Re: Samba install problem

On Sat, 2006-06-03 at 22:12 +0100, Freedom Web Services wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Paul Howarth" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Freedom Web Services" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "For users of 
> Fedora Core releases" <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2006 9:58 PM
> Subject: Re: Samba install problem
> 
> 
> > On Sat, 2006-06-03 at 21:54 +0100, Freedom Web Services wrote:
> >> > On Sat, 2006-06-03 at 18:42 +0100, Freedom Web Services wrote:
> >> >> I have downloaded and installed the 2.6.16-1.2122_FC5 kernal update 
> >> >> but
> >> >> unfornatunatly this does not solve the problem.  The eciadsl-doctor
> >> >> program
> >> >> still shows that the n_hdlc module is not found, it also reports that 
> >> >> I
> >> >> am
> >> >> using the 2.6.15-1.2054_FC5 kernal, how can this be when I have just
> >> >> installed the updated kernal with no problems?  Am I missing 
> >> >> something?
> >> >
> >> > You won't be using the 2.6.16-1.2122_FC5 kernel until you've rebooted.
> >> >
> >> > Paul,
> >>
> >> I have rebooted a couple of times plus the computer was off overnight!
> >
> > What's the output of:
> >
> > $ rpm -qa kernel\*
> kernel-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5
> 
> > $ uname -a
> Linux linux 2.6.15-1.2054_FC5
> 
> > $ cat /etc/sysconfig/kernel
> UPDATEDEFAULT=yes
> DEFAULTKERNEL=kernel
> 
> > $ cat /etc/grub.conf
> default=0
> timeout=5
> splashimage=(hdo,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
> hiddenmenu
> title fedora Core (2.6.15-1.2054_FC5)
>     root (hd0,0)
>     kernel /vmlinux-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5 ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 rhgb 
> quiet
> initrd /initrd-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5.img
> 
> By the looks of it the kernel has not been updated, strange as it installed 
> with no problems!

The only explanation I can think of for this is that you downloaded and
installed the SRPM (.src.rpm) instead of the binary RPM for your
system's architecture (e.g. .i386.rpm or .x86_64.rpm).

Paul.