On 1/18/07, Andrew Robinson <awrobinson-ml@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Kam Leo wrote:
> On 1/16/07, Andrew Robinson <awrobinson-ml@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Kam Leo wrote:
>> > On 1/11/07, Andrew Robinson <awrobinson-ml@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >> I updated my kernel with 'yum install kernel'. Now I want to
>> install the
>> >> corresponding kernel-devel package. When I run 'uname -a', I get
>> >>
>> >> Linux proteus 2.6.18-1.2869.fc6 #1 SMP Wed Dec 20 14:51:19 EST 2006
>> i686
>> >> athlon i386 GNU/Linux
>> >>
>> >> I assume this means I want the 2.6.18-1.2869.fc6 i686 version of
>> >> kernel-devel.
>> >>
>> >> When I run 'yum search kernel-devel', I get the following choices:
>> >>
>> >> kernel-devel.i586 2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 core
>> >> kernel-devel.i686 2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 core
>> >> kernel-devel.i586 2.6.18-1.2868.fc6 updates
>> >> kernel-devel.i686 2.6.18-1.2868.fc6 updates
>> >> kernel-devel.i586 2.6.18-1.2849.fc6 updates
>> >> kernel-devel.i686 2.6.18-1.2849.fc6 updates
>> >> kernel-devel.i586 2.6.18-1.2869.fc6 updates
>> >> kernel-devel.i686 2.6.18-1.2869.fc6 updates
>> >> kernel-devel.i586 2.6.18-1.2849.fc6 installed
>> > ^
>> > |
>> > This tells me that you have the i586 kernel installed. Do "rpm -q
>> > kernel" and
>> > see if this is not the case. (By the way this is a known bug in
>> > the FC6 installer.)
>> >
>> > You need is to download the i686 kernel, perform a "rpm -ivh
>> > kernel-*.i686.fc6.rpm",
>> > and reboot with the new kernel.
>> >
>> >> It looks to me like the one I want is
>> >>
>> >> kernel-devel.i686 2.6.18-1.2869.fc6 updates
>> >>
>> >> When I run 'yum install kernel-devel.i686', the only choice I get is
>> >>
>> >> kernel-devel i686 2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 core
>> >>
>> >> How do I tell yum that I want the 2869 build version from the updates
>> >> repo? I tried several things, but couldn't seem to find the right
>> >> combination.
>> >>
>>
>> OK, I have verified every way that I could that I have the i686 kernel
>> installed. 'uname -a' gives me this:
>>
>> Linux proteus 2.6.18-1.2869.fc6 #1 SMP Wed Dec 20 14:51:19 EST 2006 i686
>> athlon i386 GNU/Linux
>>
>> 'rpm -q kernel --queryformat "%{n} %{v} %{r} %{arch}\n"' gives this:
>>
>> kernel 2.6.18 1.2849.fc6 i586
>> kernel 2.6.18 1.2869.fc6 i686
>
> First, get the correct name for the package you want to install. The
> rpm output should have cued you in. Then, perhaps "yum install
> kernel-devel-2.6.18 1.2869.fc6 i686" will give you the results that
> you want.
>
> Why are you relying on yum so heavily? It appears you know how to use
> rpm. You could have used "rpm -ivh
> path_to_package/kernel-devel-2.6.18.1.2869.fc6.i686.rpm".
> (Path_to_package can be a URL or a local directory.)
>
Kam, your advice was accurate. I looked up the 2869, i686 rpm on the
updates site and rpm'ed it. I have been insistent on using yum because
my experience, when I stray from yum, I can never get the whole system
upgraded at some later date. Thanks for the help!
Andrew
You are welcome.
