Re: [cobalt-security] RaQ3-All-Kernel-4.0.1-2.216C24III.pkg

[Bill Irwin <bill_irwin@xxxxxxxx>]

Steve West wrote:
> 
> Oh, boy! I should have known better than to try to install the damn update.
> :(
> 
> Can anyone elaborate a little more on what problems the kernel update causes
> on a Raq3?
> 
> I know if I call Tech Support, they are more than likely going to deny any
> problems.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> SW
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cobalt-security-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:cobalt-security-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Wayne Sagar
> Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 11:12 AM
> To: cobalt-security@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [cobalt-security] RaQ3-All-Kernel-4.0.1-2.216C24III.pkg
> 
> At 04:52 PM 5/1/01 +0200, you wrote:
> 
> >I was just wondering if anyone already applied the RAQ3
> >RaQ3-All-Kernel-4.0.1-2.216C24III.pkg released by cobalt at
> >http://www.cobalt.com/support/download/raq3.eng.html ?
> 
> Yes... don't do it! Apparantly the "fix" it was supposed to do did not fix
> anything and there seem to be problems with it. Server is running ok but
> there may be an issue with bus speeds and god knows what else...
> 
> Wayne

Most problems "associated" with Kernel patch are because the end user
decided to make kernel or module changes. Issues like upgrading apache,
adding unsupported third party apps which make kernel changes, all
contribute to these problems. A majority of "Kernel patch hosing the
systems" are really related to something else the customer did to the
system. Most people who email us worried that the patch did something,
usually come to find out it was something else they had misconfigured. 

Should you find yourself with a "hosed" system and need to get it back
up and running, you can un-install the patch. You do so by dropping in
terminal as su - root. Cd to /var/lib/cobalt/uninstallers and find the
uninstaller for the kernel patch. Type "./<filename of package>" without
quotes and it *should* uninstall. If it doesn't you would probably have
to OS Restore. You did backup before attempting the patch didn't you?

-- 
Bill Irwin
Technical Support Engineer
Sun Microsystems, Inc.