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

[Bill Irwin <bill_irwin@xxxxxxxx>]

Cobalt wrote:
> 
> > 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?
> >

> 
> Hi Bill,
> 
> I make all the things you coment, upgrade Apache , install SSH,
> change editors, change configs, ... and the last Kernel patch
> run like a charm.
> 
> One more question Bill, In the last path (proFTP) why have Sun released
> the 1.2.2RC1 and not the last RC2? Have Sun make changes to original?
> I query this to know if I can upgrade to RC2 w/o problems.
> 
> TIA
> R.Batalla

I don't handle the development end of things.. just Tech Support. I
would guess because when they were working to make sure it won't mess up
anything in the gui, RC1 was out and not RC2. If you are on the bleeding
edge, remember, the rest of us are not. It may take a while for things
to become available after testing.

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