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You are not be alone! I also discovered the hard way that MandrakeUpdate does not successfully perform a kernel update and it has to be done manually... have a look at "http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-079-2.php3?dis=8.1"; guess I should have known better - On Thursday 20 December 2001 5:02 pm, lee wrote: > Somewhere in Darkest Cornwall.... er Callington actually! > > Ah Mandrake 8.1 ooohh nice... wow whats this? > Mandrake Update, thats handy! Lets see now.... configure for security > updates blah,blah yup have some of that. > > Oh no whats this !!!Security update for kernel. Thats fairly critical! > methinks ;) > > Oh well here goes (two hours later) Ta da! your update is complete. > Blimey fab! Hmmm lets just do a re-start just to make sure.... > > 3hrs later ,bumper book of linux by sybex, several console sessions and a > totally stuffed linux system later! > Arrrgg brilliant update mandrake! Thanks for the helpful easy to use update > program should carry a health warning! > > Oh well time for a reinstall .... again > > Merry Christmas all ! > from Lee, and the Linux for idiots who really should not have advanced pass > playing nibbles on Dos project! > > Aha! got it...... no sorry false alarm. wow armagetron pretty! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Phil Vossler Email: ? ?p.j.vossler@xxxxxxxxxxxx School of Physics??????? ? ? ? ? Tel: ? ? ? 01392 264100 University of Exeter???? ? ? ? Fax: ? ? ?01392 264111 -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe.