I'm the IT admin responsible for updating a few of our Scientific Linux
systems for Scripps Florida. I'm getting an error while trying to update
the systems. It almost appears as though the needed packages are not
available online:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# uname -a
Linux marcom 2.6.18-8.1.3.el5 #1 SMP Mon Apr 30 14:15:37 EDT 2007
i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# more /etc/redhat-release
Scientific Linux SL release 5.0 (Boron)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# yum update
<-- data truncated -->
--> Processing Dependency: kernel-i686 = 2.6.18-8.1.15.el5xen for
package: kmod-gnbd-xen
--> Processing Dependency: kernel-i686 = 2.6.18-8.1.15.el5 for
package: kmod-gnbd
--> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes.
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Package kernel.i686 0:2.6.18-8.1.15.el5 set to be installed
--> Running transaction check
Error: Missing Dependency: kernel-i686 = 2.6.18-8.1.15.el5xen is
needed by package kmod-gnbd-xen
Error: Unable to satisfy dependencies
Error: Package kernel-module-openafs-2.6.18-8.1.15.el5 needs
kernel-i686 = 2.6.18-8.1.15.el5, this is not available.
Error: Package kmod-gnbd-xen needs kernel-i686 =
2.6.18-8.1.15.el5xen, this is not available.
Error: Package kmod-gnbd needs kernel-i686 = 2.6.18-8.1.15.el5, this
is not available.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# yum list kernel-i686 = 2.6.18-8.1.15.el5xen
Loading "protectbase" plugin
Loading "fastestmirror" plugin
Loading "changelog" plugin
Loading "skip-broken" plugin
Loading "downloadonly" plugin
Loading "priorities" plugin
Loading "tsflags" plugin
Loading "kernel-module" plugin
Loading "allowdowngrade" plugin
Loading "fedorakmod" plugin
Setting up repositories
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
Reading repository metadata in from local files
0 packages excluded due to repository protections
0 packages excluded due to repository priority protections
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]#
I've confirmed that my running kernel is also my installed kernel (ie: I
didn't get a kernel update, but fail to reboot to it). Any thoughts on a
resolution? The only solution I see is for the needed package to made
available online. This is a "production" system, so I'd prefer to avoid
an forced updates or backing out installed packages to get the update to
run. Doing a dist upgrade is also not an option right now...
--
Andrew Davis
"There is no limit to what a man can accomplish
if he doesn't care who gets the credit." - Ronald Reagan
