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