Re: [Security-Discuss] Problems with kernel-2.6.11-12

On Thursday 11 Aug 2005 20:56, Rolf Pedersen wrote:
> Anne Wilson wrote:
> >[anne@david ~]$ rpm -qa|grep kernel
> >kernel-2.6.11.6mdk-1-1mdk
> >kernel-source-2.6-2.6.11-12mdk
> >kernel-doc-2.6.11-6mdk
> >nvidia-kernel-2.6.11-6mdk-7174-1mdk
> >kernel-2.6.11.12mdk-1-1mdk
> >
> >then:
> >
> >[root@david ~]# urpme kernel-2.6.11.12mdk-1-1mdk
> >
> >removing kernel-2.6.11.12mdk-1-1mdk.i586
> >
> >and there it sits.  It doesn't complete and I can't get out of it.
> >
> >Anne
>
> I seem to recall having a problem installing this kernel wherein the
> initrd was not generated.  I believe I generated it myself and am
> running it ATM but I wonder if this glitch occurred during your
> installation, also, perhaps causing a disconnect with urpme.  I don't
> know whether uninstall scripts are invoked by urpme.  

Eventually the uninstall exited:

removing kernel-2.6.11.12mdk-1-1mdk.i586
error: %preun(kernel-2.6.11.12mdk-1-1mdk) scriptlet failed, exit status 0

/boot has no kernel, initrd or vmlinuz for .12, and there is no stanza in 
lilo.conf, yet rpm -qa|grep kernel says it is still there. 
 
> How about adding a 
> couple of -vv to the remove command?  Does rpm -e do any differently?

Is it still worth trying this?  If so, I'll do it in the morning.

Anne

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