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The easiest way for a home user is to get a demo account with the Red Hat Network and just run the update tool.
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The easiest way for a home user is to get a demo account with the Red Hat Network and just run the update tool.

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&nbsp; i thinkd its not possible for us to get updated with redhat network... Any other solution please
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  i thinkd its not possible for us to get updated with redhat network... Any other solution please

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&nbsp;Hai,<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;I have my pc with redhat linux 9, kernel 2.4.20-8, with onboard PROMISE PDC20277 FastTrak RAID Controller which is installed while installation of RH 9. Now i have to upgrade the kernel. but when i try to install the rpm 2.4.20-30.9.i386.rpm, its was showing the error <br />
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&nbsp; &nbsp;&quot;unable to locate the FastTrak.o module, mkinitrd failred&quot; . So &nbsp;i recompiled the new source kernel<br />
but when i boot after that, its showing kernel panic error.. &quot;the Fasttrak module was compiled for 2.4.20-8 and the presnet kernel is 2.4.20-30.9.<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; So could any one of you please tell how to compile the new kernel with fasttrak module. i am confused as the previous module was loaded while installation... please give me solution<br />
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thanks and regards
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 Hai,
       I have my pc with redhat linux 9, kernel 2.4.20-8, with onboard PROMISE PDC20277 FastTrak RAID Controller which is installed while installation of RH 9. Now i have to upgrade the kernel. but when i try to install the rpm 2.4.20-30.9.i386.rpm, its was showing the error 

   "unable to locate the FastTrak.o module, mkinitrd failred" . So  i recompiled the new source kernel
but when i boot after that, its showing kernel panic error.. "the Fasttrak module was compiled for 2.4.20-8 and the presnet kernel is 2.4.20-30.9.
    So could any one of you please tell how to compile the new kernel with fasttrak module. i am confused as the previous module was loaded while installation... please give me solution

thanks and regards

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