Actually, you're not supposed to use Mandrake's Software Update to update your kernel. This has been addressed several times on the Mandrake discussion lists. You could use the command-line tools urpmi (to install/upgrade) and urpme (to uninstall). The Software Update is really just a GUI front-end for those anyway. If you run Software Update from a terminal, you can watch the urpmi messages scrolling by, including all the packages that are being downloaded and installed. Dave Sherman > On Thu, 10 Jan 2002, Ben Stallings wrote: > > > Last night I tried to use Mandrake 8.1's software update feature to download > > and install a security update to the kernel. I found the program to be very > > unsatisfactory: it didn't tell me the names of the files it was downloading > > or give any indication of how long the download would take. Then the files > > didn't wind up downloading all the way but the program tried to install them > > anyway, so I wound up with half old kernel modules and half new kernel > > modules and the machine wouldn't boot. When I got it up and running with the > > emergency floppy disk, there was no PPP support so I couldn't try the > > download again! And of course the installer's update mode doesn't fix the > > kernel, so I had to reinstall. :-< > > > > What alternatives are there to this Software Update program for Mandrake > > users? I know I can find rpms on rpmfind.net, but only if I know what > > they're called, and I like the idea of the software letting me know when > > updates are available... but if I can't trust it, I won't use it. > > Suggestions? --Ben -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy, and good with ketchup.