On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 11:14:31PM +0100, Karanbir Singh wrote: > On 06/25/2014 11:09 PM, Fred Smith wrote: > > On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 03:48:31PM -0600, Scott Dowdle wrote: > >> Greetings, > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> # yum reinstall kernel > >>> Loaded plugins: langpacks > >>> Skipping the running kernel: kernel-3.10.0-123.el7.x86_64 > >>> Error: Nothing to do > >> > >> The issue is the kernel you are running/have installed is newer than > >> the one provided by the "yum distro-sync full" operation and updating to > >> older kernels isn't something it was designed to do. You can get past > >> that by manually installing the older kernel by referring to it by the > >> complete name including version number... and then rebooting making sure > >> to boot the older kernel. When the undesired kernel is no longer the > >> one that is running, you can remove it... and a "yum distro-sync full" > >> should be happy. > > > > So, if I'm using a kernel I got from the 7-RC (the -latest) "repo", > > how could it have gotten out of sync? > > > > Looking at "yum list available" to see what kernel is on the "repo", > > I see it's 3.10.0-123 which is the same as what's installed. > > > > Seems like a "catch-22" wherein if you have only one kernel on the > > box, you can't replace it because it's the only kernel on the box. > > or something of that ilk. > > > > yum wont replace the kernel you are currently running, that is indeed an > issue and the reason you hit this is that the new kernel in the latest > build from today is indeed different and has different code inside there > - but its the same name-version-release > > you just hit a classic CentOS QA issue - and this is also why we go out > of our way to be pedantic about not-for-users. > > your only way to get the new kernel is to reinstall the machine, or to > find something else somewhere ( plus kernel ? ) boot it, replace the > distro kernel, boot back and hope for the best. OK, it's no big deal to reinstall, it's just a VM, created for the purpose of beating on C7. thanks! -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us ----------------------------- I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. ------------------------------ Philippians 4:13 -------------------------------