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tronica

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Registered: 2006-11-02

Posts: 121

kernel upgrade errors

i tried upgrading the kernel with "pacman -S kernel26" but got errors

[root@myhost ~]# pacman -S kernel26

Targets: kernel26-2.6.18.1-2

Total Package Size:   17.8 MB

Proceed with upgrade? [Y/n] y

:: Retrieving packages from current...
kernel26-2.6.18.1-2      [################] 100%   18240K   289.9K/s  00:01:02

checking package integrity... done.
loading package data... done.
checking for file conflicts...
error: the following file conflicts were found:
  kernel26: /lib/modules/2.6.18-ARCH/modules.alias: exists in filesystem
  kernel26: /lib/modules/2.6.18-ARCH/modules.ccwmap: exists in filesystem
  kernel26: /lib/modules/2.6.18-ARCH/modules.dep: exists in filesystem
  kernel26: /lib/modules/2.6.18-ARCH/modules.ieee1394map: exists in filesystem
  kernel26: /lib/modules/2.6.18-ARCH/modules.inputmap: exists in filesystem
  kernel26: /lib/modules/2.6.18-ARCH/modules.isapnpmap: exists in filesystem
  kernel26: /lib/modules/2.6.18-ARCH/modules.ofmap: exists in filesystem
  kernel26: /lib/modules/2.6.18-ARCH/modules.pcimap: exists in filesystem
  kernel26: /lib/modules/2.6.18-ARCH/modules.seriomap: exists in filesystem
  kernel26: /lib/modules/2.6.18-ARCH/modules.symbols: exists in filesystem
  kernel26: /lib/modules/2.6.18-ARCH/modules.usbmap: exists in filesystem

errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.

[root@myhost ~]#

can anyone help me get my kernel upgraded. thanks

byte

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From: Düsseldorf (DE)

Registered: 2006-05-01

Posts: 2,046

Re: kernel upgrade errors

pacman -Sf kernel26

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afu

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From: Tuscalooser, Alabummer

Registered: 2004-02-19

Posts: 155

Re: kernel upgrade errors

What kernel do you already have installed?
-Shawn

tronica

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Registered: 2006-11-02

Posts: 121

Re: kernel upgrade errors

i did what byte suggested and it installed it fine, however when i reboot, and login into kde i still am using the 2.6.17 kernel. i can't remember how to tell what kernel to boot into.

byte

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From: Düsseldorf (DE)

Registered: 2006-05-01

Posts: 2,046

Re: kernel upgrade errors

I'll assume you use grub, so have a look at /boot/grub/menu.lst.
Booting a 2.6.17 kernel could be a hint that it's -beyond.

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tronica

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Registered: 2006-11-02

Posts: 121

Re: kernel upgrade errors

the kernel i'm currently is 2.6.17-beyond.  heres the menu.lst

# (0) Underground Desktop
title  Underground Desktop [/boot/vmlinuz26]
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz26beyond root=/dev/hda1 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr,1024x768-32@70 splash=silent,theme:Underground console=tty1 quiet
initrd /boot/initramfs-beyond.img

i'm not sure what to change. i remember something in fedora where theres a file that list the kernel's and you number them zero through whatever.

tomk

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From: Ireland

Registered: 2004-07-21

Posts: 9,839

Re: kernel upgrade errors

You need to add another stanza to menu.lst,  with title/root/kernel/initrd lines corresponding to the new kernel.

tronica

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Registered: 2006-11-02

Posts: 121

Re: kernel upgrade errors

i've got it solved, thanks.