[CentOS] Problems after performing yum update

Thomas E Dukes
2006-08-26T05:54:24Z

> -----Original Message-----
> From: centos-bounces at centos.org
> [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Robert
> Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 9:41 PM
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> Subject: [CentOS] Problems after performing yum update
>
> I performed the update yesterday that included installing
> kernel 2.6.9-42.0.2.EL and replacing ethereal with wireshark.
> First, the trivial...
> Wireshark would not run from the KDE menu without editing the
> menu to change the command from "wireshark" to "kdesu
> wireshark" because dumpcap is at usr/sbin/dumpcap instead of
> /usr/bin/dumpcap . Making the change causes wireshark to open
> root password dialog like ethereal, which it replaced. (And
> which makes sense.)
>
> Now, the puzzling.  This is an AMD Athlon XP 2600+ on an ASUS
> A7N8X deluxe ver 2.0 m/b.  The symptom is that ntpd refuses
> to sync.  Dropping back to kernel 2.6.9-34.0.2.EL restores
> ntpd to proper operation.  My first thought was that the smp
> code must have been incorporated in the non-smp kernel
> because the system mis-behaves exactly as it has in the past
> when Anaconda mistakenly installed the smp kernel.  What
> clouds the picture is that when I checked the updates
> repository, I found both
> http://isoredirect.centos.org/centos/4/updates/i386/RPMS/kerne
> l-smp-2.6.9-42.0.2.EL.i686.rpm
> and
> http://isoredirect.centos.org/centos/4/updates/i386/RPMS/kerne
> l-2.6.9-42.0.2.EL.i686.rpm
> which then made me wonder if there was a glitch in the build process.
>
> Has anyone else seen this?

I am unable to run the 'new' kernel also.  My system locks up in about
10
minutes.  My box is an IBM NetVista, Intel 2.4 Ghz, 1GB RAM.  Haven't had
time to look at the cause.

Eddie