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

[Craig White]

On Sat, 2005-01-22 at 00:20 -0700, Craig White wrote:
> On Fri, 2005-01-21 at 23:58 -0700, Craig White wrote:
> > On Sat, 2005-01-22 at 08:42 +0200, Alon wrote:
> > > I did read throgh QUICKSTART, but there were no sensor modules available 
> > > earlier, so it didn't pertain to my questions.
> > > Running 'make' produced the same errors (see below)  that I was referring 
> > > to, hence the attempt to install the src.rpm.
> > > 
> > > I downloaded the src.rpm that matches my current kernel (is it matching? I 
> > > got something a bit different - the smp thingy):
> > > uname -r
> > > 2.4.21-27.0.2.ELsmp
> > > 
> > > I tried to install the src.rpm (see below), but got a warning, and when I 
> > > checked if it was installed, it appears as NOT:
> > > 
> > > # rpm -i kernel-2.4.21-27.0.2.EL.src.rpm
> > > warning: kernel-2.4.21-27.0.2.EL.src.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 
> > > db42a60e
> > > 
> > > # rpm -q kernel-2.4.21-27.0.2.EL.src.rpm
> > > package kernel-2.4.21-27.0.2.EL.src.rpm is not installed
> > > 
> > > I'm open for more guidence.
> > ----
> > sheesh - I'm checking out for the night after this.
> > 
> > when you install source, it installs in /usr/src/redhat
> > 
> > but STOP - before you mess with any of this...
> > 
> > just type (as root)
> > 
> > sensors-detect
> > (or if you don't have root environment.../usr/sbin/sensors-detect
> > )
> > 
> > and see what happens - did you follow those instructions? 
> > 
> > I cannot believe that compiling from the source is gonna be any
> > different that what you have already installed - unless you modify the
> > source and you can't even find it.
> ----
> heading to bed when I figured it out
> 
> that smp thingy as you called it
> 
> duh
> 
> You installed kernel-unsupported but you are running SMP kernel (that
> thingy)
> 
> You need to install kernel-smp-unsupported
> 
> yum install kernel-smp-unsupported
> or
> up2date kernel-smp-unsupported
> 
> to get lm_sensors for the kernel that you are running (the SMP thingy)
---
one other thing...
# rpm -q --whatprovides /usr/sbin/sensors-detect
lm_sensors-2.6.5-6

did you install lm_sensors?

up2date lm_sensors
or
yum install lm_sensors

Craig