Can you send the following rpm -qa | grep kernel | sort rpm -qa | grep kmod | sort Thanks Troy Andrew Davis wrote: > 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 > -- __________________________________________________ Troy Dawson [log in to unmask] (630)840-6468 Fermilab ComputingDivision/LCSI/CSI DSS Group __________________________________________________