I'm the IT admin responsible for updating a few of our Scientific Linux systems for Scripps Florida. I'm getting an error while trying to update the systems. It almost appears as though the needed packages are not available online: [root@marcom ~]# uname -a Linux marcom 2.6.18-8.1.3.el5 #1 SMP Mon Apr 30 14:15:37 EDT 2007 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux [root@marcom ~]# more /etc/redhat-release Scientific Linux SL release 5.0 (Boron) [root@marcom ~]# yum update <-- data truncated --> --> Processing Dependency: kernel-i686 = 2.6.18-8.1.15.el5xen for package: kmod-gnbd-xen --> Processing Dependency: kernel-i686 = 2.6.18-8.1.15.el5 for package: kmod-gnbd --> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes. --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait. ---> Package kernel.i686 0:2.6.18-8.1.15.el5 set to be installed --> Running transaction check Error: Missing Dependency: kernel-i686 = 2.6.18-8.1.15.el5xen is needed by package kmod-gnbd-xen Error: Unable to satisfy dependencies Error: Package kernel-module-openafs-2.6.18-8.1.15.el5 needs kernel-i686 = 2.6.18-8.1.15.el5, this is not available. Error: Package kmod-gnbd-xen needs kernel-i686 = 2.6.18-8.1.15.el5xen, this is not available. Error: Package kmod-gnbd needs kernel-i686 = 2.6.18-8.1.15.el5, this is not available. [root@marcom ~]# yum list kernel-i686 = 2.6.18-8.1.15.el5xen Loading "protectbase" plugin Loading "fastestmirror" plugin Loading "changelog" plugin Loading "skip-broken" plugin Loading "downloadonly" plugin Loading "priorities" plugin Loading "tsflags" plugin Loading "kernel-module" plugin Loading "allowdowngrade" plugin Loading "fedorakmod" plugin Setting up repositories Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile Reading repository metadata in from local files 0 packages excluded due to repository protections 0 packages excluded due to repository priority protections [root@marcom ~]# I've confirmed that my running kernel is also my installed kernel (ie: I didn't get a kernel update, but fail to reboot to it). Any thoughts on a resolution? The only solution I see is for the needed package to made available online. This is a "production" system, so I'd prefer to avoid an forced updates or backing out installed packages to get the update to run. Doing a dist upgrade is also not an option right now... -- Andrew Davis "There is no limit to what a man can accomplish if he doesn't care who gets the credit." - Ronald Reagan