question about fedora updates

[pedenski]

Is there a way i can manually allow updates in my fedora? im really confused as to how my bootscreen keeps records of my previous version of fedora. i now have 3 on the list; ff:

Fedora (3.2.10-3.fc16.i686)
Fedora (3.2.9-2.fc16.i686)
Fedora (3.2.9-1.fc16.i686)
Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda1)

in the beginning i only have 2 choices. windows and fedora but now i have 3 in fedora.
im also having issues with my wireless driver. i also noticed, when i use the latest version; i have to reinstall my broadcom driver to enable my wireless.

so im forced to use the previous version so i could use my wlan; but then i have to change the time and date
cause it keeps getting back to jan 1 1980.

its getting kinda troublesome.

[linoseros]

the difference between the 3 choices of fedora is the kernel version you can just use the latest version

[sunnyy9]

@pedenski, go to add/remove software...........
open software sources under system menu..................

u will get the option to disable automatically updates, tht's all should do.........

[PabloTwo]

but then i have to change the time and date
cause it keeps getting back to jan 1 1980.

If this on an older computer (4 years or more) then it sounds to me like the CMOS backup battery needs replacing.

[DBelton]

Originally Posted by pedenski

Is there a way i can manually allow updates in my fedora? im really confused as to how my bootscreen keeps records of my previous version of fedora. i now have 3 on the list; ff:

Fedora (3.2.10-3.fc16.i686)
Fedora (3.2.9-2.fc16.i686)
Fedora (3.2.9-1.fc16.i686)
Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda1)

in the beginning i only have 2 choices. windows and fedora but now i have 3 in fedora.
im also having issues with my wireless driver. i also noticed, when i use the latest version; i have to reinstall my broadcom driver to enable my wireless.

so im forced to use the previous version so i could use my wlan; but then i have to change the time and date
cause it keeps getting back to jan 1 1980.

its getting kinda troublesome.

A lot of the wireless drivers are kernel modules, which means they have to be rebuilt every time you update the kernel.

You could look at installing it using the kmod/akmod package in rpmfusion. the akmod package will rebuild your kernel module for you automatically when you get a new kernel. the kmod package downloads a prebuilt module for the kernels that Fedora uses, and sometimes is delayed a day or so after a kernel update. (my choice would be the akmod package.)

[pedenski]

@sunny9
Thanks for the instruction. May i just ask; do you keep yours in auto or in manual?

@pablo2
its a 2-3 year old machine; does the CMOS battery anything to do with the internal clock; and more like the reason why my clock resets at 1980?

@dbelton
thanks for the recommendation. ill try using akmod

[DBelton]

yes, a dead cmos battery will cause your clock setting (along with other settings) to reset every time you power off your computer. Jan 1 1980 happens to be a date that a lot of systems default to when powered up and no clock settings have been saved.

[sunnyy9]

Originally Posted by pedenski

@sunny9
Thanks for the instruction. May i just ask; do you keep yours in auto or in manual?

i selected never for check for updates.........

and for automatically install, its preset to only security updates.........

tht's all.........