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The result is that +</I>>>>><i> the original kernel remains the default and new kernels not used. Most of my +</I>>>>><i> systems are only accessed through ssh so I had no idea the new kernels +</I>>>>><i> weren't being used and this only came to my attention today when another +</I>>>>><i> update, probably dbus, broke the old kernel and hung all my boxes during +</I>>>>><i> reboot. +</I>>>>><i> +</I>>>>><i> I would think that if you install an update the expectation is that it +</I>>>>><i> would be used by default. I haven't had time to check yet, but this may also +</I>>>>><i> be the cause of other bugs I've been having. Is this a bug or intended +</I>>>>><i> behavior? +</I>>>>><i> +</I>>>><i> Not so. The default uses the symlinks for vmlinuz and initrd which are +</I>>>><i> version-independent, and the kernel install redefines them to point to the +</I>>>><i> new kernel. The entry tacked on to the end uses the new versoins by name, +</I>>>><i> and is there so that after the next new kernel comes along you'll have an +</I>>>><i> entry to boot this one if you need to. +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> So the first and last menu entry are the same most recent version? Then this +</I>>><i> is probably a bug since the symlink entry won't boot but the entry at the +</I>>><i> bottom that lists the version by name boots fine. +</I>><i> Then something went wrong during installation of the new kernel. Could +</I>><i> you please show the output of +</I>><i> +</I>><i> $ ls -l /boot +</I>><i> +</I>I don't think it effects this output, but just so you know I deleted +most of the unused entries from the grub menu and moved the most recent +version to the top so it would boot again if there was a power failure. +The curious thing is I expected vmlinuz-3.3.1-desktop-1.mga2 to be here +but it isn't. This box has received every update that has come out. + +[<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-discuss">root at Cedar1</A> jalaramie]# ls -l /boot +total 20792 +-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 440 Apr 7 08:14 boot.backup.sda +lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 27 Apr 7 08:17 config -> +config-3.3.1-desktop-2.mga2 +-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 135041 Feb 16 09:36 config-3.2.6-desktop-3.mga2 +-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 136931 Apr 4 06:15 config-3.3.1-desktop-2.mga2 +drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 21 19:03 dracut/ +-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 537088 Apr 3 14:22 gfxmenu* +drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 7 08:14 grub/ +-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5715971 Apr 3 14:22 initrd-3.2.6-desktop-3.mga2.img +-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5733762 Apr 5 07:32 initrd-3.3.1-desktop-2.mga2.img +lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 31 Apr 5 07:32 initrd-desktop.img -> +initrd-3.3.1-desktop-2.mga2.img +-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 164560 Feb 16 09:36 symvers-3.2.6-desktop-3.mga2.xz +-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 167956 Apr 4 06:15 symvers-3.3.1-desktop-2.mga2.xz +lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 31 Apr 5 07:38 System.map -> +System.map-3.3.1-desktop-2.mga2 +-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1666973 Feb 16 09:36 System.map-3.2.6-desktop-3.mga2 +-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1688349 Apr 4 06:15 System.map-3.3.1-desktop-2.mga2 +lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28 Apr 5 07:32 vmlinuz -> +vmlinuz-3.3.1-desktop-2.mga2 +-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2645840 Feb 16 09:36 vmlinuz-3.2.6-desktop-3.mga2 +-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2663648 Apr 4 06:15 vmlinuz-3.3.1-desktop-2.mga2 +lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28 Apr 5 07:32 vmlinuz-desktop -> +vmlinuz-3.3.1-desktop-2.mga2 + +I checked this different box and it has entries for +vmlinuz-3.3.1-desktop-1.mga2 and it also boots fine from the symlink entry: + + [<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-discuss">root at Admin1</A> jalaramie]# ls -l /boot +total 30272 +-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 440 Apr 7 12:31 boot.backup.hdb +-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 440 Mar 23 12:37 boot.backup.sda +-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 440 Mar 23 12:10 boot.backup.sdb +lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 27 Apr 7 13:33 config -> +config-3.3.1-desktop-2.mga2 +-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 129667 Apr 2 20:00 config-3.3.1-desktop-1.mga2 +-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 129667 Apr 4 05:45 config-3.3.1-desktop-2.mga2 +drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 21 19:03 dracut/ +-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 537088 Apr 3 13:57 gfxmenu* +drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 7 12:31 grub/ +-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6735357 Apr 5 10:59 initrd-3.3.1-desktop-1.mga2.img +-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6733158 Apr 5 10:59 initrd-3.3.1-desktop-2.mga2.img +lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 31 Apr 5 07:32 initrd-desktop.img -> +initrd-3.3.1-desktop-2.mga2.img +lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 31 Apr 5 07:32 initrd.img -> +initrd-3.3.1-desktop-2.mga2.img +-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6569876 Apr 3 13:57 initrd.img.old +-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 167668 Apr 2 20:00 symvers-3.3.1-desktop-1.mga2.xz +-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 167668 Apr 4 05:45 symvers-3.3.1-desktop-2.mga2.xz +lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 31 Apr 5 07:37 System.map -> +System.map-3.3.1-desktop-2.mga2 +-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2165824 Apr 2 20:00 System.map-3.3.1-desktop-1.mga2 +-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2165824 Apr 4 05:45 System.map-3.3.1-desktop-2.mga2 +lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28 Apr 5 07:32 vmlinuz -> +vmlinuz-3.3.1-desktop-2.mga2 +-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2731232 Apr 2 20:00 vmlinuz-3.3.1-desktop-1.mga2 +-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2731072 Apr 4 05:45 vmlinuz-3.3.1-desktop-2.mga2 +lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28 Apr 5 07:32 vmlinuz-desktop -> +vmlinuz-3.3.1-desktop-2.mga2 + + + +</PRE> + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="006902.html">[Mageia-discuss] Bug or Feature? +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="006904.html">[Mageia-discuss] Bug or Feature? +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#6903">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#6903">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#6903">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#6903">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-discuss">More information about the Mageia-discuss +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |