[CentOS] Problem installing the 53.1.6 kernel

Steven Vishoot
Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:33:13 -0000

--- MHR <mhullrich at gmail.com> wrote:

> On top of my previously (just now) difficulties with
> yum, now I find that
> the 53.1.6 kernel is not installing properly.
>
> When I run "yum update" to install it, the install
> hangs here:
>
> Dependencies Resolved
>
>
============================================================================>
Package                 Arch       Version
> Repository        Size
>
============================================================================>
Installing:
>  kernel                  x86_64
> 2.6.18-53.1.6.el5  updates            15
> M
>
> Transaction Summary
>
============================================================================>
Install      1 Package(s)
> Update       0 Package(s)
> Remove       0 Package(s)
>
> Total download size: 15 M
> Is this ok [y/N]: y
> Downloading Packages:
> (1/1): kernel-2.6.18-53.1 100%
> |=========================|  15 MB
> 03:26
> Running Transaction Test
> Finished Transaction Test
> Transaction Test Succeeded
> Running Transaction
>   Installing: kernel
> ######################### [1/1]
>
> If I kill this with ^C, it thinks it has installed
> the kernel, but the
> kernel is not in my grub.conf.  Rpm also thinks it
> is installed.
>
> I can remove it with rpm -e, but then rpm -ivh won't
> install it either.  It
> also hangs, at the same point.
>
> Here's what I see when I type ^C:
>
> error: %post(kernel-2.6.18-53.1.6.el5.x86_64)
> scriptlet failed, signal 2
>
> (Yes, I know, signal 2 is SIGINT, which is what ^C
> does.)
>
> BUT rpm thinks it has installed the kernel even
> though the /boot partition
> has not been updated and the grub.conf file also
> does not show it.
>
> Any constructive assistance would be appreciated.
>
> mhr
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How long were you waiting before ctrl ^c it? are you
sure you did not kill it too soon. this sounds to me
to be very inpatient person trying to update kernel