Can't install kernel 2.6.5-1.435.2.3

[Richard E Miles]

On Mon, 2004-07-05 at 10:05, Satish Balay wrote:

>> On Mon, 5 Jul 2004, Erik P. Olsen wrote:
>> 
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>>> > I have tried to install subject kernel on FC2 using up2date. It
>>> > apparently seems to install successfully because no error message or
>>> > warning has been issued, but when you boot there is no mention of this
>>> > kernel.
>>> >
>>> > grub.conf has NOT been updated and the corresponding
>>> > initrd-2.6.5-1.435.2.3.img is missing.
>>> >
>>> > The only modification to the boot process has been a change to the
>>> > timeout value (for selecting kernel at boot) to 0 (zero).
>>> >
>>> > Is this a known bug?
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>> Try uninstalling/reinstalling the kernel manually (with rpm) - and
>> look for the error messages during install.
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 > Tried that and got:

 > [root at epo kernels]# rpm -ivh kernel-2.6.6-1.435.2.3.i686.rpm
 > Preparing... ###########################################
 > [100%]
 > 1:kernel ###########################################
 > [100%]
 > /sbin/mkinitrd: line 294: /sbin/nash: No such file or directory
 > /sbin/mkinitrd: line 294: /sbin/nash: No such file or directory
 > /sbin/mkinitrd: line 294: /sbin/nash: No such file or directory
 > /sbin/mkinitrd: line 294: /sbin/nash: No such file or directory
 > no temporary directory could be found
 > mkinitrd failed
 > [root at epo kernels]#

 > /sbin/nash is a link to /sbin/nash-i386 which is not on the system.
 > What's in this file and how can I recreate it?

 > Thanks,

    I am using FC2 and my /sbin/nash is not a link to /sbin/nash-i386.
    Where did you get your nash program? Do a rpm -q nash.