Re: [Security-Discuss] Problems with kernel-2.6.11-12 - Re-install

Anne,
> Again, FYI -
> 
> There does seem to be something odd about this kernel package.  I changed 
> my source to Warwick, and started the install afresh.  As before the 
> download completed and install started - but as it neared the end of the 
> progress box gurpmi again crashed and had to be killed.  This time, 
> though, it had created the entries in /boot and changed lilo.conf.
> 
> I've rebooted.  The first attempt had problems with installing dkms/nvidia, 
> but then it was OK the second time, so here I am using it.  I'm concerned, 
> though about gurpmi crashing.  FWIW I have used it to install a couple of 
> other packages between my attempts with the kernel, and they completed 
> correctly, which suggests that it's not a broken gurpmi.
> 
> Aside - the update to hal, dev and kernel have cured my camera woes.  It 
> now mounts correctly.

Now might be the time to do a complete update of all your packages if
you haven't done that already.  I always find that this stuff (Linux)
works "out of the box" but not as happily as it might.  Last week I set
up a dual Xeon server with 10.1 PowerPack+ and while it ran, I found
problems with sections of webmin.  Mandrake Control Centre hung many
times as well.  After a full security and bugfix upgrade which took a
couple of hours, the whole thing is running very sweetly.  For these
reasons, I have always been a great promoter of the "other" tune -
update, update, update.  (The first tune of course is backup, backup,
backup).  My own servers and others I have installed are always up to
date and always "sing" after these updates.  My two cents worth!

Regards,

Rick Phillips
Australia
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Suncoast Technical
Ph 040 888 53 57
http://www.suntech.net.au
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