3rd [Techtalk] kernel What have i done

[Poppy]

On Thu, 2002-08-08 at 17:03, Tabatha Persad wrote:
> 
> If you are going to update your kernel using RPM, I would highly
> recommend using Mandrake Update, but then I'm not sure if it's on 8.0. 
> That might work for the kernel packages. 
> 

No! no, no, no. Mandrake Update says specifically not to update kernel
this way (At least on my MDK 8.1 box) --> this will REPLACE your
existing kernel, when what you really want to do is install a new one
and try it out before you get rid of the old one. (Note: I tried this,
wound up completely reinstalling everything to fix it)

Mandrake has directions on their web site for how to update kernel via
RPM. They looked pretty good, but I haven't tried them yet.

--Poppy

> I agree with Mandi, you want to use the packages for 8.0 to fix the
> kernel, not jump to 8.2.  There are a lot of big differences in these
> distributions, and trying to use 8.2 packages based on what you have
> might cause some problems!
> 
> May the penguin be with you,
> Tab
> 
> 
> > >
> > >On Thu, Aug 08, 2002 at 02:48:42AM -0400, Andrew wrote:
> > >>	I may be in deep this time, can't imaging what will happen on
> > >>  next reboot.
> > >>    To answer Malcolm suggestion of sending more info, I need to know is
> > >>  there a simple way to copy text in the gunome terminal window, to a
> > >>  text file,(anything text will do, gedit etc.).
> > >
> > >Highlighting the relevant text with a mouse and then just
> > >middle-clicking in the editor window is my usual way.
> > >
> > >Alternatively, run 'make dep >/tmp/output 2>&1' and you will have all
> > >the output in /tmp/output and can then edit it as appropriate. Or look
> > >at the 'tee' command (basically, you run make, send stderr to stdout
> > >(2>&1) and pipe the results to tee which sends the output simultaneously
> > >to stdout and a file).
> > >
> > >There are probably six other ways to do this as well, but that's beside
> > >the point for this thread. :-)
> > >
> > >>	2:14 AM-8/8/02
> > >>	In order to do something today I went ahead and cleaned out
> > >>  all files in /usr/src. Then unpacked a new 2.4.19.  Surprisingly I
> > >>  still get "file not found" error on "make dep" after make menuconfig.
> > >>  The original kernel is 2.4.3 Mandrake 8.0.
> > >>
> > >>	Info:
> > >>
> > >>	from scriptd/mkdep.c:35
> > >>  /usr/include/bits/local_lim.h36:26: linux/limits.h: Npsuch file or directory
> > >>  make: *** [scripts/mkdep] Error 1
> > >
> > >Aah .. I think I understand what's going on now (a little bit of
> > >guessing here, but maybe you can customise it to fit):
> > >
> > >As the error message says, the problem is when one of the scripts wants
> > >to include /usr/include/bits/local_lim.h, which, in turn, wants to
> > >include /usr/include/linux/limits.h -- and the latter file does not
> > >exist.
> > >
> > >Is there anything under /usr/include/linux?
> > >
> > >I realise you use Mandrake, but for a Red Hat system, I would say to
> > >install the kernel-headers package for the kernel you are currently
> > >running (the working, stable version you had before this experiment
> > >started). I don't know if Mandrake has a similar package split, whereby
> > >you can get the appropriate header files without needing all of the
> > >source files. Something must be possible using their packages, since so
> > >much will go terribly wrong if /usr/include/linux is missing. That will
> > >give you a proper /usr/include/linux directory. Subsequently, running
> > >make dep again should probably work.
> > >
> > >If you think you already have the correct packages installed, or if
> > >/usr/include/linux/ looks pretty full, but is missing limits.h, then you
> > >need to poke around a bit more and try to work out where it went. Try to
> > >find somebody else (on this list?) with a Mandrake 8.0 install and see
> > >what 'rpm -qf /usr/include/linux/limits.h' returns and (re)install that
> > >package.
> > >
> > >If this completely fails to solve your problem, let us know and maybe
> > >somebody will have a brain wave.
> > >
> > >Cheers,
> > >Malcolm
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> > 
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> > 
> > 	    Have a nice Day!,
> > 		Andrew
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