You will most likely have to install the src rpm, patch it (and some patch porting is likely to be required - I've never seen it patch cleanly out of the box yet on any Fedora/RedHat version), update the spec file to apply the modified patch and rebuild the package. Gordan On Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:17:59 +0100 (BST), "--[ UxBoD ]--" <uxbod@splatnix.net> wrote: > kernel and util-vserver installed okay on CentOS6. Is there an rpm > for yum chroot or does one need to build from source ? > -- > Thanks, Phil > > ----- Original Message ----- >> Daniel Hokka Zakrisson wrote: >> > Roderick A. Anderson wrote: >> >> Roderick A. Anderson wrote: >> >>> Now that CentOS 6 is available and I have an opportunity build a >> >>> system >> >>> from scratch I was checking on options to do this. >> >>> >> >>> Nothing on the web site yet so I thought I'd look at Daniel's >> >>> repo to >> >>> see if he's found the tuits to build a new kernel and >> >>> util-vserver* >> >>> packages. Problem is I can't reach the site. >> >>> >> >>> So this is a two for one: Daniel, is rpm.hozac.com having >> >>> problems? >> >>> >> >>> And has anyone taken, or planning on taking, the CentOS 6 >> plunge? >> >> Well I'm getting the pieces in place but have some questions. >> >> >> >> The plan: >> >> >> >> 1. Install CentOS 6 from the minimal CD/DVD. >> >> 2. Update to the LV kernel from Daniel's repo. >> >> >> >> The questions: >> >> >> >> 1. The repo only has CentOS 4 and 5 listed. What tricks do I >> >> have to >> >> use the repo for CentOS 6? (Sorry Daniel if this is still >> >> a work >> >> in progress and I'm getting ahead of the game.) >> > >> > http://rpm.hozac.com/dhozac/rhel/6/vserver/ >> > >> >> 2. Will the *el6* SRPMS work for CentOS 6? >> > >> > Depends on which ones you're talking about. The ones on the above >> > URL, >> > yes. The ones in the 5 repo? No. >> >> OK. Do I need to munge the .repo file to point to the rhel >> directory >> instead of the centos? >> >> >> 3. And what are the *dhz* packages -- mkinitrd and yum -- >> for? >> > >> > mkinitrd is to make the 2.6.32 kernel work on RHEL/CentOS 5. The >> > provided >> > mkinitrd doesn't know the correct module names etc. yum has the >> > chroot >> > patch applied which makes it work for building guests. >> >> Could explain why I've had failed install/updates. Nothing critical >> but >> has kept me from moving forward. >> >> Do I need the mkinitrd package if I'm using your rhel6 RPMs and not >> building the from SRPMs? >> >> >> Rod >> -- >> >>