <font face="Arial" size="2">I am
following jarod's how-to for installing mythtv onto FC4. I set
everything up a couple of week ago and all was fine but I think FC4 has
bumped the kernel version and I can't seem to get the kernel modules.
I'm not new to Unix but I am new to Linux so I'm a little lost.
</font></p>
<p> <font face="Arial" size="2">I
installed the OS and did the: yum upgrade (so far so good). It
upgraded the system and installed the 2.6.14-1.1644-FC4 kernel. Not
I'm list because Axel doesn't seem to have the kernel modules for lirc,
nvidia, ivtv (I need the development ones as I have a PVR-150) yet.
</font></p>
<p> <font face="Arial" size="2">Should
I wait or go back to an older kernel? How to I go back to an older
kernel? I don't mind reinstalling from scratch as this is a new box
that I'm setting up but if I do then how to I specify what kernel to upgrade
things to. </font></p>
<p> <font face="Arial" size="2">Thanks</font> </p><span>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2">---- Kirk</font>
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