Installation of Dell network driver from dell-hardware-auto repository on CentOS 5

[Eugene Pik]

Bryan, the build is performed by yum, I'm not sure where to look for its
make.log

Shouldn't yum check all the required modules?...

Eugene

On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 10:48 PM, Bryan <bryan.madhatter at gmail.com> wrote:

> kernel-devel is there for the running kernel.  If you look at the make.log
> file does it list any errors?  maybe something like a mismatch between the
> gcc version the kernel was built on and what's currently running?
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 9:27 PM, Eugene Pik <eugene.pik at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Brian,
>> I have following kernel and dkms related packages installed:
>>
>> kernel.x86_64                            2.6.18-92.1.6.el5      installed
>> kernel.x86_64                            2.6.18-92.1.1.el5      installed
>> kernel.x86_64                            2.6.18-53.1.21.el5     installed
>> kernel-devel.x86_64                    2.6.18-53.1.21.el5     installed
>> kernel-devel.x86_64                    2.6.18-92.1.6.el5      installed
>> kernel-devel.x86_64                    2.6.18-92.1.1.el5      installed
>> kernel-headers.x86_64                2.6.18-92.1.6.el5      installed
>> dkms.noarch                              2.0.17-1.el5
>> installed
>>
>> Do I need any of these?
>>
>> kernel-debug.x86_64                   2.6.18-92.1.6.el5      updates
>> kernel-debug-devel.x86_64           2.6.18-92.1.6.el5      updates
>> yum-kernel-module.noarch           1.1.10-9.el5.centos    base
>>
>> Eugene
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 8:48 PM, Bryan <bryan.madhatter at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Do you have kernel-devel installed for the running kernel?  dkms won't be
>>> able to compile a module without it.
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 3:09 PM, Eugene Pik <eugene.pik at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>> I'm trying to install Dell network driver from dell-hardware-auto
>>>> repository on CentOS 5 using yum.
>>>>
>>>> At the end Yum tells it is installed but there are error messages that
>>>> make me worried...
>>>>
>>>> All packages are updated using "yum update"
>>>>
>>>> Please advise.
>>>> Eugene Pik
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> # yum install bnx2.noarch
>>>>
>>>> ==========================================================
>>>>  Package                 Arch       Version          Repository
>>>>  Size
>>>> ==========================================================
>>>> Installing:
>>>>  bnx2                    noarch     1.7.1c-3.3dkms   dell-hardware-auto
>>>>  2.5 M
>>>>
>>>> Transaction Summary
>>>> ==========================================================
>>>> Install      1 Package(s)
>>>> Update       0 Package(s)
>>>> Remove       0 Package(s)
>>>>
>>>> Total download size: 2.5 M
>>>> Is this ok [y/N]: y
>>>> Downloading Packages:
>>>> (1/1): bnx2-1.7.1c-3.3dkm 100% |=========================| 2.5 MB
>>>>  00:01
>>>> Running rpm_check_debug
>>>> Running Transaction Test
>>>> Finished Transaction Test
>>>> Transaction Test Succeeded
>>>> Running Transaction
>>>>  Installing: bnx2                         #########################
>>>> [1/1]
>>>>
>>>> Creating symlink /var/lib/dkms/bnx2/1.7.1c/source ->
>>>>                 /usr/src/bnx2-1.7.1c
>>>>
>>>> DKMS: add Completed.
>>>>
>>>> Kernel preparation unnecessary for this kernel.  Skipping...
>>>>
>>>> Building module:
>>>> cleaning build area....
>>>> make KERNELRELEASE=2.6.18-92.1.6.el5 -C
>>>> /lib/modules/2.6.18-92.1.6.el5/build
>>>> BCMEXTSRCDIR=/lib/modules/2.6.18-92.1.6.el5/build
>>>> SUBDIRS=/var/lib/dkms/bnx2/1.7.1c/build modules....*(bad exit status:
>>>> 2)*
>>>>
>>>> *Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel*:
>>>> 2.6.18-92.1.6.el5 (x86_64)
>>>> Consult the make.log in the build directory
>>>> /var/lib/dkms/bnx2/1.7.1c/build/ for more information.
>>>>
>>>> Installed: bnx2.noarch 0:1.7.1c-3.3dkms
>>>> Complete!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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