[CentOS] Unsupported Kernel for X86_64 and i386

Is there any perticular reason why a yum update would want to install
the unsupported package when its not being upgraded ( as its not
installed ) ? I ask, as its in the list of available "updates" when i
do a yum check-update. Is this standard / normal ?

On 5/10/05, Chris Weisiger <cweisiger at i-55.com> wrote:
> Johnny Hughes wrote:
> 
> >All,
> >
> >There have been many requests for added kernel features that the
> >upstream provider left out of the standard kernel. (ReiserFS,
> >Video4Linux, Firewire support, XFS, NTFS, JFS, etc.).
> >
> >We want the main release CDs to contain a standard kernel for
> >compatibility and stability reasons.  CentOS is created as a clone, and
> >it needs to be as close as possible to the upstream distro.
> >
> >That being said, the 2.6.9 kernel has lots of features that are not
> >turned on in the default kernel.  Until now the answer has been ... if
> >you want that, you must make recompile the kernel yourself.  Well ...
> >now there is another option for x86_64 and i386.  I have created an
> >unsupported kernel for the CentOS-4 i386 and x86_64 distros.  It is in
> >the CentOS-Plus repository and is the latest released CentOS-4 Kernel
> >(currently 2.6.9-5.0.5.EL), with the configuration files modified to
> >turn on optional modules.  It is called:
> >
> >kernel-2.6.9-5.0.5.106.unsupported
> >
> >Turned on (as kernel modules) are the following:
> >
> >NTFS
> >XFS
> >JFS
> >ReiserFS
> >UFS (FreeBSD default file system ... Read Only)
> >BeOS (Read Only)
> >
> >Video4Linux and all supported cards (including Video, Audio, Radio and
> >DVB)
> >
> >all Video Cards
> >
> >all Alsa Sound Cards
> >
> >Support for AppleTalk and DECNET
> >
> >-----------------------
> >I am running this kernel on 5 machines for testing and have had no
> >problems ... but it is NOT officially supported by CentOS {even less
> >than the other stuff :)}
> >
> >You should evaluate whether you want to use this kernel ... and you
> >should test it appropriately prior to putting it on any important
> >machines :)
> >
> >We are also working on a Single CD version of CentOS-4 (similar to the
> >CentOS-3.4 Server ISO).  This CD will have as much stuff as we can fit
> >on a single CD that can be used to set up a server (no X though).  All
> >other programs will be available via the standard CentOS repositories
> >using the "yum groupinstall" feature.
> >
> >It is my plan to take that CentOS-4 Single Server Edition CD as a
> >template and make one (called Single Server unsupported) that will boot
> >with this kernel (and contain XFS tools, JFS tools, ReiserFS tools) so
> >that people who know how can install reisferfs, XFS, or JFS partitions
> >via the command line at install time.
> >
> >If you are going to use this kernel, you need to enable the CentOS-Plus
> >repo from your chosen install method ... for yum, you can do it via the
> >command line:
> >
> >yum --enablerepo=centosplus install kernel
> >
> >The tools for XFS, JFS, and ReiserFS are also now in the CentOS-Plus
> >repository.
> >
> >This should make CentOS a more robust desktop solution :)
> >
> >Some notes:
> >
> >I will update this kernel after normal kernel updates have been
> >completed, it may be a day or 2 later.  So if you are using features of
> >this kernel (like ReiserFS, XFS, etc.) then you may want to turn off
> >auto kernel updates, as a new version of the main kernel will be
> >installed when available.
> >
> >You can do this in Up2date, yum and apt inside the config files.
> >
> >You can also get it via http from your favorite CentOS mirror in the
> >CentOS-Plus repository or from here (i386):
> >http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/centosplus/i386/RPMS/
> >
> >or here (x86_64):
> >http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/centosplus/x86_64/RPMS/
> >
> >Source RPM is here:
> >http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/centosplus/SRPMS/
> >
> >Enjoy,
> >Johnny Hughes
> >
> >
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> WOOHOOO....this is good news...at least to me...hey johnny...THANKS a bunch
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