# SLES10 Kernel update detection issue with multiple kernels **URL:** \ **Category:** SLES Configure-Administer\ **Created:** [August 31, 2011, 10:56pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/sles10-kernel-update-detection-issue-with-multiple-kernels/21788 "2011-08-31T22:56:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![System1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@System1](https://forums.suse.com/u/System1)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2011, 10:56pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/sles10-kernel-update-detection-issue-with-multiple-kernels/21788/1 "2011-08-31T22:56:03Z")
Currently when using Zypper under SLES 10 SP2 / SP3, it has a problem if you have more than one version of a kernel installed. It always detects that it needs to update the kernel even if the latest one is installed. We keep one downlevel kernel when patching due to potential issues upgrading kernels. That way we can boot the old kernel. rpm -q kernel-smp shows… kernel-smp-2.6.16.60-0.39.3 kernel-smp-2.6.16.60-0.66.1 The kernel we have in our update repo is 2.6.16.60-0.66.1. If we run zypper up -t package it will upgrade the kernel and erase the kernel-smp-2.6.16.60-0.39.3. It looks like zypper takes the first result and assumes there is no newer kernel than that and flags an upgrade. Anyone have any ideas?? Randy ## – RandyVanF RandyVanF’s Profile: [http://forums.novell.com/member.php?userid=102638](http://forums.novell.com/member.php?userid=102638) View this thread: [http://forums.novell.com/showthread.php?t=444002](http://forums.novell.com/showthread.php?t=444002) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2011, 10:58pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/sles10-kernel-update-detection-issue-with-multiple-kernels/21788/2 "2011-08-31T22:58:10Z")
On Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:56:03 GMT RandyVanF [RandyVanF@no-mx.forums.novell.com](mailto:RandyVanF@no-mx.forums.novell.com) wrote: [color=blue] > Currently when using Zypper under SLES 10 SP2 / SP3, it has a problem > if you have more than one version of a kernel installed. It always > detects that it needs to update the kernel even if the latest one is > installed. > > We keep one downlevel kernel when patching due to potential issues > upgrading kernels. That way we can boot the old kernel. > > rpm -q kernel-smp shows… > kernel-smp-2.6.16.60-0.39.3 > kernel-smp-2.6.16.60-0.66.1 > > The kernel we have in our update repo is 2.6.16.60-0.66.1. If we run > zypper up -t package it will upgrade the kernel and erase the > kernel-smp-2.6.16.60-0.39.3. It looks like zypper takes the first > result and assumes there is no newer kernel than that and flags an > upgrade. > > Anyone have any ideas?? > Randy > > [/color] > Hi > Zypper is unsupported in SLE 10, just a preview. Use rug instead. – Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890) openSUSE 11.4 (x86\_64) Kernel 2.6.37.6-0.7-desktop up 1 day 3:19, 4 users, load average: 0.19, 0.14, 0.14 GPU GeForce 8600 GTS Silent - Driver Version: 280.13 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2011, 11:26pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/sles10-kernel-update-detection-issue-with-multiple-kernels/21788/3 "2011-08-31T23:26:02Z")
I would use rug.. But our Linux Configuration Management software utilizes zypper.. ☹ ## – RandyVanF RandyVanF’s Profile: [http://forums.novell.com/member.php?userid=102638](http://forums.novell.com/member.php?userid=102638) View this thread: [http://forums.novell.com/showthread.php?t=444002](http://forums.novell.com/showthread.php?t=444002) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 2:37am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/sles10-kernel-update-detection-issue-with-multiple-kernels/21788/4 "2011-09-01T02:37:36Z")
On Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:26:02 GMT RandyVanF [RandyVanF@no-mx.forums.novell.com](mailto:RandyVanF@no-mx.forums.novell.com) wrote: [color=blue] > I would use rug… But our Linux Configuration Management software > utilizes zypper… ☹ > > [/color] > Hi > What “Linux Configuration Management” are you using? – Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890) openSUSE 11.4 (x86\_64) Kernel 2.6.37.6-0.7-desktop up 1 day 6:58, 5 users, load average: 0.07, 0.11, 0.13 GPU GeForce 8600 GTS Silent - Driver Version: 280.13