On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 2:14 PM, Patrick Baldwin <Patrick.Baldwin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Mark Haney wrote: > > > Patrick Baldwin wrote: > > > > > I'm guessing this is an easy one, but I can't seem to figure out how to > > > ask Google right. > > > > > > I just set up a dual boot Windows XP / Fedora 8 system. > > > > > > I downloaded Fedora Core 8 i386 from the website. When installing, > > > I modified the partition table to have a /home and a /share, but > > > that's the only changes I thought I made. > > > > > > Everything seems to work fine now, except when I go to the menu > > > that allows me to select what to boot into, I was expecting to > > > find only XP (which was Other, until I changed it in grub) and > > > one Fedora option; I instead have two Fedora options, listed > > > as: > > > > > > Fedora 2.6.24.4-64.fc8 > > > Fedora 2.6.23.1-43.fc8 > > > > > > Why? > > > > > > > > > > Just out of curiosity, did you do a 'yum update' at some point on the > reboot? Normally that's how you get more than one kernel option listed. I > think (someone clarify this if I'm wrong) the default yum update option for > kernels keeps the 2 most recent ones in /boot (and grub) in case the latest > kernel doesn't work on your hardware for some reason. > > > > HTH. > > > > It's a start. I did not explicitly run 'yum update' from the command line. > I did, however, allow the system to update itself when it told > me via popup in the uper right corner there were two hundred and some > security updates. I'm guessing this could be it, although confirmation > would be appreciated. Is there any downside to having two kernels > available in /boot, besides taking up extra space and perhaps causing > a little user confusion? > it doesn't take up that much extra space and its all upside from where i sit. If you update and the new kernel doesn't work you won't have scream bloody murder to get it working again. As an additional note you should be careful manipulating one OS files from the other OS it can lead to problems. If I were you I wouldn't let Windows see or manipulate the Linux partition. Just a word to the wise, because others may advise you differently but remember that most of those others have been using Linux for alot longer and that leads to taking things you may not be aware of for granted. Max
