CentOS - Aug 2006 - updating base kernel when plus kernel installed

A while ago I installed 2.6.9-nnnn.plus.c4 (nnnn means version at that 
time, now at 42.0.2), but I have to boot with the base kernel, as the 
plus kernel does not seem to work with my Atheros card/drivers.

Right now my base kernel is at:  2.6.9-34.0.2.EL and I have this feeling 
that is quite behind the current rev.

I cannot figure out how to get kernel.i686 to upgrade.  I can't even 
seem to get yum or yumex to list the package name for the current kernel 
rev.

On Tuesday 29 August 2006 17:51, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
> I cannot figure out how to get kernel.i686 to upgrade.  I can't even 
> seem to get yum or yumex to list the package name for the current kernel 
> rev.

Check your /etc/yum.conf - you might well find an "exclude" line
that's often
there that includes kernel. 

Cheers! 

-Ben 
-- 
"The best way to predict the future is to invent it."
- XEROX PARC slogan, circa 1978

Robert Moskowitz wrote:
 > Right now my base kernel is at:  2.6.9-34.0.2.EL and I have this
feeling
> that is quite behind the current rev.
> 
> I cannot figure out how to get kernel.i686 to upgrade.  I can't even
> seem to get yum or yumex to list the package name for the current kernel
> rev.
> 
first, check for excludes - and then you should be able to yum install
kernel-2.6.9-42.0.2.EL.i686 - which should bring in the right version.

-- 
Karanbir Singh : http://www.karan.org/ : 2522219 at icq

Obviously, I need a lot of clue here.  Perhaps I can trade  :-P

Karanbir Singh wrote:
> Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>  > Right now my base kernel is at:  2.6.9-34.0.2.EL and I have this
feeling
>   
>> that is quite behind the current rev.
>>
>> I cannot figure out how to get kernel.i686 to upgrade.  I can't
even
>> seem to get yum or yumex to list the package name for the current
kernel
>> rev.
>>
>>     
>
> first, check for excludes - and then you should be able to yum install
> kernel-2.6.9-42.0.2.EL.i686 - which should bring in the right version.
>   
Maybe we are already past this version, but the above install had 
"nothing to do".

And I don't see where I have any excludes.  not in my /etc/yum.conf or 
any of the repo files.

I suspect what I need to do is create that local repository already.

I see a thread on downloading updates, but I remember some earlier 
threads on YAM. 

Considering all the hung updates, I may very well want to have a local 
repro....