Emmanuel Benisty wrote:
On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 8:35 PM, Nilesh Govindarajan <lists@itech7.com> wrote:
How to install multiple kernels using pacman ?
Arch should do something like Fedora/Redhat. Maintain 1-2 previous kernels so that if a new one is buggy, then the old one can be used.
QFT.
WAIT WHAT? http://www.archlinux.org/packages/core/i686/kernel26-lts/ http://www.archlinux.org/packages/core/x86_64/kernel26-lts/
Here is how I do this My boot filesystem is on a separate partition YMMV You also need to keep all the kernel modules so you will have to save them or pacman will remove them on the upgrade. ie copy /lib/modules<kernel version> to some place and restore them after the kernel upgrade otherwise the previous kernel will complain it can't find them when you try to boot it. mkdir -vp /boot/previous # make a pkace in /boot cp -var /boot/<all the kernel files>* /boot/previous # copy all the kernel stuff #add to /boot/grub/menu.lst #(#) Arch Linux Previous title Arch Linux [Previous] root (hd0,0) kernel /prevoius/vmlinuz26 root=/dev/sda3 ro initrd /previous/kernel26.img # Now do the upgrade sudo pacman -Syy && sudo pacman -S kernel26