Ross S. W. Walker wrote: > Johnny Hughes wrote: >> Bob Taylor wrote: >>> On Tue, 2008-02-26 at 08:14 -0600, Johnny Hughes wrote: >>> >>> [snip] >>> >>>> what happens if you edit /etc/rpm/platform and change it too: >>>> >>>> i686-redhat-linux >>> Nothing. <snip> >> The problem was most likely the /etc/rpm/platform >> >> if it is i386 and not i686 then is will not allow i686 RPMS >> to be installed. >> >> That file should only be updated IF anaconda does an install >> or upgrade. > > Good to note, I was under the impression that it might be set > in the initrd in case a different kernel image is installed. > >> It should only be i386 of it is installed on a pentium >> classic processor >> (or equivalent). > > Would anaconda even allow C5 to install on such a class cpu? no ... and we have no i386 kernel ... no idea how that file got changed, but the only code to make it happen would be a pentium classic processor. C5 would just die, as there is not one. (c4 too) > >> That is the only cause of the "incompatible arch". >> >> Nothing in centos except an install/upgrade via anaconda should ever >> tough that file, so once you change it, it should remain changed. >> >> Reboot a couple times and makes sure it (/etc/rpm/platform) >> stays the same. >> >> If it changes we need to figure out why. > > I think there may be a case or two of bad packages updating that file > I believe these are some dumb Mozilla plugins though, googling got > me these: > > http://dnmouse.webs.com/playdvdsmore.htm > > and here: > > http://www.fedorafaq.org/ > > The OP had a lot of kitchen sinks installed maybe a broken plugin > was the cause of all that grief. Probably right around the time > he installed that repo and things stopped working. > In both cases it seems that unixODBC-devel.i386 is the thing that possibly makes /etc/rpm/paltform angry. Let me research that. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 252 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20080226/8d054b9e/attachment-0005.sig>