On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 12:16:37PM -0700, Akemi Yagi wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 12:09 PM, Robert Schien<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 08:28:23PM +0200, Urs Beyerle wrote:
> 
> >> try
> >>
> >> yum install kernel-devel
> >>     Urs
> >
> > kernel-devel is already installed. (I checked it with yum)
> > This package was installed during a dependency of the package dkms.
> 
> Does your *running* kernel match your kernel-devel?  You can check it
> by comparing:
> 
> uname -mr
> 
> and the output of:
> 
> rpm -qa kernel\* | sort
> 
> Akemi

Indeed the versions differ. I tried to update the kernel but
with no success:

yum install kernel.x86_64

Loading "kernel-module" plugin
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
Package kernel - 2.6.18-92.1.6.el5.x86_64 is already installed.
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package kernel.x86_64 0:2.6.18-128.4.1.el5 set to be installed
--> Processing Conflict: kernel conflicts ecryptfs-utils < 44
--> Processing Conflict: kernel conflicts ecryptfs-utils < 44
--> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes.
--> Running transaction check
---> Package ecryptfs-utils.x86_64 0:56-8.el5 set to be updated
--> Processing Conflict: kernel conflicts ecryptfs-utils < 44
--> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes.
--> Running transaction check
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Beginning Kernel Module Plugin
Finished Kernel Module Plugin

Dependencies Resolved

=============================================================================
 Package                 Arch       Version          Repository        Size 
=============================================================================
Installing:
 kernel                  x86_64     2.6.18-128.4.1.el5  sl-security        17 M
Updating for dependencies:
 ecryptfs-utils          x86_64     56-8.el5         sl-security       133 k

Transaction Summary
=============================================================================
Install      1 Package(s)         
Update       1 Package(s)         
Remove       0 Package(s)         

Total download size: 17 M
Is this ok [y/N]: Downloading Packages:
Running rpm_check_debug
ERROR with rpm_check_debug vs depsolve:
Package kernel conflicts with ecryptfs-utils < 44.
Complete!

The kernel ist NOT installed. I checked the /boot-directory which
shows only the 2.6.18-92 image.

Obviously, the ecryptfs-utils cannot be updated, because they conflict
with other packages.


Robert