Re: Getting W: mdadm: -- Actually should be apt-get or aptitude question SOLVED
SOLVED.
You have to use _ command in aptitude which
"purges" configuration data or you won't get the link
installed.
My machine used to not see a mouse or even
boot to X windows.
My machine now boots to X but not to KDE.
J wrote:
> Actually should be apt-get or aptitude question
> So it reboots with old since the link
> /initrd.img
> /vmlinuz
> both point at the old kernel 2.6.8-3-386.
>
> I've tried
> aptitude with the L command over the
> newer desired kernel which should reinstall but it didn't
> fix /initrd.img adn /vmlinuz links to point to new kernel.
> I tried
> apt-get --reinstall install linus-image2.6.18-5-k7
> but that didn't fix the links either.
>
> So, why are aptitude and apt-get --reinstall
> not doing the links correctly?
>
> Should I just log in as root and:
> 1. make my own links to new kernel
> 2. run lilo and save to master boot record
> or will these 2 steps scew up modules or something
> else?
>
> Thanks
> j
>
>
> J wrote:
> > Read manuals about mdadm and saw it has to do with
> > raid, which I don't have, so I deleted the mdadm package.
> >
> > really an aptitude question.
> >
> > I have installed new kernels with aptitude, but
> > ls -ltra /
> > ...
> > ...........initrd.img -> boot/initrd.img-2.6.8-3-386
>
>
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