[Yum] weird kernel install bug

[seth vidal]

On Sat, 2004-06-12 at 10:40 -0700, Johannes Erdfelt wrote:
> [root at myers root]# rpm -q --queryformat
> '%{name}-%{version}-%{release}.%{arch}\n' kernel kernel-smp
> package kernel is not installed
> kernel-smp-2.4.22-1.2115.nptl.i686
> kernel-smp-2.4.22-1.2188.nptl.i686
> kernel-smp-2.6.5-1.356.i686
> kernel-smp-2.6.6-1.427.i686
> [root at myers root]# yum install kernel
> Gathering header information file(s) from server(s)
> Server: Fedora Core 1 - i386 - Base
> Server: Red Hat 2.6 kernel
> Server: Fedora Core 1 - i386 - Released Updates
> Finding updated packages
> Downloading needed headers
> Resolving dependencies
> Dependencies resolved
> I will do the following:
> Is this ok [y/N]: y
> Downloading Packages
> Running test transaction:
> Test transaction complete, Success!
> Transaction(s) Complete
> [root at myers root]# rpm -q yum
> yum-2.0.7-1
> [root at myers root]# uname -a
> Linux myers 2.6.5-1.356smp #1 SMP Fri May 7 14:05:40 EDT
> 2004 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux

It's not related to being a dual athlon - but you do have some arch
mixing going on in there.

I've got a patch for yum that fixes this bug - but in short you've got
some swapped arches in your kernels that are causing pain:

rpm -q --qf "%{name} - %{arch}\n" kernel kernel-smp

I bet you'll see athlon and i686 kernels and therein lies the rub.

-sv