On Thursday 23 March 2006 21:12, Andrew Zahn wrote:
Hi,
I am trying to install the kernel src rpm that I've downloaded from the CentOS ftp, kernel-2.6.9-22.EL.src.rpm. I hope to compile the kernel with XFS enabled. However, I have tried to simply run:
[root@se4 ~]# rpm -iv kernel-2.6.9-22.EL.src.rpm
and it complains back:
warning: group builder does not exist - using root warning: user builder does not exist - using root warning: group builder does not exist - using root warning: user builder does not exist - using root warning: group builder does not exist - using root warning: user builder does not exist - using root
these are just warnings, the src.rpm got installed ok
....
then an rpm -q kernel-2.6.9-22.EL.src.rpm says: package kernel-2.6.9-22.EL.src.rpm is not installed
Anyone know what is going on??
files just get dumped into /usr/src/redhat/{SPECS,SOURCES}, it does not updated the rpmdb.
ps. I have tried to install the CentOSplus kernel with xfs and that is completely unstable for me.
then give up on this way because recompiling with -22 with enabled xfs is exactly what was done for the -22 centosplus kernel. I'd suggest one of: * wait for the new and improved centosplus kernel with fresh xfs * build an external xfs module (suggested by a previous poster) * use a kernel.org kernel (like maybe 2.6.15.6)
either way you go it's a, in more ways than one, unsupported setup.
/Peter
thanks, Andrew