Fw: Fw: Samba install problem

[Paul Howarth]

Freedom Web Services wrote:
> 
> 
>>>>> >> >> I have downloaded and installed the 2.6.16-1.2122_FC5 kernal
>>>>> update
>>>>> >> >> but
>>>>> >> >> unfornatunatly this does not solve the problem.  The
>>>>> eciadsl-doctor
>>>>> >> >> program
>>>>> >> >> still shows that the n_hdlc module is not found, it also
>>>>> reports >> >> that
>>>>> >> >> I
>>>>> >> >> am
>>>>> >> >> using the 2.6.15-1.2054_FC5 kernal, how can this be when I have
>>>>> >> >> just
>>>>> >> >> installed the updated kernal with no problems?  Am I missing
>>>>> >> >> something?
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >> > You won't be using the 2.6.16-1.2122_FC5 kernel until you've >>
>>>>> > rebooted.
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >> > Paul,
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> I have rebooted a couple of times plus the computer was off
>>>>> overnight!
>>>>> >
>>>>> > What's the output of:
>>>>> >
>>>>> > $ rpm -qa kernel\*
>>>>> kernel-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5
>>>>>
>>>>> > $ uname -a
>>>>> Linux linux 2.6.15-1.2054_FC5
>>>>>
>>>>> > $ cat /etc/sysconfig/kernel
>>>>> UPDATEDEFAULT=yes
>>>>> DEFAULTKERNEL=kernel
>>>>>
>>>>> > $ cat /etc/grub.conf
>>>>> default=0
>>>>> timeout=5
>>>>> splashimage=(hdo,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
>>>>> hiddenmenu
>>>>> title fedora Core (2.6.15-1.2054_FC5)
>>>>>     root (hd0,0)
>>>>>     kernel /vmlinux-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5 ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00
>>>>> rhgb
>>>>> quiet
>>>>> initrd /initrd-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5.img
>>>>>
>>>>> By the looks of it the kernel has not been updated, strange as it
>>>>> installed
>>>>> with no problems!
>>>>
>>>> The only explanation I can think of for this is that you downloaded and
>>>> installed the SRPM (.src.rpm) instead of the binary RPM for your
>>>> system's architecture (e.g. .i386.rpm or .x86_64.rpm).
>>>>
>>>
>>> The kernel I downloaded was kernel-2.6.16-1.2122_FC5.i586.rpm, I tried
>>> this one as I could not find an i386 one.
>>
>> That's because there isn't one :-)
>>
>> You may well have an i686 kernel currently:
>>
>> $ rpm -qa --qf '%{NAME}-%{VERSION}-%{RELEASE}.%{ARCH}\n' kernel\*
>>
>> The latest kernel update should always be available here:
>> http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/5/i386/
>>
>> Get the one that's the same arch as your current kernel.
>>
> 
> Ok, I have now managed to install the kernel update and rebooted.  But I
> still dont have the n_hdlc module which is required by the eciadsl driver!
> I was told that the n_hdlc module was in the latest kernel update!, any
> ideas as to how I can get the n_hdlc module?

You said that before but hadn't actually got the new kernel installed.

What's the output of:

$ rpm -qa kernel\*
$ uname -a
$ cat /etc/sysconfig/kernel
$ cat /etc/grub.conf
$ rpm -ql kernel | grep n_hdlc

Paul.