is there a REPO for kernel Versions; want to update using Yum

dschief · 03-21-2009, 04:14 PM

Currently have 2.6.27.19-170.2.35 fc10.X86_64 installed.
Have been trying to install 2.6.28.8 which is stable and has a bug fix to address task scheduling during SMP ops.
If I enable "developmental source" under Fedora 10, i get
2.6.29 rc8 git 2 which locks up my pc as soon as it starts to boot;

I've managed to reboot into 2.6.27 & wipe the 2.6.29

Question : does a rpm of 2.6.28.8 exist & how do I get to it.

I have found a tarball of it , but unpacking & building
that way is beyond my skill -set.

lazlow · 03-23-2009, 01:29 AM

You really have to list the -patch number with the kernels you try. There tend to be a LOT of them before a full release. You can try a few more of the .29 kernels here:

Quote:

http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/p...fo?packageID=8

The absence of the .28 kernels would lead to me to believe that RH based systems had some sort of issue with it (not uncommon).

dschief · 03-24-2009, 11:21 AM

thanks ,a lot of stuff there, none id'd as a 64 bit build. I have to have an X86_64 flavor to run stanford
FAH client

Didier Spaier · 03-24-2009, 11:30 AM

Sorry this won't help you but I am happy that Slackware includes stock (not patched) kernels.

That make things really easier:
cd /kernel/source
zcat /proc/config.gz > .config
make oldconfig
make
make modules_install
cp System.map /boot/System.map_name
cp path/to/bzImage /boot/Kernel_name
cp .config /boot/Config_name
nano /etc/lilo.conf
lilo -t
lilo

dschief · 03-24-2009, 01:06 PM

Lazlow,
I dug deeper into the link you provided,
There is a 64 bit version,
I downloaded 2.6.29-3.fc10.x86_64.rpm
But it failed a dependency check.
needing kernel firmware >= 2.6.29-3

I found that under " noarch "

But in won't install ; giving a "not signed" error msg.

is there a way to have yum force it signed or not?

I think this is the only thing holding up the process.

lazlow · 03-24-2009, 01:38 PM

Assuming you have downloaded it (desktop or wherever) you can always install it via rpm with the -- force option.

dschief · 03-25-2009, 07:22 PM

Will probably wait until FC11 Beta hits the street,
have a spare WD160 G HD, that I can "hot swap" in & out
when I have time to tinker.