Failed yum update -- WAS ( SLOW network on FC3 )
Jeff Vian
jvian10 at charter.net
Sun Dec 19 06:59:39 UTC 2004
On Sat, 2004-12-18 at 12:15 -0500, Craig J Wright wrote:
> When I used yum to update the kernel (to kernel-2.6.9-1.681_FC3.i686).
> It failed with the following message:
> /sbin/mkinitrd: line 776: /tmp/initrd.img.V21453: cannot
> overwrite existing file mkinitrd failed
>
> This new kernel is not listed in the /boot/grub/grub.conf file either.
> What do I do to fix this so the new kernel will be usable?
> --Craig
>
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Now for the answer: Delete the file that was a conflict, then do a "yum
update kernel" and when it finishes all should be well.
> On Fri, 2004-12-17 at 17:07 -0600, Bill Gradwohl wrote:
> > JonVO wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks Bill for the tip. Unfortunately I succesfully implemented the
> > > sysctl change to little effect. Download speed now a whopping 1KB/sec
> > > on the Sun website, close to 196K on the Win2k box. ifconfig says my
> > > eth0 is running multicast, no errors or collisions.
> > > JonVO
> > >
> > If you have 2 or more machines handy, you might want to run some tests
> > between machines ignoring your Internet connection for the moment. If
> > machine to machine behind your router is also slow, then that would
> > isolate the issue a bit more. If machine to machine is fast, then it has
> > to do with your Internet connection.
> >
> > Try running some large ping packets between the FC3 and another box. Try
> > running some regular ping packets too. I've seen packet size cause
> > issues. For the moment, use only IP addresses not names to avoid name
> > resolution issues, and also tell ping not to resolve names. You can run
> > these ping tests against your Internet router also to see if packet size
> > has any effect.
> >
> > You might try to use a cross over cable between 2 boxes to also
> > eliminate any issues concerning a switch/hub.
> >
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