Errors while installing rpm on a RedHat 6.2 master.

[Robert Sand]

I did do a rpm -U --test on the rpm package and it turned up nothing but when I
did the rpm -U I get this:
package sound.o not found in file index

I made copies of the kernel that was removed removed but the -U option removes
all parts of the upgraded kernel so I have no networking at this point unless I
reinstall redhat.  I modified /etc/lilo.conf to add the new kernel and did
/sbin/lilo, but when I try to boot that kernel I get these messages:

VFS: Cannot open root device 08:07
Kernel Panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs 08:07

Here is a copy of the lilo.conf file that I made for adding the new kernel. 
Maybe I have something wrong in it.  There wasn't an initrd file in boot for the
new kernel so I left that out.  

boot=/dev/sda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
prompt
timeout=50
linear
default=linux

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.14-5.0smp
        label=linux
        initrd=/boot/initrd-2.2.14-5.0smp.img
        read-only
        root=/dev/sda1

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.14-5.0
        label=linux-up
        initrd=/boot/initrd-2.2.14-5.0.img
        read-only
        root=/dev/sda1

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.16-21.beosmp
        label=linux-up
        read-only
        root=/dev/sda1


Ken wrote:
> 
> Robert Sand wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I've looked through the archives and I find nothing on this.  When I run rpm to
> > add the kernel-smp-2.2.16-21.beo.i686.rpm to my master I get an error message
> > about not finding sound.o package.  After this I am unable to remove the package
> > apparently because it hasn't finished and my original kernel files are removed.
> > Is there a way to fix this so I can install this package and get my cluster
> > running?
> >
> 
> I believe sound.o is a sound module.  I don't see why this should crash
> the install.  Did you try verifying the package before installing?  Are
> your original kernel files gone?  They should still be in /boot and you
> should be able to run the old or new kernel with the proper lilo
> configuration.  Don't try and reboot without modifying /etc/lilo.conf to
> point to your new kernel and runing /sbin/lilo.
> 
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