Newbie MOL question

[Brian McKee]

Does yum update install the kernel automatically now?
Or does she still have to do yum install kernel by hand
before she can configure it?

And what is append='rhgb quiet' ?

Brian

On Thursday, February 3, 2005, at 04:19  PM, Krischan Keitsch wrote:

> Hey!
>
> You got it right - almost. Only thing missing is that you are still 
> booting
> the "old" (2.6.8-bla.bla) kernel. In order to boot with the appropriete
> kernel you will need to edit the following file:
>
> /etc/yaboot.conf
>
> Add the following lines:
>
> default=2.6.9 (this line defines the defalt kernel to boot)
>
> image=/boot/vmlinux-2.6.9-1.ydl.8
>  label=2.6.9
>  read-only
>  initrd=/boot/initrd-2.6.9-1.ydl.8.img
>  root=/dev/hda4
>  append="rhgb quiet"
>
> and set the default to the new kernel by running ybin:
> login as root (switch to a terminal by pressing Crtl + Alt + F1 .. F6)
> and run /sbin/ybin.
>
> That's it! (Ah, reboot first ;-)
>
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