reverted snapshot, and did it again
here is some output:
# ls -l /tmp/kernel/
total 199476
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 29979401 Aug 17 12:24 kernel-debuginfo-common-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 174065358 Aug 17 12:24 kernel-PAE-debuginfo-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm
# createrepo /tmp/kernel
2/2 - kernel-debuginfo-common-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm
Saving Primary metadata
Saving file lists metadata
Saving other metadata
# ls -l /tmp/kernel/
total 199480
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 29979401 Aug 17 12:24 kernel-debuginfo-common-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 174065358 Aug 17 12:24 kernel-PAE-debuginfo-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Aug 17 12:25 repodata
with system-config-packages, created kernel repo
# cat kernel.repo
[kernel]
enabled = 1
name = kernel
baseurl = file:///tmp/kernel
# yum update kernel
Loaded plugins: rhnplugin, security
This system is not registered with RHN.
RHN support will be disabled.
kernel | 951 B 00:00
kernel/primary | 1.0 kB 00:00
kernel 2/2
Skipping security plugin, no data
Setting up Update Process
No Packages marked for Update
# yum install kernel
Loaded plugins: rhnplugin, security
This system is not registered with RHN.
RHN support will be disabled.
Setting up Install Process
Package kernel-2.6.18-164.el5.i686 already installed and latest version
Nothing to do
#rpm -ivh /tmp/kernel/kernel-debuginfo-common-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm
warning: kernel-debuginfo-common-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 37017186
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1:kernel-debuginfo-common########################################### [100%]
rpm -ivh kernel-PAE-debuginfo-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm
warning: kernel-PAE-debuginfo-2.6.18-164.el5.i686.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 37017186
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1:kernel-PAE-debuginfo ########################################### [100%]
Reboot, and nothing
Am I installing what I should, or am I doing the rong way?