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PostPosted: Mon Jan 08, 2024 2:02 pm    Post subject: Kernel being seen as an older version. Reply with quote

Basically,i updated my distribution kernel to 6.1.69 but programs like neofetch are still picking the kernel up as 6.1.67 and even the TTY login thinks i'm on 6.1.67. However, when i run "eselect kernel list" or simply go on the kernel's configuration it clearly says 6.1.69. How can i fix this issue? :(
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 08, 2024 2:05 pm    Post subject: Re: Kernel being seen as an older version. Reply with quote

Are you sure you actually booted 6.1.69? What do
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$ uname -r
$ cat /proc/version

print?
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 08, 2024 3:47 pm    Post subject: Re: Kernel being seen as an older version. Reply with quote

shoebill_j wrote:
Basically,i updated my distribution kernel to 6.1.69 but programs like neofetch are still picking the kernel up as 6.1.67 and even the TTY login thinks i'm on 6.1.67. However, when i run "eselect kernel list" or simply go on the kernel's configuration it clearly says 6.1.69. How can i fix this issue? :(

"eselect kernel set X" will only change the softlink /usr/src/linux - it will not do anything else ! :lol:

What you need is another grub-mkconfig:
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/GRUB#Installing_a_new_kernel
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 08, 2024 4:12 pm    Post subject: Re: Kernel being seen as an older version. Reply with quote

eeckwrk99 wrote:
Are you sure you actually booted 6.1.69? What do
Code:
$ uname -r
$ cat /proc/version

print?


Turns out i was in fact on the wrong kernel (6.1.67) after running uname -r!

I just ran grub-mkconfig again, maybe the newly generated configuration won't gave me this this issue!
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 08, 2024 4:14 pm    Post subject: Re: Kernel being seen as an older version. Reply with quote

pietinger wrote:
shoebill_j wrote:
Basically,i updated my distribution kernel to 6.1.69 but programs like neofetch are still picking the kernel up as 6.1.67 and even the TTY login thinks i'm on 6.1.67. However, when i run "eselect kernel list" or simply go on the kernel's configuration it clearly says 6.1.69. How can i fix this issue? :(

"eselect kernel set X" will only change the softlink /usr/src/linux - it will not do anything else ! :lol:

What you need is another grub-mkconfig:
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/GRUB#Installing_a_new_kernel


Thanks! I didn't know that eselect only changed the softlink haha! :lol:
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 08, 2024 5:18 pm    Post subject: Re: Kernel being seen as an older version. Reply with quote

shoebill_j wrote:
I just ran grub-mkconfig again, maybe the newly generated configuration won't gave me this this issue!

grub-mkconfig will print the kernel image(s) found. Pay attention to the output, you should see your 6.1.69 kernel in the list. On my system:
Code:
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-6.6.10-gentoo-custom
[..]
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-6.1.67-gentoo-custom
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