On Sat, 2004-12-18 at 12:15 -0500, Craig J Wright wrote: > When I used yum to update the kernel (to kernel-2.6.9-1.681_FC3.i686). > It failed with the following message: > /sbin/mkinitrd: line 776: /tmp/initrd.img.V21453: cannot > overwrite existing file mkinitrd failed > > This new kernel is not listed in the /boot/grub/grub.conf file either. > What do I do to fix this so the new kernel will be usable? > --Craig > 1. Please do not post HTML to the list 2. Please do not top post. 3. Please do not hijack a thread. Your question had no relation to the subject line or to this thread. Please post a new message with a relevant subject line when you need assistance. Now for the answer: Delete the file that was a conflict, then do a "yum update kernel" and when it finishes all should be well. > On Fri, 2004-12-17 at 17:07 -0600, Bill Gradwohl wrote: > > JonVO wrote: > > > > > Thanks Bill for the tip. Unfortunately I succesfully implemented the > > > sysctl change to little effect. Download speed now a whopping 1KB/sec > > > on the Sun website, close to 196K on the Win2k box. ifconfig says my > > > eth0 is running multicast, no errors or collisions. > > > JonVO > > > > > If you have 2 or more machines handy, you might want to run some tests > > between machines ignoring your Internet connection for the moment. If > > machine to machine behind your router is also slow, then that would > > isolate the issue a bit more. If machine to machine is fast, then it has > > to do with your Internet connection. > > > > Try running some large ping packets between the FC3 and another box. Try > > running some regular ping packets too. I've seen packet size cause > > issues. For the moment, use only IP addresses not names to avoid name > > resolution issues, and also tell ping not to resolve names. You can run > > these ping tests against your Internet router also to see if packet size > > has any effect. > > > > You might try to use a cross over cable between 2 boxes to also > > eliminate any issues concerning a switch/hub. > > > > -- > > Bill Gradwohl > > bill@xxxxxxx > > http://www.ycc.com > > spamSTOMPER Protected email > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
