[CentOS] Yum not updating kernel

[John R Pierce]

Bob Taylor wrote:
> Hm. I just noticed http://mirror.centos.org/centos/5/updates/i386/RPMS/
> kernel listings are i686.rpm. Could my problem be this is confusing yum
> as I use i386 and this is the i386 directory? Doesn't make sense since
> no one else seems to have this. Of course their are most likely few
> running Pentium II's. Searching for answers in the dark.
>   


um, i686 is pentium pro and beyond, including P-II, P3, P4, and Core, as 
well as the various Athlons.     AFAIK, CentOS 5 doesn't support the 
older i486/i585 variants