[ATrpms-users] FC6 kernel update

[Jeff Guerdat]

Axel Thimm wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 13, 2006 at 04:13:01PM -0500, Jeff Guerdat wrote:
>> I just checked two machines running FC6 and found a kernel update. 
> 
> You mean the kernel-suspend2 kernels for
> 2.6.18-1.2849_1.fc6.cubbi_suspend2?

Yeah, I meant to specify.  That's the one I was referring to.

>> However, it's marked as 586 (and is the only non-PAE/etc. kernel shown 
>> in http://dl.atrpms.net/fc6-i386/atrpms/RPMS.stable/).  Both machines 
>> are 686.  Is this due to the problem FC6 had on installation, loading a 
>> 586 kernel on a 686 machine?  I've made sure that any existing kernels 
>> are 686, including the Redhat ones.  Or is there something I should 
>> change to fix this permanently?
>>
>> I don't care if I have to wait for the 686 kernel, it's just that I 
>> shouldn't be offered a 585 version.
> 
> Yes, you are right, that shouldn't happen, what did you use?
> yum/apt/smart? I think yum is careful about arch changes.

I use yum.

> The true "buglet" is in the repo, as I updated the repo while the
> kernel packages are being built, e.g. only some were done at the time
> of the update. This sometimes cannot be avoided with the current build
> system as it would require to have another staging area to release
> built packages in groups, e.g. hold back all kernel-suspend2 package
> updates and push them later all together.

I'll check again later and see what happens...

-- 
Jeff Guerdat

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