[CentOS] Yum not updating kernel

[John R Pierce]

Bob Taylor wrote:
> On Tue, 2008-02-26 at 00:19 -0500, Ross S. W. Walker wrote:
>   
>> Bob Taylor wrote:
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> [snip]
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>   
>>> uname -imp:
>>>
>>> i686 i686 i386
>>>
>>> Don't know why the kernel says it's an i386. Kernel bug? Gateway
>>> purchase?
>>>       
>> i386 is the architecture, in there you have processor flavors
>> which can be i386 (generic), i486, i586 and i686 tuned. C5 only
>> carries the generic i386 (default compile options) and the i686
>> tuned binaries, i586 tuned binaries are no longer being supported
>> after C4.
>>     
>
> What does this say my cpu is:
>
> vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
> cpu family      : 6
> model           : 5
> model name      : Pentium II (Deschutes)
>
> [snip]
>
>   
>> The uname output is valid for your install, the question now is
>> why rpm refuses to install valid architecture binaries on your
>> system.
>>     
>
> So, my cpu is not an i686?
>   

a P-II should be.  i686 is everything from the Pentium Pro onwards, 
including P-II, P-III, P4, core, and the various clones.  it does NOT 
include the original Pentiums (p5 and p54) or 'pentium w/ MMX', those 
are i586.