On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 21:35:32 +0300, Maxim Eremeev <maxim_eremeev@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Henry Hartley wrote: > > >I feel stupid for asking this but I could not find anything that > >specifically said, one way or the other. After updating the kernel (with > >yum but that shouldn't matter) is it possible to begin using that kernel > >without rebooting the machine? Or is a reboot required for all new kernels? > > > > > > > As far as I know, you will have to reboot and choose the new kernel > during boot time (as, by default, yum and up2date don't replace the > previous kernel). > When FC3 was first released up2date set the new kernel as default, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=135161. I'm not certain if that been fixed. If you are using grub you need to strike a key within 5 (?) seconds to see an boot selection menu or do as I did and comment the "hiddemenu" line in /etc/grub.conf.
