[SOLVED] No kernel upgrade 2.6.39-ARCH

Arhat · 2011-06-11 10:35:24

Hi,

I'm running five ArchLinux Systems.

This morning I upgraded four of them (the x86_64 systems). Three of them pulled in the new 2.6.39-ARCH kernel, the fourth one didn't.

I've been trying to find out, why the fourth system is not upgrading to 2.6.39-ARCH kernel.

There is no

IgnorePkg=kernel26

in /etc/pacman.conf

What else could be stopping the new kernel from being installed?

Those four systems are fairly similar, even where package selections are concerned.

The only obvious difference is that the system where the new kernel-version was not installed is using the proprietary nvidia driver.

Another possible error source might be, that last system had had vmplayer installed some time ago, and I'm not sure if vmplayer might have changed some configurations, however I'm guessing there.

So I thought before I waste a lot of time guessing, I'd ask if anyone has an idea of where to look.

Thanks.

Last edited by Arhat (2015-07-06 15:26:57)

Ramses de Norre · 2011-06-11 10:38:06

Different mirrors?
If not, which mirror do you use and what's the output of pacman -Si kernel26?

Last edited by Ramses de Norre (2011-06-11 10:38:37)

JokerBoy · 2011-06-11 10:38:50

pacman -Syyi kernel26

what version it shows? and maybe you're using a different mirror for that machine.

Arhat · 2011-06-11 11:14:10

It's because of the proprietary nvidia driver, so my guess was correct.

sudo pacman -S kernel26

resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: nvidia: requires kernel26<2.6.39

Sorry about that, but thank you for your help and the fast responses.

Just for completeness:

pacman -Syyi kernel26
for one of the machines running kernel 2.6.39-ARCH

:: Synchronising package databases...
 core                                                                                                                 37.3K  142.6K/s 00:00:00 [#######################################################################################] 100%
 extra                                                                                                               465.9K  334.5K/s 00:00:01 [#######################################################################################] 100%
 community                                                                                                           442.3K  452.2K/s 00:00:01 [#######################################################################################] 100%
 multilib                                                                                                             25.0K  107.8K/s 00:00:00 [#######################################################################################] 100%
Repository     : core
Name           : kernel26
Version        : 2.6.39.1-1
URL            : http://www.kernel.org
Licences       : GPL2
Groups         : base
Provides       : None
Depends On     : coreutils  linux-firmware  module-init-tools>=3.12-2  mkinitcpio>=0.6.8-2
Optional Deps  : crda: to set the correct wireless channels of your country
Conflicts With : None                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
Replaces       : kernel24  kernel24-scsi  kernel26-scsi  alsa-driver  ieee80211  hostap-driver26  pwc  nforce  squashfs  unionfs  ivtv  zd1211  kvm-modules  iwlwifi  rt2x00-cvs  gspcav1  atl2  wlan-ng26  rt2500  nouveau-drm              
Download Size  : 37816.70 K                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
Installed Size : 57352.00 K                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
Packager       : Tobias Powalowski <tpowa@archlinux.org>                                                                                                                                                                                     
Architecture   : x86_64                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
Build Date     : Mon 06 Jun 2011 22:44:09 CEST                                                                                                                                                                                               
MD5 Sum        : 8c4c773fb3d4b3cf8b546a10397f78ce                                                                                                                                                                                            
Description    : The Linux Kernel and modules

and
sudo pacman -Ss kernel26

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
core/kernel26 2.6.39.1-1 (base) [installed]                                                                                                                                                                                                  
    The Linux Kernel and modules

pacman -Syyi kernel26
for the machine that doesn't want to "pull-in" kernel 2.6.39-ARCH

:: Synchronising package databases...
 core                                                                                                                 37.3K  617.9K/s 00:00:00 [#######################################################################################] 100%
 extra                                                                                                               465.9K 1715.6K/s 00:00:00 [#######################################################################################] 100%
 community                                                                                                           442.3K 1681.9K/s 00:00:00 [#######################################################################################] 100%
Repository     : core
Name           : kernel26
Version        : 2.6.39.1-1
URL            : http://www.kernel.org
Licences       : GPL2
Groups         : base
Provides       : None
Depends On     : coreutils  linux-firmware  module-init-tools>=3.12-2  mkinitcpio>=0.6.8-2
Optional Deps  : crda: to set the correct wireless channels of your country
Conflicts With : None
Replaces       : kernel24  kernel24-scsi  kernel26-scsi  alsa-driver  ieee80211  hostap-driver26  pwc  nforce  squashfs  unionfs  ivtv  zd1211  kvm-modules  iwlwifi  rt2x00-cvs  gspcav1  atl2  wlan-ng26  rt2500  nouveau-drm
Download Size  : 37816.70 K
Installed Size : 57352.00 K
Packager       : Tobias Powalowski <tpowa@archlinux.org>
Architecture   : x86_64
Build Date     : Mon 06 Jun 2011 22:44:09 CEST
MD5 Sum        : 8c4c773fb3d4b3cf8b546a10397f78ce
Description    : The Linux Kernel and modules

but

pacman -Ss kernel26

core/kernel26 2.6.39.1-1 (base) [installed: 2.6.38.8-1]
    The Linux Kernel and modules

the file
/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
is identical on both those machines.

karol · 2011-06-11 11:23:42

Wait a bit until the mirrors fully sync, the new nvidia is fine w/ the new kernel
http://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/nvidia/

Last edited by karol (2011-06-11 11:25:28)

graysky · 2011-06-11 11:28:27

karol wrote:

Wait a bit until the mirrors fully sync, the new nvidia is fine w/ the new kernel
http://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/nvidia/

Or use reflector.

Last edited by graysky (2011-06-11 11:28:43)

Arhat · 2011-06-11 12:17:25

karol wrote:

Wait a bit until the mirrors fully sync, the new nvidia is fine w/ the new kernel
http://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/nvidia/

Thanks! It worked perfectly a moment ago!

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#1 2011-06-11 10:35:24

[SOLVED] No kernel upgrade 2.6.39-ARCH

#2 2011-06-11 10:38:06

Re: [SOLVED] No kernel upgrade 2.6.39-ARCH

#3 2011-06-11 10:38:50

Re: [SOLVED] No kernel upgrade 2.6.39-ARCH

#4 2011-06-11 11:14:10

Re: [SOLVED] No kernel upgrade 2.6.39-ARCH

#5 2011-06-11 11:23:42

Re: [SOLVED] No kernel upgrade 2.6.39-ARCH

#6 2011-06-11 11:28:27

Re: [SOLVED] No kernel upgrade 2.6.39-ARCH

#7 2011-06-11 12:17:25

Re: [SOLVED] No kernel upgrade 2.6.39-ARCH

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