RE: Fiber channel with Linux

You have a kernel development RPM that is newer (-8.1.15) than your installed kernel (-8). You need to either upgrade to the newer kernel RPM or downgrade the kernel development RPM to match your installed kernel.

Maarten Broekman
Email: maarten.broekman@fmr.com

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[mailto:redhat-list-bounces@redhat.com] On Behalf Of Mad Unix Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 12:40 PM To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list Subject: Fiber channel with Linux

am trying to install the HBA drivers for my Linux RHEL 5, each time I get an
error with the kernel development

[root@linux1 qlafc-linux-8.01.00-4-install]# ./qlinstall -dp

#*********************************************************#
#           SANsurfer Driver Installer for Linux          #
#               Installer Version:  1.00.07               #
#*********************************************************#

Kernel version: 2.6.18-8.el5xen
Distribution: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5 (Tikanga)

Found QLogic Fibre Channel Adapter in the system

1. QLA2432 Installation will begin for following driver
2. qla2xxx version: v8.01.00

Preparing...

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Kernel development package for 2.6.18-8.el5xen kernel is not installed.

For this Red Hat distribution

For Example:
Insert the installation CD in the CD drive Let it auto mount or mount using following command

# mount /media/cdrom

Change directory to RPM directory and install

# cd /media/cdrom/Redhat/RPMS
# rpm -iv kernel-devel*.rpm

         OR use the GUI
Run the Add or Remove Packages using following command

# system-config-packages

In the Add or Remove Packages window select "Development Tools" Click on "Details" and make sure the "kernel-devel" package is selected Close the Development Tools Package Details window Click Update to install kernel development package

Aborting installation, required kernel packages are not installed...

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error: %pre(qla2xxx-v8.01.00-3.noarch) scriptlet failed, exit status 1 error: install: %pre scriptlet failed (2), skipping qla2xxx-v8.01.00-3

[root@linux1 qlafc-linux-8.01.00-4-install]# rpm -aq | grep kernel

kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-8.1.15.el5
kernel-headers-2.6.18-8.el5
kernel-xen-2.6.18-8.el5

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