[CentOS] yum: not updating kernel

2008-10-13 Thread notconfusedaboutthattoday
Hi. I recently switched my CentOS kernel to 2.6.27, manually. Is there a way to take it off the list of possible yum updates? I want to handle kernel stuff myself. Thanks much. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org

Re: [CentOS] yum: not updating kernel

2008-10-13 Thread notconfusedaboutthattoday
Anthony Kamau wrote: Hi. I recently switched my CentOS kernel to 2.6.27, manually. Is there a way to take it off the list of possible yum updates? I want to handle kernel stuff myself. Edit /etc/yum.conf Below excerpt from `man yum.conf' exclude List of packages to exclude from

Re: [CentOS] USB external HDD error messages

2008-09-28 Thread notconfusedaboutthattoday
partha chowdhury wrote: Guest3731 wrote: Hi - relatively inexperienced user here. I installed CentOS 5.2 yesterday (http install via a mirror, worked brilliantly), as well as a new Seagate 1Tb USB external HDD (from the new Xtreme line), for backup/media storage. [snip] if you take it