How to remove updated kernel in F15

TheHun · #1 21st November 2011, 05:59 PM

I had a perfectly working system until the last update. Since then, the cpu freezes part way through the boot procedure with Kernel-2.6.41.1. I can boot the computer with the previous version without problems.

Is there any way of getting rid of the new kernel permanently so I don't have to resort to using the menu?

Thanks

lpshark · #2 21st November 2011, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheHun

I had a perfectly working system until the last update. Since then, the cpu freezes part way through the boot procedure with Kernel-2.6.41.1. I can boot the computer with the previous version without problems.

Is there any way of getting rid of the new kernel permanently so I don't have to resort to using the menu?

Thanks

list kernels:

Code:

rpm -q kernel

erase kernel:

Code:

rpm -e kernel-{version_of_kernel}

TheHun · #3 21st November 2011, 11:05 PM

Wonderful!

Thank you very much for your assistance.

lpshark · #4 21st November 2011, 11:35 PM

you're welcome.

by the way, please mark this thread as solved using the thread tools.

Mariusz W · #5 22nd November 2011, 02:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheHun

I had a perfectly working system until the last update. Since then, the cpu freezes part way through the boot procedure with Kernel-2.6.41.1. I can boot the computer with the previous version without problems.

Is there any way of getting rid of the new kernel permanently so I don't have to resort to using the menu?

Thanks

There is no reason to remove it -- just do not boot into it. When the next kernel upgrade shows up, do not perform the update: first remove that already installed 'problematic' kernel using yum remove <kernel-package-name> .

P.S. Posted from the surf web browser in Fedora 16 -- not from Safari in "Unix".