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Michael, All,
Thanks for the answer, here is what I found when checking your
questions. Letsee.... answers to your query in order:
1. /boot partition according to sfdisk -s for /dev/hda1: 104391 blocks.
2. Quite honestly, I never have run out of space on the boot partition
before! (On several RedHat 6.x,7.x, 8.x, 9.x or the Enterprise Advanced
Server (RHEL3)) installations before. So... I never had to learn how to
delete old kernels (sheepish grin). I have been a "learn as needed"
admin; focused on system security/sendmail and Apache config and
security. The kernel and new kernel updates "just worked".
3. There is no /boot/grub.
4. ["nop@(protected)" root]# rpm --query kernel
kernel-2.4.21-4.EL
kernel-2.4.21-15.0.4.EL
kernel-2.4.21-20.EL
kernel-2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
kernel-2.4.21-27.EL
kernel-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL
kernel-2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
kernel-2.4.21-27.0.4.EL
5. ["nop@(protected)" root]# rpm --verify --all "kernel*"
missing /boot/System.map-2.4.21-4.EL
missing /boot/config-2.4.21-4.EL
missing /boot/vmlinux-2.4.21-4.EL
missing /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.21-4.EL
missing /boot/System.map-2.4.21-15.0.4.EL
missing /boot/config-2.4.21-15.0.4.EL
missing /boot/vmlinux-2.4.21-15.0.4.EL
missing /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.21-15.0.4.EL
missing /boot/System.map-2.4.21-20.EL
missing /boot/config-2.4.21-20.EL
missing /boot/vmlinux-2.4.21-20.EL
missing /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.21-20.EL
missing /boot/System.map-2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
missing /boot/config-2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
missing /boot/vmlinux-2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
missing /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
missing /boot/System.map-2.4.21-27.EL
missing /boot/config-2.4.21-27.EL
missing /boot/vmlinux-2.4.21-27.EL
missing /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.21-27.EL
.....
Looks to me like the boot partition could be full and although I use
GRUB, the /boot/grub folder does not even exists... so why should
grub.conf? In addition, the /boot path on my available drive contains
the three "present but unrecognized" newer kernel version files.
I'll see if I can escape to the books again and learn more about
managing the boot partition.
If anyone has some quick suggestions and/or direct references to help me
get up to speed fast, TIA!
-Sanch
Michael Schwendt wrote:
> On Fri, 13 May 2005 09:07:02 -0400, sancho wrote:
>
>
>>Hi All,
>>
>>Let me try once more on this problem, any and all suggestions are
>>welcome. I've tried to search this one out but am getting confusing
>>information from online materials. Thanks in advance.
>>
>> I have been using RHN to update RH9(AS) kernel for quite some time
>
>
> What is "RH9(AS)"?
>
> Judging from the kernel versions you mention, you seem to have Red Hat
> Enterprise Linux 3 (common short name "RHEL3").
>
>
>> without incident. As of Kernel release RH 2.4.21-27.0.1EL (and for 2
>> since then to ...0.4EL) the new kernel never has shown up on the GRUB
>> boot page list. I found all 3 versions in the /boot directory... but the
>> ones available, I can't see...
>>
>> Only thing I can imagine is that the /boot partition doesn't have enough
>> space for them and RPM has dumped them to /boot in the normally
>> available space. For the life of me can't remember/find the key to
>> checking this out and setting it right.
>>
>> Any hints?
>
>
> Well, for the beginning, how much space is left on /boot partition?
> Why did you keep a third old kernel?
> What do you see in /boot/grub/grub.conf?
> What do you get for "rpm --query kernel"?
> What do you get for "rpm --verify --all 'kernel*'"?
>
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