Re: Yum not updating kernel

[Ray Van Dolson <rvandolson@xxxxxxxx>]

> I have done the following:
> 
> rpm -Uvh --force /home/brtaylor/rpm-4.4.2-47.el5.i386.rpm
> edit /etc/rpm/platform to i686-redhat-linux
> rpm -e kernel-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5
> yum clean all
> yum upgrade kernel
> returned Installed: kernel.i686 0:2.6.18-53.1.13.el5
> Complete!
> 
> It looks like the problem may be in rpm after 4.4.2-37. Before I go to
> the rpm people, I need to confer with Ray Van Dolson who says his is the
> same as mine and he has no problem updating kernels. After Ray and I
> resolve this issue, I will send a last email to the list hopefully
> ending this subject with the resolution to this problem.
> 

Bob, so it appears the above did work?

I don't recall what exactly I said was the same on my system as
yours... but, my /etc/rpm/platform is:

  i686-redhat-linux

rpm is:

  rpm-4.4.2-47.el5

And I am running a Pentium 4 CPU, so there is a significant difference
there obviously. :)

$ cat /proc/cpuinfo 
processor       : 0
vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
cpu family      : 15
model           : 2
model name      : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 1.80GHz
stepping        : 7
cpu MHz         : 1793.473
cache size      : 512 KB
fdiv_bug        : no
hlt_bug         : no
f00f_bug        : no
coma_bug        : no
fpu             : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level     : 2
wp              : yes
flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe up cid xtpr
bogomips        : 3588.95

Ray
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