--- MHR <mhullrich at gmail.com> wrote: > On top of my previously (just now) difficulties with > yum, now I find that > the 53.1.6 kernel is not installing properly. > > When I run "yum update" to install it, the install > hangs here: > > Dependencies Resolved > > ============================================================================= > Package Arch Version > Repository Size > ============================================================================= > Installing: > kernel x86_64 > 2.6.18-53.1.6.el5 updates 15 > M > > Transaction Summary > ============================================================================= > Install 1 Package(s) > Update 0 Package(s) > Remove 0 Package(s) > > Total download size: 15 M > Is this ok [y/N]: y > Downloading Packages: > (1/1): kernel-2.6.18-53.1 100% > |=========================| 15 MB > 03:26 > Running Transaction Test > Finished Transaction Test > Transaction Test Succeeded > Running Transaction > Installing: kernel > ######################### [1/1] > > If I kill this with ^C, it thinks it has installed > the kernel, but the > kernel is not in my grub.conf. Rpm also thinks it > is installed. > > I can remove it with rpm -e, but then rpm -ivh won't > install it either. It > also hangs, at the same point. > > Here's what I see when I type ^C: > > error: %post(kernel-2.6.18-53.1.6.el5.x86_64) > scriptlet failed, signal 2 > > (Yes, I know, signal 2 is SIGINT, which is what ^C > does.) > > BUT rpm thinks it has installed the kernel even > though the /boot partition > has not been updated and the grub.conf file also > does not show it. > > Any constructive assistance would be appreciated. > > mhr > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > How long were you waiting before ctrl ^c it? are you sure you did not kill it too soon. this sounds to me to be very inpatient person trying to update kernel