package updater issue

[shazamtwix 0]

Hey all,

 

So I'm running FedoraCore 6 (yay!!!) successfully, but I'm having this issue every time I try to run the package updater. Updater keeps giving me this message about the updater kernel being already installed or somesuch. For some reason the file manager won't allow me to add a screenshot, so i'm going to copy and paste the text of the error box:

 

[('package kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 is already installed', (2, None, 0L)), ('file /boot/System.map-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 from install of kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 conflicts with file from package kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6', (7, '/boot/System.map-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6', 0L)), ('file /boot/config-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 from install of kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 conflicts with file from package kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6', (7, '/boot/config-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6', 0L)), ('file /boot/symvers-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.gz from install of kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 conflicts with file from package kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6', (7, '/boot/symvers-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.gz', 0L)), ('file /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 from install of kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 conflicts with file from package kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6', (7, '/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6', 0L))]

 

In addition, every time I try to open my hdc or hdd windows partitions, nothing shows up in the /mnt directory. Would appreciate some assistance... You guys have all been so helpful in the past.

 

Thanks!

 

-Michael

[Wilhelmus 1]

What architecture your FC6 kernel is?

Enter to konsole/console/terminal:

uname -rm

 

I had similar problems with my FC, for some reason the installer installed i586 instead of i686.

 

To solve this try installing Yumex:

>su [enter root password]

>yum -y install yumex

 

When installed it is located in Applications->System Tools->Yum Extender.

Install i686 version of kernel and kernel-devel.

 

Reboot and select the i686 kernel entry from grub.

 

Again start Yumex and this time remove the i586 kernel & kernel-devel.

 

Quote:

In addition, every time I try to open my hdc or hdd windows partitions, nothing shows up in the /mnt directory. Would appreciate some assistance... You guys have all been so helpful in the past.

 

When you have solved the kernel problem,

head over here:

http://www.mjmwired.net/resources/mjm-fedora-fc6.html#ntfs

 

Follow instructions carefully and you should be able to access (read-only) your windows partitions.

 

It is possible to use the NTFS-3G driver for read AND write to NTFS partitons.

 

Personally, I did not dared to install it...

 

[shazamtwix 0]

Quote:

To solve this try installing Yumex:
>su [enter root password]
>yum -y install yumex

Thanks Wilhelmus. When I run that line in console, here's what I get:

2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 i686

So it looks like I am already running 686 architecture. Hopefully I am following your directions properly. If not, let me know. Thanks!

-Michael