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[djohnston]

To see which kernels are installed and which one is default, open a terminal and type ls -l /boot/vmlinuz*. You'll something similar to this:

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root      27 May  5 12:39 /boot/vmlinuz -> vmlinuz-2.6.33.7-pclos6.a64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2062144 Oct 22  2010 /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.33.7-pclos6.a64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2059312 Oct 21  2010 /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.33.7-pclos6.bfs

In the first line, /boot/vmlinuz points to the kernel in use. In this case, it's vmlinuz-2.6.33.7-pclos6.a64. The other two lines are the actual kernels installed.

[derekf]

Cheers for that djohnston. this is what i have got installed.

bash-4.1$ ls -l /boot/vmlinuz*
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root      27 Oct 23  2010 /boot/vmlinuz -> vmlinuz-2.6.33.7-pclos6.bfs
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2059312 Oct 22  2010 /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.33.7-pclos6.bfs
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2378752 May 23 19:08 /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38.7-pclos1.a64

How do i get the bottom kernel to load ?

[djohnston]

The newest kernel, 2.6.38.7-pclos1.a64, should now be the default one. I'm wondering, did you get a little impatient when installing it in Synaptic? It takes some time to finish the whole operation, because part of the process involves building an initrd file for the kernel. I would suggest you open Synaptic and mark the 2.6.38.7-pclos1.a64 kernel for reinstallation. It may appear that Synaptic is doing nothing for a minute or two, but don't interrupt it.

[derekf]

No i didn`t interrupt it, i always let downloads to finish and install.

[derekf]

I did the reinstallation and got this message.

While preparing for installation:

kernel-2.6.38.7-pclos1.a64-1-1pclos2011
INTERNAL ERROR: h0 has no mapping in device.map (when translating (h0,0)/boot/gfxmenu)
MDK::Common::Various::internal_error() called from /usr/lib/libDrakX/bootloader.pm:1610
bootloader::grub2dev_and_file() called from /usr/lib/libDrakX/bootloader.pm:1633
bootloader::grub2file() called from /usr/lib/libDrakX/bootloader.pm:337
bootloader::read_grub_menu_lst() called from /usr/lib/libDrakX/bootloader.pm:222
bootloader::read_grub() called from /usr/lib/libDrakX/bootloader.pm:174
bootloader::read() called from /usr/sbin/bootloader-config:64

[djohnston]

Okay, next question. Before you install any packages, do you do a complete update first?

[derekf]

I installed software i wanted and then did a full update. if that is what you mean.

[djohnston]

The correct way is: update first, install new programs second.

Open a terminal and type cat /boot/grub/device.map. Post the output.

[derekf]

(hd0) /dev/sda
(hd1) /dev/sdb

Should i reinstall pclinuxos

[djohnston]

/usr/lib/libDrakX/bootloader.pm is a perl module that executes several functions when adding or deleting kernels. For some reason, GRUB, the bootloader, has some serious problems.

Did you reboot immediately after installing the new kernel? (I haven't checked back through the thread.) If you didn't, reboot now.

Before reinstalling the OS, open Synaptic and do a full update. Read this: http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,63198.0.html.

If there is nothing to update, find grub in Synaptic and mark it for reinstallation. Then reboot.

[derekf]

I reinstalled pclinuxos and rebooted then once the desktop loaded i updated first.

When i reboot my computer, now i get a message saying something about a loop oki4daemon, i can`t read it all when it boots as it loads to quick for me.

The computer seems ok other than that.

[djohnston]

I reinstalled pclinuxos and rebooted then once the desktop loaded i updated first.

When i reboot my computer, now i get a message saying something about a loop oki4daemon, i can`t read it all when it boots as it loads to quick for me.

The computer seems ok other than that.

I'm glad to hear that. Just remember to update first, before installing new packages, and you should be fine. The oki4daemon is a process running in the background for an Okidata printer. If you don't have an Okidata printer, then I'm not sure why you're seeing that message. But it's simple to take care of. Start PCC (the PCLinuxOS Control Center), click "System" in the left panel, then "Manage system services by enabling or disabling them" in the right panel. Scroll down to the oki4daemon line. If it says "running", press the Stop button and wait for it to say "stopped".. If "On boot" has a check mark next to it, uncheck it. Of course, if you do have an Okidata printer, you'll want to leave it alone.