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post install updates
log in as root and update your system with the latest packages.
# rhn_register
answer the questions to register you installation with redhat

now configure the update agent to include updates for the kernel
# up2date --configure
select option 24 (packageSkipList) and use "C" to clear the list. Then save and exit.

now run the update agent
#up2date --nox -uv
That means run up2date no xwindows (run in text console mode) update all packages, with verbose output (show everything that is happening on screen).

reboot
you should now see two choices at the grub bootloader screen. Notice the newly updated version of the kernel is selected as the default.

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