[CentOS] updating base kernel when plus kernel installed

Obviously, I need a lot of clue here.  Perhaps I can trade  :-P

Karanbir Singh wrote:
> Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>  > Right now my base kernel is at:  2.6.9-34.0.2.EL and I have this feeling
>   
>> that is quite behind the current rev.
>>
>> I cannot figure out how to get kernel.i686 to upgrade.  I can't even
>> seem to get yum or yumex to list the package name for the current kernel
>> rev.
>>
>>     
>
> first, check for excludes - and then you should be able to yum install
> kernel-2.6.9-42.0.2.EL.i686 - which should bring in the right version.
>   
Maybe we are already past this version, but the above install had 
"nothing to do".

And I don't see where I have any excludes.  not in my /etc/yum.conf or 
any of the repo files.

I suspect what I need to do is create that local repository already.

I see a thread on downloading updates, but I remember some earlier 
threads on YAM. 

Considering all the hung updates, I may very well want to have a local 
repro....