Bug 4403

Summary:	Installer sets up wrong /etc/lilo.conf
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	lars
Component:	installer	Assignee:	David Lawrence <dkl>
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Description lars 1999-08-06 18:11:21 UTC

The installer sets up /etc/lilo.conf pointing to the full path of the kernel image instead of using the /boot/vmlinuz symlink.
The kernel RPMs however only upgrade the symlink, resulting in updated kernels leading to a failed system since the old kernel rpm gets removed when during a -U.

Comment 1 Jay Turner 1999-08-16 18:57:59 UTC

Refer to the kernel-HOWTO for the correct instructions for upgrading
the kernel.  In the process of upgrading the kernel, you will want to
modify the /etc/lilo.conf file to point to the new kernel image as
well as to the old kernel image so that you can safely recover if
there are problems with the new kernel.