On Wednesday 26 October 2005 08:47, seth vidal wrote: >On Wed, 2005-10-26 at 15:56 +1000, Stuart Low wrote: >> Hey, >> >> > How can I go about convincing yum to update the iptables install on >> > my old firewall box when it reports this: >> > [root@gene etc]# yum update iptables >> > package iptables needs kernel that has been excluded >> > package iptables needs kernel that has been excluded >> > The kernel is in fact a 2.4.29, obviously new enough but locally >> > built. Is this a case where the --nodeps --force options to rpm can >> > be used? >> >> Probably not the smartest move. Be best to manually download the >> latest kernel rpm and rpm -ivh it. Then modify your lilo/grub config >> back to booting your custom kernel by default. >> >> That way you've avoided the dep issue but haven't lost your custom >> kernel. > >when yum updates kernels it does not remove the older kernels. So >there's no danger in yum installing the kernel for you. > >-sv In addition to the previous concern, I thought I'd do that same end run on this box, which is normally running the latest mainline, like 2.6.14-rc5 ATM. But when rpm was installing the modules, it got a tummy ache as follows: Preparing... ########################################### [100%] 1:kernel ########################################### [100%] [long delay here] Failed to mmap /lib/modules/2.6.10-1.771_FC2/build/./include/config/MARKER Failed to mmap /lib/modules/2.6.13.1/build/./include/config/MARKER Failed to mmap /lib/modules/2.6.13.1.old/build/./include/config/MARKER Failed to mmap /lib/modules/2.6.13-rc4-RT-V0.7.52-16/build/./include/config/MARKER Failed to mmap /lib/modules/2.6.14-rc1/build/./include/config/MARKER Failed to mmap /lib/modules/2.6.14-rc2/build/./include/config/MARKER Failed to mmap /lib/modules/2.6.14-rc3/build/./include/config/MARKER Failed to mmap /lib/modules/2.6.14-rc3-kj1/build/./include/config/MARKER Failed to mmap /lib/modules/2.6.14-rc4/build/./include/config/MARKER Failed to mmap /lib/modules/2.6.14-rc4.old/build/./include/config/MARKER Failed to mmap /lib/modules/2.6.14-rc5/build/./include/config/MARKER Failed to mmap ./include/config/MARKER [root@coyote FC2]# ----------- So what is that all about? -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) 99.35% setiathome rank, not too shabby for a WV hillbilly Yahoo.com and AOL/TW attorneys please note, additions to the above message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2005 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved. -- fedora-legacy-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-legacy-list
