This is good info, thanks Troy! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Troy Dawson" <[log in to unmask]> To: "markaoki" <[log in to unmask]> Cc: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 11:06 AM Subject: Re: SL kernel 2.6.9-42.0.3 available? > up2date uses the config file > > /etc/sysconfig/rhn/sources > > So, if you ever want to edit where it's getting it's errata from (say a > local mirror) then you'll know where it's going. > > If you look at that file, it has only two lines uncommented > > yum scientific-base > ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/40rolling/$ARCH/SL/RPMS/ > yum scientific-errata > ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/40rolling/$ARCH/errata/SL/RPMS/ > > So that is where you are getting your updates from. > Why rolling and not 44? > Because when I originally did it back in SL3, up2date didn't work, so I > figured, why keep changing it if it doesn't work. > Then when we moved to SL4, I figured people who use up2date, are used to > always getting moved up to the latest thing on RedHat, so I left it. > > But I have been informed that nor everyone who uses up2date wants to be > pointed to the rolling area. So in SL 4.5, it will be changed to point to > 4.5, to match the release. > > So, if you wanted you could edit it to say > > yum scientific-base > ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/44/$ARCH/SL/RPMS/ > yum scientific-errata > ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/44/$ARCH/errata/SL/RPMS/ > > > markaoki wrote: >> Thanks for reply! >> >> My message subject line is confusing...I forgot to put 'only' at >> beginning of the subject line. >> ooops.. >> >> My Up2Date recently installed kernel-2.6.9-42.0.10.EL. >> >> But when I check online at >> ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/44/i386/SL/RPMS/ >> I see only SL Kernel 2.6.9-42.0.3 available. >> >> Where did my Up2Date obtain kernel-2.6.9-42.0.10.EL from? >> >> Only scientific base and scientific eratta are enabled in my channels. >> >> Can someone tell me where kernel-2.6.9-42.0.10.EL.i686.rpm is located on >> the SL update servers? >> >> >> thanks! >> -yma >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Juckins" >> <[log in to unmask]> >> To: "markaoki" <[log in to unmask]>; <[log in to unmask]> >> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 7:20 AM >> Subject: Re: SL kernel 2.6.9-42.0.3 available? >> >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> In the file /etc/sysconfig/rhn/up2date make sure that the following >>> lines do not contain 'kernel': >>> >>> pkgSkipList[comment]=A list of package names, optionally including >>> wildcards, to skip >>> pkgSkipList=; >>> >>> fileSkipList[comment]=A list of file names, optionally including >>> wildcards, to skip >>> fileSkipList=; >>> >>> Then rerun up2date. >>> >>> Hope this helps. >>> >>> -C Juckins >>> >>> markaoki wrote: >>>> hi, >>>> >>>> my last Up2Date (channel: scientific base >>>> ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/44/i386/SL/RPMS/) >>>> brought in kernel-2.6.9-42.0.10.EL recently. >>>> >>>> however, I only see kernel-2.6.9-42.0.3.EL in that ftp directory. >>>> >>>> A search for '2.6.9-42.0.10' turns up nothing. >>>> >>>> Can someone please tell me were Up2Date pulled that >>>> kernel-2.6.9-42.0.10.EL from? >>>> >>>> >>>> thanks, have a good day...well, night here...very late* >>>> -yma >>> > > > -- > __________________________________________________ > Troy Dawson [log in to unmask] (630)840-6468 > Fermilab ComputingDivision/LCSI/CSI DSS Group > __________________________________________________ >