Bug 16670 – kernel installation problem

Bug 16670 - kernel installation problem

Summary:	kernel installation problem

Status:	CLOSED ERRATA

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Product:	Red Hat Linux
Classification:	Retired
Component:	kernel (Show other bugs)
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Version:	6.2
Hardware:	All Linux

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Assigned To:	Michael K. Johnson
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Reported:	2000-08-21 06:36 EDT by thomas.mangin
Modified:	2008-05-01 11:37 EDT (History)
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Last Closed:	2001-02-23 12:47:47 EST
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Description thomas.mangin 2000-08-21 06:36:51 EDT

I wonder why you are not automaticly creating the initrd file after a 
kernel installation as it can leave the system in a reallly broken state.

kernel RPM can be installed too with a -U option, as a consequence the old 
kernel is removed and mkinitrd can not be used anymore as loop.o was 
deleted !

RPM spec files would perhaps benefit of a way to restrict install option 
(install only, update only or install & update).

Comment 1 Michael K. Johnson 2000-08-21 10:15:38 EDT

Our current source tree does a modprobe loop in the preinstall
so that the loop module will be loaded and mkinitrd will work.

Comment 2 Need Real Name 2001-02-22 18:58:27 EST

I just upgraded my kernel with rpm's -U option from both 2.2.14-5 and 2.2.16-
22smp to the 2.2.17-14smp. Immediately afterwards, an lsmod showed no loop 
module loaded.

Comment 3 Michael K. Johnson 2001-02-23 12:47:43 EST

Oops.  I only added it for the uniprocessor kernel before.  I have
just added that for the smp and enterprise kernels as well.  Will
be fixed in the next 2.2 kernel we release.  Thanks for pointing
this oversight out.

Comment 4 Michael K. Johnson 2001-12-06 12:28:20 EST

Since we have released errata kernels after my last comment, I am
closing this bug report.

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