[WBEL-users] newbie - kernel and other upgrades questions

[Alon]

> just for s&g's - did you check out the documentation
> in /usr/share/doc/lm_sensors-2.6.5   ?

I've tried to follow the INSTALL steps, but hit a block where during the 
install I get errors like:


Error - missing file /lib/modules/2.4.21-27.0.2.ELsmp/build/.config !!
  Verify kernel source is in /lib/modules/2.4.21-27.0.2.ELsmp/build and then
  cd to /lib/modules/2.4.21-27.0.2.ELsmp/build and run 'make config' !!

Exception: if you're using a stock RedHat/Fedora kernel...
  (1) Install the appropriate kernel-source RPM.
  (2) Copy the appropriate config...
      from /lib/modules/2.4.21-27.0.2.ELsmp/build/configs/<...>
      to /lib/modules/2.4.21-27.0.2.ELsmp/build/.config
  (3) Do *NOT* 'make dep' or 'make config'.


Newbie as I am, I'm not sure what teh kernel-source RPM is:
 kernel-2.4.21-27.0.2.EL.src.rpm   Is that it?
Do I just rpm -i  kernel-2.4.21-27.0.2.EL.src.rpm  it?
Can Yum do it?
What is the src and how is it different than just the kernle update I've 
done via yum update?
My understanding, and please correct me if I'm wrong, is that using YUM, I'm 
downloading a compiled
version of the kernel, where as using the src.rpm, I'm actually d/l the 
files to config the kernel before
a compile and then I can compile it if I want to, with my own mods? Is that 
correct?

If I'm correct so far, that leads me to the next question:
I now have the current kernel running and installed. What would happen when 
I install the src.rpm?
Will this just install the source file, or will it attempt to run, compile 
and install the new kernel?

Last, with regards to MySQL Version 4.x, if I do need to run and install the 
4.x version, do I just
install it from tar.gz?

Thanks,

- Alon
js at wsco.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Craig White" <craigwhite at azapple.com>
To: "Alon" <js at wsco.com>; <whitebox-users at beau.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 7:25 AM
Subject: Re: [WBEL-users] newbie - kernel and other upgrades questions


> On Sat, 2005-01-22 at 04:34 +0200, Alon wrote:
>> Hi William,
>>
>> thanks for the insight about the mirorr sites :)
>> I also had an exclude line that had kernel* in it, and obviously it 
>> didn't
>> update the kernel.
>>
>> With that out of the way, I have few more questions:
>>
>> 1. going back to lm_sensors or any other sensor option,. how would I be 
>> able
>> to get any temp info, fan RPM etc?
>>  I have :
>>
>> rpm -q kernel-unsupported
>> kernel-unsupported-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL
>>
>> So,. I'm current with the kernel and the kernel unsupported module.
>> My question then is, how to obtain the reading of heat etc.
>>
>> I tried the following:
>>  modprobe i2c-proc
>> modprobe: Can't locate module i2c-proc
> ----
> just for s&g's - did you check out the documentation
> in /usr/share/doc/lm_sensors-2.6.5   ?
> ----
>>
>> 2. MySql - currently I have
>>
>> mysql --version
>> mysql  Ver 12.22 Distrib 4.0.17, for pc-linux (i686)
>>
>> How do I upgrade it using yum to 4.0.23 which is current production 
>> version?
> ---
> ain't gonna happen - mysql-4 isn't part of RHEL 3  It will be part of
> RHEL 4 - I guess they've worked out licensing issues
>
> You are gonna struggle getting it installed and working if you need
> things like mod_auth_mysql or php-mysql
>
> Craig
>
>