7.3.3 Upgrading the RHEL 4 Drivers
1
Open a terminal.
2
Locate the RPM package you want to install ( opt/novell/vm-driver-pack).
If you are installing from the binary RPM included with the driver pack, the RPM
is located on the driver pack ISO. Refer to Section 5.1, “Virtual CD Readers”
(page 33). for instructions on using the ISO image.
(Optional) If you are installing from an RPM that you built, the RPM is located in
/usr/src/redhat/RPMS/xxx, where xxx is the architecture of the virtual
machine. See Section 7.3.5, “Building Your Own RPMs” (page 77) for more infor-
mation.
3
Ener rpm -U --force xxx.rpm , where xxx is the lename of the new RPM.
7.3.4 Using the Drivers with an Upgraded
the Kernel
1
Install the new kernel packages.
2
Edit the /boot/grub/menu.lst le and remove all hdx=noprobe entries
from the kernel line.
3
Restart the virtual machine.
4
Upgrade the driver pack (see Section 7.3.3, “Upgrading the RHEL 4 Drivers”
(page 76)).
5
Edit the /boot/grub/menu.lst le and make the following change:
For each drive specied in the virtual machine conguration le (for example, hda
and hdb), append hdx=noprobe to the kernel line for the updated kernel, where
hdx is the drive specication found in the virtual machine conguration le.
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