Hi, today I updated the Kernel to 2.6.34.4-0.1-desktop. First problem was in order to do that I had to uninstall ndiswrapper. Now I have multiple entries in the bootloader, the default, the desktop, and the openSUSE 11.3 - 2.6.34-12. Since I am new to linux what am I suppose to do with all those entries?
Thanks.
and now I am having problems with my wireless Gyration keyboard, it wont type unless I hit a key several times
About the multiple entries I’d leave them alone. They look bad but they’re gone once the boot process begins.
About the key board try setting it up again from System | Configuration | Keyboard
You should wait for the full update, i got the update message and haven’t updated yet.
Multiple entries mean that you have multiple options to boot with. if in this case your keyboard is not functioning well, try the old kernel from boot option and see it works or not.
So alexware69, why did you need to uninstall ndiswrapper and don’t you have an option to switch back to your older kernel and reinstall ndiswrapper? Why did you decide to update your kernel in the first place?
As far as the present openSUSE 11.3 version, you have to stick with kernel 2.6.34 to be assured all included applications will work. I have also upgraded to kernel 2.6.35.4, but I did so for USB 3 drives to work properly and I am not using ndiswrapper.
Thank You,
hi. I updated the kernel because today I received a notification in the notification area(I always take this notifications seriously), that listed the kernel among other updates.
and I had to uninstall ndiswrapper because there was a dependencies problem with the new kernel
So you have some kernel repository added to your Software Repositories? Just wondering what entry there would cause an update notification and just how you installed the newer kernel update.
Thank You,
Have you both kernels installed, now? Check this with the yast package
management. If so, remove the old one. This should also remove the entry
from the bootloader.
If not, have a look at the yast bootloader module. There it should be
possible to remove the additional entries.
Third option: Just ignore them, they won’t harm you 
that is possible, I have many (if not all) of the community repositories included in yast. How can I uninstall the new kernel and reinstall the one that came with opensuse 11.3?
Thank you.
yes now I have kernel-default and kernel-desktop installed. Which one is the one I am suppose to uninstall?
Well kernel-default and kernel-desktop can both be the same kernel version. You normally would use the kernel-desktop as it is optimized for use on a standard desktop while the kernel-default is most often for used with servers. You can try and use either one and perhaps one works fine while the other does not. You don’t need to get rid of an extra entry as it just provides more testing options and does not use all that much extra space.
Thank You,
You should not have every repo in the universe active. You should have os non-os update packman and perhaps NVIDIA or ATI if it applies to you. Others will just get a beginner into trouble. If you need something from another repo install that something then disable the repo. Likewise with one click installs. If you would like help sorting it all out post results of
zypper lr -d
The Kernel update comes from the OSS-11.3-Update Repo.
Once they update a kernel for security reasons, I don’t know of an easy way to go back. In fact, I was thinking of a full new kernel install when I first read your message. Now that I understand what has went on, I notice that there is yet another thread with the very same complaint after the most recent kernel update.
I know how to go up to kernel 2.6.35.4, but not how to drop out from a security update on 2.6.34, but the problem sounds the same as the thread I list above. You may want to join in on the complaints made in the other thread.
Thank You,
kernel update is from update repo, not from other kernel repo.
Edit: Sorry i am quite late to reply… maybe still sleepy yet. Answered by Lord_Emsworth.
I managed to sort the problem by adding Index of /repositories/driver:/wireless/11.3-update reposotory then doing a vendor change as suggested.
I need ndiswrapper and it works fine.
@alexware: please post output of
zypper lr -d
Well i have an emergency here…
I’ve got a dual boot system with Mint and 11.3,now i made the upgrade while I was sleepy so now that I wake up i saw the message that I need to restart my system…etc…etc…
I restarted my system and when I select openSUSE from the grub menu i get the following message
Error:file not found.
Error:you need to load the kernel first.
press any key to continue
From what I remember i got an error during the instalation for making something at Yast but I didn’t read it and then I thing I remember seeing removing the old kernel.
Can Anyone tell me what to do?
For some reason I believe I left my 11.3 without a kernel and I feel really stupid about it.
Hi warlordfff, welcome here.
First: from what you write, something went wrong during kernel-update.
Never ignore errors during install/upgrade, but I guess you already know. To comfort you: this can be fixed !!!
How did you install? DVD/Live CD?
Remark: don’t feel stupid, you did not leave your system without a kernel, the bootloader just doesn’t know where it is. This can either be caused by a faulty bootloader configuration, or by a faulty initrd ( I assume the latter ).
Download a Live-CD if you don’t have one, and get back here when you have it running. We will use it to get control over the installed system, and fix the things that went wrong.
Stay cool, once it works you won’t feel stupid, you will have increased confidence in linux/openSUSE