Red Hat update don't like me.

[raid517]

Does anyone know how to fix this?

You are running kernel-2.4.20-18.9custom, but it is not installed in RPM format. It is highly recommended that you run the official Red Hat Linux kernels. By running a custom kernel, you will miss out on any security fixes and functionality enhancements provided by Red Hat Linux, and your configuration is unsupported.

I am running grub. Is there someway to trick Red Hat update into thinking I'm running a standard kernel? All I did was turn acpi and NTFS support on...

Regards,

Q

[Icarus]

By running a custom kernel, you will miss out on any security fixes and functionality enhancements provided by Red Hat Linux, and your configuration is unsupported.I like that one :)

Is this keeping up2date from working at all?
It should be nothing but an annoying message. You can try using one of the many alternative update tools like apt-get or apt-rpm

[raid517]

Yeah up to date runs, but the list of downloadable files is considerably shorter than when I'm running a stock kernel. A very round about way to deal with this is to run upto date while using my old kernel. Since most of the stuff isn't related to the kernel (i.e. kernel modules etc) and most of the stuff is i386 specific anyway (even though I am running an Athlon kernel) I don't suppose it matters that much. I could then reboot into my new Kernel and hopefully the stuff should still work.

The problem is I just hate a fudge. Isn't there a way to rename the kernel (so that Grub can see it too) that would trick RedHat into thinking I was using a stock kernel? Remember it knows the Kernel wasn't installed.

I see what you mean about using other tools to manage updates. However it is the alert notification that I find useful. Scouring the net looking for the latest news on vulnerabilities and updates is not in my view a productive use of time.

Having said that the best general update tool there is has to be Gentoos portage. Now if you had portage for Red Hat, for system admins and ordinary users around the world, this really would be a revolution. It make updating Linux a no brainer, which is exactly the way a lot of computer users like it.

Q

BTW

Is it possible to adjust the compiler flags in Red Hat at all? It seems a shame since I'm running an i686 kernel not to fine tune things a little and compile a few applications for my specific architechture. It might not be advisable, but I'm always willing to try. :)

[raid517]

Well apt-get might be a good substitute for, portage, although I still think portage rocks. Only one problem is, how do I see a list of avaiable packages? Also is there such a thing as a front end/GUI for apt-rpm? Or maybe (hopefully) these will be combined in one single application...

Q