Re: [CentOS] applying kernel patch

2009-06-18 Thread Phil Schaffner
Carlos Santana wrote: ... However, the kernel is 2.6.18-92.el5. The mismatch in kernel and kernel-headers is confusing me. Any insights? You are not the first to be confused by that - it is almost a FAQ on the forum; however it is the expected behavior - yum will install the latest version of

[CentOS] applying kernel patch

2009-06-17 Thread Carlos Santana
I have a CentOS 5.2 box with 2.6.18-92 kernel. I would like to upgrade the kernel, but not to the latest available version. How can I pull out a specific patch and apply it? Any help? Thanks, CS. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org

Re: [CentOS] applying kernel patch

2009-06-17 Thread Filipe Brandenburger
Hi, On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 12:23, Carlos Santananeu...@gmail.com wrote: I have a CentOS 5.2 box with 2.6.18-92 kernel. I would like to upgrade the kernel, but not to the latest available version. How can I pull out a specific patch and apply it? Any help? This information should be helpful

Re: [CentOS] applying kernel patch

2009-06-17 Thread Mfawa Alfred Onen
you could head to http://www.howtoforge.com and find the *Compiling the Kernel the CentOS way* On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 7:17 PM, Filipe Brandenburger filbran...@gmail.comwrote: Hi, On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 12:23, Carlos Santananeu...@gmail.com wrote: I have a CentOS 5.2 box with 2.6.18-92

Re: [CentOS] applying kernel patch

2009-06-17 Thread Filipe Brandenburger
Hi, First of all, please do not top post and trim your replies. On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 14:31, Mfawa Alfred Onenmuffycomp...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 7:17 PM, Filipe Brandenburger filbran...@gmail.com wrote: This information should be helpful in rebuilding the kernel the

Re: [CentOS] applying kernel patch

2009-06-17 Thread Mfawa Alfred Onen
I am sorry for the miss understanding, I really agree to that too, but it is just that i thought you could have an alternative like the one I read in the http://www.howtoforge.com which actually just talked about downloading a vanilla kernel and applying your patch and them making an rpm version

Re: [CentOS] applying kernel patch

2009-06-17 Thread Carlos Santana
Thanks.. wish I knew what to google for..! :) - CS. On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 1:17 PM, Filipe Brandenburger filbran...@gmail.comwrote: Hi, On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 12:23, Carlos Santananeu...@gmail.com wrote: I have a CentOS 5.2 box with 2.6.18-92 kernel. I would like to upgrade the

Re: [CentOS] applying kernel patch

2009-06-17 Thread Akemi Yagi
On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 11:39 AM, Filipe Brandenburger filbran...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, First of all, please do not top post and trim your replies. On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 14:31, Mfawa Alfred Onenmuffycomp...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 7:17 PM, Filipe Brandenburger

Re: [CentOS] applying kernel patch

2009-06-17 Thread Steven Vishoot
From: Carlos Santana neu...@gmail.com To: CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 2:17:06 PM Subject: Re: [CentOS] applying kernel patch On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 1:17 PM, Filipe Brandenburger filbran...@gmail.com wrote: Hi

Re: [CentOS] applying kernel patch

2009-06-17 Thread Filipe Brandenburger
Hi, On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 16:22, Steven Vishootsir_funz...@yahoo.com wrote: just wondering, why would you not want the latest kernel? Because it will potentially not run as smooth as the kernel version shipped by CentOS. While newer kernels typically improve hardware support, they also

Re: [CentOS] applying kernel patch

2009-06-17 Thread John R Pierce
Steven Vishoot wrote: just wondering, why would you not want the latest kernel? running CentOS?I'd want the latest CentOS kernel within whatever major version I'm running. If you mean the latest kernel.org version, then I might suggest CentOS is the wrong distribution for you.

Re: [CentOS] applying kernel patch

2009-06-17 Thread Carlos Santana
On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 3:22 PM, Steven Vishootsir_funz...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Carlos Santana neu...@gmail.com To: CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 2:17:06 PM Subject: Re: [CentOS] applying kernel patch Thanks.. wish

Re: [CentOS] applying kernel patch

2009-06-17 Thread John R Pierce
Carlos Santana wrote: I am trying to build a Lustre file system over CentOS. The file system server's kernel needs to be lustrized, however client can be installed without altering kernel. I was struggling with client installation and thought specific kernel requirement might be an issue. I am

Re: [CentOS] applying kernel patch

2009-06-17 Thread Carlos Santana
I am a newbie and do not know as much in detail abt packages. However, I noticed something strange while installing gcc. I started with bare minimum 'no-base' install with a kickstart file, so I didn't have gcc in it. Later, when I installed gcc the 'kernel-headers' packages was marked to be

Re: [CentOS] applying kernel patch

2009-06-17 Thread Steven Vishoot
- Original Message From: Filipe Brandenburger filbran...@gmail.com To: CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 3:29:41 PM Subject: Re: [CentOS] applying kernel patch Hi, On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 16:22, Steven Vishootwrote: just wondering, why