New Red Hat Linux/Fedora Core kernels.

New Red Hat Linux/Fedora Core kernels.

[William F. Acker WB2FLW +1-303-722-7209]

Hi all,

     New kernels are being built and uploaded to the Speakup Site this
evening into tomorrow morning.  They are for Red Hat Linux 7x, 8.0, 9, and
Fedora Core 1.  There's a glitch with the Fedora kernels.  I had to change
the release number because the stock release numbers are too long for the
installer, once the Speakup modifier is added to the end.  I guess I don't
know enough about how the release numbers are incremented.  The result is
that RPM thinks that the new kernel is older than the one that's presently
installed.  The work-around is to add the "--oldpackage"  keyword to the
command line.  For example: "rpm -iv kernel-2.4.2-2a.nptlspk2.i686.rpm
--oldpackage".

     Installation ISO's for Red Hat Linux 9 and Fedora Core 1 will appear 
tomorrow.
          HTH.


Bill in Denver

Re: New Red Hat Linux/Fedora Core kernels.

[Ron Marriage]

Having just downloaded the ISO's, do I have to re=download all of them
or just disk 1?
Thanks
Ron


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William F. Acker WB2FLW +1-303-722-7209" <wacker@octothorp.org>
To: "SPEAKUP Distribution List" <speakup@speech.braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 1:29 AM
Subject: New Red Hat Linux/Fedora Core kernels.


> Hi all,
>
>      New kernels are being built and uploaded to the Speakup Site
this
> evening into tomorrow morning.  They are for Red Hat Linux 7x, 8.0,
9, and
> Fedora Core 1.  There's a glitch with the Fedora kernels.  I had to
change
> the release number because the stock release numbers are too long
for the
> installer, once the Speakup modifier is added to the end.  I guess I
don't
> know enough about how the release numbers are incremented.  The
result is
> that RPM thinks that the new kernel is older than the one that's
presently
> installed.  The work-around is to add the "--oldpackage"  keyword to
the
> command line.  For example: "rpm -iv
kernel-2.4.2-2a.nptlspk2.i686.rpm
> --oldpackage".
>
>      Installation ISO's for Red Hat Linux 9 and Fedora Core 1 will
appear
> tomorrow.
>           HTH.
>
>
> Bill in Denver
>
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>

Re: New Red Hat Linux/Fedora Core kernels.

[William F. Acker WB2FLW +1-303-722-7209]

The kernels are on disc1 and disc3, but the packages are constantly 
changing.  In other words, when you download the disks, you're getting the 
latest stuff.  If you can use rsync, the kernel and installer rebuild 
changes are about 233M.  If you can't, it will be necessary to download 
all three binary ISO's, sorry 'bout that.
          HTH.
-- 


Bill in Denver

On Thu, 4 Dec 2003, Ron Marriage wrote:

> Having just downloaded the ISO's, do I have to re=download all of them
> or just disk 1?
> Thanks