Author : Dhanabal S
Kernel Downgrade procedure for SLES
1.Take all necessary root filesystem backup.
2.Check for installed kernel using the command "rpm –qa|grep –i kernel"
# rpm -qa|grep -i kernel
kernel-default-2.6.32.54-0.3.1
linux-kernel-headers-2.6.32-1.
kernel-default-base-2.6.32.54-
kernel-default-devel-2.6.32.
kernel-source-2.6.32.54-0.3.1
3.Downgrade the all the kernel related rpm’s except nfs kernel
Command to downgrade is
rpm -Uhv --oldpackage --nodeps
eg: rpm –Uhv kernel-source-2.6.32.23-0.3.1.
where is the kernel package you wish to install.
4.Reboot the sever and boot into your downgraded kernel.
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