Fw: Samba install problem

[Freedom Web Services]

> Freedom Web Services wrote:
>>> Freedom Web Services wrote:
>>>> I have now managed to install the kernel update, third time lucky!
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> What's the output of:
>>>>>
>>>>> $ rpm -qa kernel\*
>>>> kernel-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5
>>>> kernel-2.6.16-1.2122_FC5
>>>>
>>>>> $ uname -a
>>>> Linux linux 2.6.16-1.2122_FC5 #1 Sun May 21 15:00:58 EDT 2006 i586 i586 
>>>> i386 GNU
>>>> /linux
>>>>
>>>>> $ cat /etc/sysconfig/kernel
>>>> DEFAULTKERNEL=kernel
>>>>
>>>>> $ cat /etc/grub.conf
>>>> default=0
>>>> timeout=5
>>>> splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
>>>> hiddenmenu
>>>> title fedora Core ( 2.6.16-1.2122_FC5)
>>>>        root (hd0,0)
>>>>        kernel /vmlinux- 2.6.16-1.2122_FC5 ro 
>>>> root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 rhgb quiet
>>>>        initrd /initrd- 2.6.16-1.2122_FC5.img
>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>>> $ rpm -ql kernel | grep n_hdlc
>>>> Does not output anything!
>>>>
>>>> Seems the kernel has been updated but still no n_hdlc module!
>>>
>>> This is because the i586 kernel does not include this module but the 
>>> i686 kernel does. You've installed the i586 kernel. What sort of 
>>> processor do you have?
>>
>> Its an old AMD K6-2.400
>
> Hmm, I've got a K6-200 running FC5 at home... that has an i586 kernel too.
>
> I'm afraid I don't know why this kernel module is not included in the i586 
> kernels but it is in the i686 versions.
>
> If there's a good reason for it not being included then you have problems. 
> Perhaps someone more au fait with the kernel knows.
>
> If it's accidental that it's not included, then you should be able to 
> request in bugzilla that it gets included in future i586 kernel releases, 
> and you could try compiling the module "out of tree". Do you have the 
> kernel 2.6.16-1.2122_FC5 SRPM or any other source for that module?
>

Yes Paul I do have the kernel-2.6.16-1.2122_FC5.src.rpm and the 
kernel-devel-2.6.16-1.2122_FC5.i586.rpm.

Garry.