[elrepo] Announcement: EL5 Updated kmod-r8168 Release [Version 8.024.00]

[Dag Wieers]

On Sun, 29 May 2011, Alan Bartlett wrote:

> Announcing the release of updated kmod-r8168 packages into the EL5
> elrepo repository:
>
> http://elrepo.org/tiki/kmod-r8168
>
> This package provides an updated r8168 driver, version 8.024.00, and
> is kABI compatible with all kernels from 5.0 (kernel-2.6.18-8.el5)
> upwards.

Worked fine on RHEL6.1, but fails like this on CentOS 5.6:

[root at medusa qemu]# yum update
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
  * base: centos.kiewel-online.ch
  * extras: centos.kiewel-online.ch
  * rpmforge: ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de
  * updates: centos.kiewel-online.ch
elrepo                                                                                                                                 | 1.9 kB     00:00
elrepo/primary_db                                                                                                                      | 472 kB     00:01
Reducing Red Hat Enterprise 5 - RPMforge.net - dag to included packages only
Finished
Setting up Update Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package elrepo-release.noarch 0:5-2.el5.elrepo set to be updated
---> Package kmod-r8168.x86_64 0:8.024.00-1.el5.elrepo set to be updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

=============================================================================================================================================================
  Package                                 Arch                            Version                                        Repository                       Size
============================================================================================================================================================
Updating:
  elrepo-release                          noarch                          5-2.el5.elrepo                                 elrepo                          6.5
  kmod-r8168                              x86_64                          8.024.00-1.el5.elrepo                          elrepo                           78

Transaction Summary
============================================================================================================================================================
Install       0 Package(s)
Upgrade       2 Package(s)

Total download size: 84 k
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/2): elrepo-release-5-2.el5.elrepo.noarch.rpm                                                                                        | 6.5 kB     00:00
(2/2): kmod-r8168-8.024.00-1.el5.elrepo.x86_64.rpm                                                                                     |  78 kB     00:00
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                                                                                                          58 kB/s |  84 kB     00:01
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
   Updating       : kmod-r8168 
Working. This may take some time ...
WARNING: Can't read module /lib/modules/2.6.18-238.9.1.el5/weak-updates/kmod-kvm/kvm-intel.ko: No such file or directory
WARNING: Can't read module /lib/modules/2.6.18-238.9.1.el5/weak-updates/kmod-kvm/ksm.ko: No such file or directory
WARNING: Can't read module /lib/modules/2.6.18-238.9.1.el5/weak-updates/kmod-kvm/kvm-amd.ko: No such file or directory
WARNING: Can't read module /lib/modules/2.6.18-238.9.1.el5/weak-updates/kmod-kvm/kvm.ko: No such file or directory
Modulefile is /etc/modprobe.conf
Done.
   Updating       : elrepo-release 
warning: /etc/yum.repos.d/elrepo.repo created as /etc/yum.repos.d/elrepo.repo.rpmnew
   Cleanup        : kmod-r8168 
Removing the symbolic links. This may take some time ...
WARNING: Can't read module /lib/modules/2.6.18-238.9.1.el5/weak-updates/kmod-kvm/kvm-intel.ko: No such file or directory
WARNING: Can't read module /lib/modules/2.6.18-238.9.1.el5/weak-updates/kmod-kvm/ksm.ko: No such file or directory
WARNING: Can't read module /lib/modules/2.6.18-238.9.1.el5/weak-updates/kmod-kvm/kvm-amd.ko: No such file or directory
WARNING: Can't read module /lib/modules/2.6.18-238.9.1.el5/weak-updates/kmod-kvm/kvm.ko: No such file or directory
Modulefile is /etc/modprobe.conf
Done.
grep: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist: No such file or directory
/var/tmp/rpm-tmp.48030: line 9: [: -gt: unary operator expected
sed: can't read /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist: No such file or directory
   Cleanup        : elrepo-release 
error: %postun(kmod-r8168-8.016.00_NAPI-2.el5.elrepo.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 2

Updated:
   elrepo-release.noarch 0:5-2.el5.elrepo 
kmod-r8168.x86_64 0:8.024.00-1.el5.elrepo

Complete!


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