Any thoughts anyone? Andrew Davis Andrew Davis wrote: > [root@marcom ~]# rpm -qa|grep kernel|sort > kernel-2.6.18-8.1.3.el5.i686 > kernel-headers-2.6.18-8.1.3.el5.i386 > kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-8.1.3.el5-0.9.3-10.sl5.i686 > kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-8.1.3.el5-0.9.3-10.sl5.i686 > kernel-module-ndiswrapper-2.6.18-8.1.3.el5-1.41-1.SL.i686 > kernel-module-openafs-2.6.18-8.1.3.el5-1.4.4-42.SL5.i686 > kernel-xen-2.6.18-8.1.3.el5.i686 > [root@marcom ~]# rpm -qa|grep kmod|sort > kmod-gfs-0.1.16-5.2.6.18_8.1.3.el5.i686 > kmod-gfs-xen-0.1.16-5.2.6.18_8.1.3.el5.i686 > kmod-gnbd-0.1.3-4.2.6.18_8.1.3.el5.i686 > kmod-gnbd-xen-0.1.3-4.2.6.18_8.1.3.el5.i686 > mikmod-3.1.6-38.1.i386 > yum-fedorakmod-1.0.4-1.el5.noarch > [root@marcom ~]# > > 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 wrote: >> 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 >>> >> >>