on 4-5-2009 8:38 AM Michael Klinosky spake the following: > Jim Perrin wrote: >> Your build error is for 2.6.18-128, but your kernel-devel is for >> -128.1.6. Mostly, your problems should be solved if you run a 'yum >> update' and reboot. This will ensure that you've got the updated >> kernel (you probably already do, but a yum update will make sure) and >> that your kernel matches the kernel-devel package you have installed. > > I noticed this: > ---> Package kernel.i686 0:2.6.18-128.1.6.el5 set to be installed > > Interesting! > > Well, I updated, rebooted and tried again - it worked!! :) > Thank you! > > I asked about 'make' as $ (I recall someone stating on a maillist that $ > could 'make', but # had to 'make install'). Seems that's wrong; I had to > be root to make. > > Is there a log of 'yum update' results? > > Btw, just in case I confused anyone: > > Be aware that I have 5.2 on it, and did the same > > process, and it worked great! > > I meant to type "... I had 5.2 on it, ..." :) No one said that root can't compile, it is just not safe to do so. You usually compile as a user, and install as root. ($ and #) -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 258 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20090407/a0362c91/attachment-0005.sig>