[CentOS] Yum not updating kernel

[Ray Van Dolson]

> I agree totally! The problem is with rpm. It refuses to install a non
> i386 rpm. I have verified this by downloading the latest kernel rpm. I
> had to use --ignorearch flag to get rpm to install it. Now how do I get
> this flag to yum? I have exactarch=0 in /etc/yum.conf which I presumed
> was to fix this. It does not work. I have tried to pass this flag
> via /root/.rpmmacros with no help. So, why do only myself apparently
> have this problem? One other item. I made *no* changes to any yum files
> after installation except the addition of (maybe) rpmforge. One kernel
> was updated around this time. My guess is the problem started around the
> update to 5.1. Anybody have any input as to why at least one person does
> not have this problem? What could he have that is different from me
> regarding yum and rpm? Reading this I apologize for the ramble.
> 
> Oct 10 09:14:15 Installed: kernel.i686 2.6.18-8.1.14.el5
> Last kernel update. A lot of activity Oct 12-15. Possible 5.1 update
> during this period.

Well, exactarch=0 might work around this from a yum standpoint (as far
as downloading the updates), but if RPM is complaining this is beyond
the control of yum.  As someone else mentioned, taking a look at your
~/.rpmmacros file would be interesting.

Also, could you post the output of:

  rpm -q --queryformat '%{NAME}-%{VERSION}-%{RELEASE}.%{ARCH}\n' kernel

Ray