Re: [Xen-users] How to stop yum update on CentOS 5.1 to modify grub

[Rudi Ahlers <Rudi@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bas Mevissen wrote:
> Rudi Ahlers wrote:
>
> > > You can change it by modifying the file /etc/sysconfig/kernel:
> > >
> > > # UPDATEDEFAULT specifies if new-kernel-pkg should make
> > > # new kernels the default
> > > UPDATEDEFAULT=yes
> > >
> > > # DEFAULTKERNEL specifies the default kernel package type
> > > DEFAULTKERNEL=kernel-xen
> > >
> > > Make sure that your default kernel is "kernel-xen" and not "kernel" 
> > > obviously.
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Bas.
> > Cool, thank you. Does the kernel version affect this, or get affected 
> > by this at all?
> When a new kernel is installed, the post install script touched the 
> file to change old "kernel-smp" references to "kernel". Script should 
> only update after a check on kernel-smp IMHO.
> But if you have both xen-enabled and non-xen kernels installed, they 
> both get updated when a new kernel of either type is available.
> The /etc/sysconfig/kernel file only determines whether the newly 
> installed kernel becomes the default. I personally don't see why there 
> are two switched needed for that. Guess it is for historical reasons.
> Regards,
>
> Bas.
>
> (please keep the list posted)
ok, now I have a tricky question. Do I need to have both kernels 
installed? What if I remove the standard kernel, and only keep the xen 
kernel?
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