New kernel 3.10.18-1 not properly installed

[pelikan81]

Hello all,

after upgrade of the kernel to the newest version 3.10.18-1, old kernel is booted 3.6.11-18-ARCH+ instead of new one and no modules are loaded.

[root@pelikan ~]# uname -a
Linux pelikan 3.6.11-18-ARCH+ #1 PREEMPT Mon Oct 21 01:15:42 CDT 2013 armv6l GNU/Linux

[root@pelikan ~]# lsmod
Module Size Used by

[root@pelikan ~]# pacman -Qi linux-raspberrypi
Name : linux-raspberrypi
Version : 3.10.18-1
Description : The Linux Kernel and modules for Raspberry Pi
Architecture : armv6h
URL : http://www.kernel.org/
Licenses : GPL2
Groups : None
Provides : kernel26 linux=3.10.18
Depends On : coreutils linux-firmware module-init-tools>=3.16
Optional Deps : crda: to set the correct wireless channels of your country
Required By : None
Optional For : None
Conflicts With : kernel26 linux
Replaces : None
Installed Size : 22787.00 KiB
Packager : Kevin Mihelich <kevin@archlinuxarm.org>
Build Date : Tue 12 Nov 2013 07:13:16 AM CET
Install Date : Tue 12 Nov 2013 11:01:04 AM CET
Install Reason : Explicitly installed
Install Script : Yes
Validated By : SHA256 Sum

[root@pelikan ~]# less /var/log/pacman.log
...
[2013-11-12 07:39] [PACMAN] upgraded linux-headers-raspberrypi (3.6.11-18 -> 3.10.18-1)
[2013-11-12 07:40] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] >>> Updating module dependencies. Please wait ...
[2013-11-12 07:40] [PACMAN] upgraded linux-raspberrypi (3.6.11-18 -> 3.10.18-1)
[2013-11-12 07:40] [PACMAN] upgraded raspberrypi-firmware-bootloader (20131021-1 -> 20131111-1)
[2013-11-12 07:40] [PACMAN] upgraded raspberrypi-firmware-bootloader-x (20131021-1 -> 20131111-1)
[2013-11-12 07:40] [PACMAN] upgraded raspberrypi-firmware-emergency-kernel (20131021-1 -> 20131111-1)
[2013-11-12 07:40] [PACMAN] upgraded raspberrypi-firmware-tools (20131021-1 -> 20131111-1)
[2013-11-12 07:40] [PACMAN] upgraded raspberrypi-firmware-examples (20131021-1 -> 20131111-1)
[2013-11-12 07:40] [PACMAN] upgraded raspberrypi-firmware (20131021-1 -> 20131111-1)
...

[root@pelikan ~]# dmesg
[ 0.000000] Booting Linux on physical CPU 0
[ 0.000000] Initializing cgroup subsys cpuset
[ 0.000000] Initializing cgroup subsys cpu
[ 0.000000] Linux version 3.6.11-18-ARCH+ (nobody@) (gcc version 4.7.2 (GCC) ) #1 PREEMPT Mon Oct 21 01:15:42 CDT 2013


Could you please check and let me know how I can boot with the newest kernel and modules ?

Thanks and regards

[moonman]

Make sure your boot partition is mounted, then reinstall the package.

[pelikan81]

Thanks moonman, very good point, I had clear fstab file and not mounted /boot partition. Now it is OK.