On Sat, 2014-11-08 at 19:01 -0500, Neal Becker wrote: > I don't understand why yum doesn't want to install updates when a new kernel is > available: > > sudo yum update > ... > ---> Package kernel.x86_64 0:3.16.7-200.fc20 will be installed > ... > [nothing about kmod-nvidia-blah] > > ** yum wants to update kernel ** > > rpm -qa kmod-nvidia* > kmod-nvidia-304xx-3.16.6-203.fc20.x86_64-304.123-1.fc20.16.x86_64 > > ** kmod-nvidia 3.16.6-203 is already installed ** > > yum info kmod-nvidia* > ... > Name : kmod-nvidia-304xx-3.16.7-200.fc20.x86_64 > Arch : x86_64 > Version : 304.123 > Release : 1.fc20.17 > > ** OK, there it is! The kmod I need for the new kernel. So why doesn't yum > want to install it? > > -- > -- Those who don't understand recursion are doomed to repeat it > Try to install the new kernel first, then after, see if the new kmod will update. Or just use akmod-nvidia and when you install an updated kernel and reboot, akmod will auto build the new kmod for you (you need to install kernel-devel along with kmod initially). -- Mike Chambers Madisonville, KY "Best little town on Earth!" -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
