diff -Naur a/kernel26.install b/kernel26.install
--- a/kernel26.install	2009-03-26 10:11:20.270428210 +0100
+++ b/kernel26.install	2009-03-26 10:44:53.895615771 +0100
@@ -18,6 +18,25 @@
   echo ""
   echo ">>> Generating initial ramdisk, using mkinitcpio.  Please wait..."
   /sbin/mkinitcpio -p kernel26${KERNEL_NAME}
+  # warning about the kernel release change
+  if [ "${KERNEL_NAME}" != "" ]; then
+    echo ""
+    echo ">>> KERNEL RELEASE has changed (the \`uname -r\` output)"
+    echo ">>> ----------------------------------------------"
+    echo ">>> It is now '${KERNEL_VERSION}'"
+    echo ">>> Please change your bootloader config files:"
+    echo ">>> Grub: /boot/grub/menu.lst | Lilo: /etc/lilo.conf"
+    echo "--------------------------------------------------"
+    echo "| - vmlinuz26 to vmlinuz26${KERNEL_NAME}                         |"
+    echo "| - kernel26.img to kernel26${KERNEL_NAME}.img                   |"
+    echo "| - kernel26-fallback.img to kernel26${KERNEL_NAME}-fallback.img |"
+    echo "--------------------------------------------------"
+    echo ">>> Kernel modules are now in"
+    echo ">>> '/lib/modules/${KERNEL_VERSION}/',"
+    echo ">>> some modules from AUR packages may have not been moved."
+    echo ">>> You should rebuild and reinstall those packages"
+    echo ""
+  fi
 }
 
 post_upgrade() {
@@ -123,22 +142,40 @@
   echo ">>> http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Mkinitcpio"
   echo ""
   echo ">>> Generating initial ramdisk, using mkinitcpio.  Please wait..."
-if [ "`vercmp $2 2.6.19`" -lt 0 ]; then
-  /sbin/mkinitcpio -p kernel26${KERNEL_NAME} -m "ATTENTION:\nIf you get a kernel panic below
+  if [ "`vercmp $2 2.6.19`" -lt 0 ]; then
+    /sbin/mkinitcpio -p kernel26${KERNEL_NAME} -m "ATTENTION:\nIf you get a kernel panic below
 and are using an Intel chipset, append 'earlymodules=piix' to the
 kernel commandline"
-else
-  /sbin/mkinitcpio -p kernel26${KERNEL_NAME}
-fi
-if [ "`vercmp $2 2.6.21`" -lt 0 ]; then
-  echo ""
-  echo "Important ACPI Information:"
-  echo ">>> Since 2.6.20.7 all possible ACPI parts are modularized."
-  echo ">>> The modules are located at:"
-  echo ">>> /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/acpi"
-  echo ">>> For more information about ACPI modules check this wiki page:"
-  echo ">>> 'http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/ACPI_modules'"
-fi
+  else
+    /sbin/mkinitcpio -p kernel26${KERNEL_NAME}
+  fi
+  if [ "`vercmp $2 2.6.21`" -lt 0 ]; then
+    echo ""
+    echo "Important ACPI Information:"
+    echo ">>> Since 2.6.20.7 all possible ACPI parts are modularized."
+    echo ">>> The modules are located at:"
+    echo ">>> /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/acpi"
+    echo ">>> For more information about ACPI modules check this wiki page:"
+    echo ">>> 'http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/ACPI_modules'"
+  fi
+  if [ "`vercmp $2 2.6.28.8`" -lt 0 ] && [ "${KERNEL_NAME}" != "" ]; then
+    echo ""
+    echo ">>> KERNEL RELEASE has changed (the \`uname -r\` output)"
+    echo ">>> ----------------------------------------------"
+    echo ">>> It is now '${KERNEL_VERSION}'"
+    echo ">>> Please change your bootloader config files:"
+    echo ">>> Grub: /boot/grub/menu.lst | Lilo: /etc/lilo.conf"
+    echo "--------------------------------------------------"
+    echo "| - vmlinuz26 to vmlinuz26${KERNEL_NAME}                         |"
+    echo "| - kernel26.img to kernel26${KERNEL_NAME}.img                   |"
+    echo "| - kernel26-fallback.img to kernel26${KERNEL_NAME}-fallback.img |"
+    echo "--------------------------------------------------"
+    echo ">>> Kernel modules are now in"
+    echo ">>> '/lib/modules/${KERNEL_VERSION}/',"
+    echo ">>> some modules from AUR packages may have not been moved."
+    echo ">>> You should rebuild and reinstall those packages"
+    echo ""
+  fi
 }
 
 op=$1