Topic: Gparted Help

[derekb]

hi janet

i have gone through all the links a FAQ to ensure my repositoties are enables, etc as well as shutdown all the devices with routers, etc and the system still does not want to update the OS.

Excluding Packages from CentOS - os
Finished
Excluding Packages from CentOS - updates

I have made sure this is enabled wherever it needs to be. at the moment im at an ends.... 

[elmarconi]

Maybe it is installed but derekb has booted an older kernel?

check:

cat /proc/version never mind, has been checked...
cat /boot/grub/menu.lst
ls -la /boot/vmlinuz*
rpm -qa | grep kernel

[purvis]

Stephano

Op posted he could not do yum updates.
I know what  the thread is about.
Maybe it was you that did not read thoughly this time.

[purvis]

I have no idea what the OP is trying to accomplish at this point.
If it was to install SME on a guid formatted drive.
Then I thought he was given a way to clean the drive before an install.

If he is trying to format a drive with GUID for another system, then that system is where he neds to look for answers.

If he is trying to do backups from SME to a USB GUID formatted drive and if SME can work with a drive Formatted in that way on a certain computer. Then the OP should just use other software to format that USB drive to a GUID format.
I did see where there is a Gparted Live OS on the Internet.
Some of the USB Seagate drives can be disassembled. I did that to some.
So,if you cannot format a USB drive to GUID. You can place the drive  in the computer and attach it then format it.
I am not certain all computers have the ability to format a drive like that or not.

I also believe Linux Mint has Gparted on their Live CD.

I suppose I don't have to say that if you have SME installed. You should disconnect  the drives with  SME on them first before trying to format.


FYI
I am using Arch Linux Arm on a Pogoplug system where I have a Seagatev3TB USB drive connected and using shares on it to have cameras directly recording video the Pogoplug.
As far as I remember.  I formatted the 3TB drive to GUID and I have a larger than 2TB partition.
The processor is a bit slower on the Pogoplug to achieve fast copy performance.

[janet]

purvis

I have no idea what the OP is trying to accomplish at this point.

Then perhaps you should not be commenting.

OP is trying to format an external USB drive to the full 3Tb capacity in one partition to use for Affa backups.

[janet]

derekb

i have gone through all the links a FAQ to ensure my repositoties are enables, etc

That may be so, but you appear to have NOT looked at the mirror list using the link I provided.
You would have seen that the mirror site you are using for the base & updates repositories is not listed, so is therefore an unofficial mirror site
ie
mirror.ufs.ac.za
I would say that mirror is not synchronized & is outdated (edit - or you have it configured incorrectly).

Why are you using that ?

show us the output of
db yum_repositories show base
db yum_repositories show updates

FYI I do see the current kernel listed here
http://mirror.ufs.ac.za/centos/5/updates/i386/RPMS/

What is your system, 32 bit or 64 bit, what kernel are you running, standard or PAE ?

[derekb]

hi Janet

Please find below:

[root@netkeeper ~]# db yum_repositories show base
base=repository
    EnableGroups=no
    Exclude=initscripts,libgsf
    GPGCheck=yes
    MirrorList=http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=$releasever&arch=$basearch&repo=os
    Name=CentOS - os
    Visible=yes
    status=enabled

[root@netkeeper ~]# db yum_repositories show updates
updates=repository
    EnableGroups=no
    Exclude=initscripts,libgsf
    GPGCheck=yes
    MirrorList=http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=$releasever&arch=$basearch&repo=updates
    Name=CentOS - updates
    Visible=yes
    status=enabled

To be honest i do not know why it is showing to mirror.ufs.ac.za. Its a 32bit system.

thanks again for all the assistance

[janet]

derekb

They look correct.

Show output of
rpm -q kernel

[derekb]

hi Janet

Below is the output:

[root@netkeeper ~]# rpm -q kernel
kernel-2.6.18-274.7.1.el5
kernel-2.6.18-348.6.1.el5
kernel-2.6.18-348.12.1.el5
[root@netkeeper ~]#

Kind regards

[janet]

derekb

So you already do have the latest kernel installed, that is why nothing happens when you run the yum update command.
ie
kernel-2.6.18-348.12.1.el5
but you are not booting to it.

As suggested previously show output of
cat /boot/grub/menu.lst
ls -la /boot/vmlinuz*

[janet]

derekb

To be honest i do not know why it is showing to mirror.ufs.ac.za.

That's OK, the main mirrors are pointing you to a local mirror. Your repos are configured correctly.

[derekb]

hi janet

i chekced the server with a screen and keyboard directly and you are right - im not booting into the correct kernel.

sorry for my ignorance but will be current configuration transfer if i boot into the updated kernel?

regards

[_alex]

hi,

fyi, here is a /boot/grub/grub.conf that boot the newest kernel:

#boot=/dev/cciss/c0d0
default=0
timeout=5
splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/smeserver.xpm.gz
foreground 000000
background 4E95D3
title SME Server (2.6.18-348.12.1.el5)
        root (hd0,0)
        kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-348.12.1.el5 ro root=/dev/main/root
        initrd /initrd-2.6.18-348.12.1.el5.img
title SME Server (2.6.18-348.6.1.el5)
        root (hd0,0)
        kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-348.6.1.el5 ro root=/dev/main/root
        initrd /initrd-2.6.18-348.6.1.el5.img
title SME Server (2.6.18-348.4.1.el5)
        root (hd0,0)
        kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-348.4.1.el5 ro root=/dev/main/root
        initrd /initrd-2.6.18-348.4.1.el5.img

Note that "default=0" means boot the first kernel of the list

will be current configuration transfer if i boot into the updated kernel?

yes. but be carefull if you are using modules like, for example, dahdi.

[janet]

derekb

You can manually change the settings in grub.conf.
Ignore the warnings as you can safely manually edit it & changes will be retained.

You do not even need to manually change the grub.conf file.
Just press a key when you see the splash screen listing the kernels & select the latest kernel from the list.
You have to be ready & be quick unless you change the timeout setting to something like 5 or more (seconds).

sorry for my ignorance but will be current configuration transfer if i boot into the updated kernel?

Yes but as noted if you have applications that depend on a certain kernel (& modules) then you may have trouble.
You can simply reboot & select the old kernel & everything should work correctly again.

Do you have any kernel dependent applications running ?

[derekb]

hi janet/_alex

i dont believe we have any kernel specific modules running. i will be booting into the updated kernel tonight and will revert should there be any issues.

Thanks again for all the help.

Kind regards