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Old 22-Oct-2009, 13:12
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Default Problem : uname -r returns outdated kn version
Hi !

It's been a while before, I noticed that every time I needed to compile a kernel module, the headers were not matching current kernel. e.g. today the kernel 2.6.29 is installed (for sure) on my osuse 11.1, but uname -r returns 2.6.19 and before the install with Yast2.

Now that can be resolved using yast and downgrading kernel-sources to the 2.6.19 release, quite embarassing because 2.6.19 kernel-syms seem not available anymore..

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Old 22-Oct-2009, 14:44
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as far as i know it is possible to have many kernels installed at the
same time...but, only one can be booted at a time..

do this, in a terminal:

sudo cat /boot/grub/menu.lst

give your root password when asked, and copy past the results back to
here..

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Old 22-Oct-2009, 15:02
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Code:
# Modified by YaST2. Last modification on Wed Sep 30 02:59:53 CEST 2009
default 4
timeout 30
gfxmenu (hd0,6)/boot/message
##YaST - activate

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux###
title openSUSE 11.1 - 2.6.27.29-0.1 (default)
    root (hd0,6)
    kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27.29-0.1-default root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-SAMSUNG_SP1614N_S016J10X225162-part7 resume=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-SAMSUNG_SP1614N_S016J10X225162-part6 splash=silent showopts vga=0x317
    initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.27.29-0.1-default

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: failsafe###
title Failsafe -- openSUSE 11.1 - 2.6.27.29-0.1 (default)
    root (hd0,6)
    kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27.29-0.1-default root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-SAMSUNG_SP1614N_S016J10X225162-part7 showopts ide=nodma apm=off noresume nosmp maxcpus=0 edd=off powersaved=off nohz=off highres=off processor.max_cstate=1 x11failsafe vga=0x317
    initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.27.29-0.1-default

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux###
title openSUSE 11.1 - 2.6.27.29-0.1 (pae)
    root (hd0,6)
    kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27.29-0.1-pae root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-SAMSUNG_SP1614N_S016J10X225162-part7 resume=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-SAMSUNG_SP1614N_S016J10X225162-part6 splash=silent showopts vga=0x317
    initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.27.29-0.1-pae

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: failsafe###
title Failsafe -- openSUSE 11.1 - 2.6.27.29-0.1 (pae)
    root (hd0,6)
    kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27.29-0.1-pae root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-SAMSUNG_SP1614N_S016J10X225162-part7 showopts ide=nodma apm=off noresume nosmp maxcpus=0 edd=off powersaved=off nohz=off highres=off processor.max_cstate=1 x11failsafe vga=0x317
    initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.27.29-0.1-pae

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: windows###
title Windows
    rootnoverify (hd0,0)
    chainloader +1
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Old 22-Oct-2009, 15:47
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Default Re: Problem : uname -r returns outdated kn version
well, i'm stumped..

i wonder how uname learns the kernel version...i had thought it would
look inside the kernel, but apparently it is reading from file name..

my GUESS is you have (somehow) an actual 2.6.19 kernel (on the inside)
that is named 2.6.29 on the outside..

would you know how to CAREFULLY look in your /boot directory, and look
at what kernels you have there, what they are named and how that
compares to their internals (CAREFUL, do not change them)..

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Old 22-Oct-2009, 16:17
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Code:
 ls -i /boot/
952161 backup_mbr                            953377 symtypes-2.6.27.29-0.1-default.gz
952145 boot                                  952164 symtypes-2.6.27.29-0.1-pae.gz
952144 boot.readme                           953378 symvers-2.6.27.29-0.1-default.gz
953273 config-2.6.27.29-0.1-default          952165 symvers-2.6.27.29-0.1-pae.gz
952158 config-2.6.27.29-0.1-pae              953190 System.map-2.6.27.29-0.1-default
952131 grub                                  952149 System.map-2.6.27.29-0.1-pae
952146 initrd                                953396 vmlinux-2.6.27.29-0.1-default.gz
953675 initrd-2.6.27.29-0.1-default          952166 vmlinux-2.6.27.29-0.1-pae.gz
952168 initrd-2.6.27.29-0.1-pae              952148 vmlinuz
952147 message                               953402 vmlinuz-2.6.27.29-0.1-default
953318 symsets-2.6.27.29-0.1-default.tar.gz  952167 vmlinuz-2.6.27.29-0.1-pae
952163 symsets-2.6.27.29-0.1-pae.tar.gz
Quote:
Originally Posted by palladium
my GUESS is you have (somehow) an actual 2.6.19 kernel (on the inside)
that is named 2.6.29 on the outside..
That's what I thought too... Anyway these all kernels are coming from official suse repos..
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Old 23-Oct-2009, 03:17
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but you didn't look inside yet...try, in a terminal

sudo cat /boot/vml* | grep -a 2.6.19

which should return nothing...

and,

sudo cat /boot/vml* | grep -a 2.6.29

which should return a lot (of garbage looking code)

but, STILL i say i'm stumped and just trying to entertain the REAL
gurus (reading and laughing as i flounder), until they decide to step
in and help..

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now I see what you pointed out : yes there are 2.6.27.29 but there's no 2.6.27.19 in.
Code:
ls -l /boot
....
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root      29 sept. 30 03:04 vmlinuz -> vmlinuz-2.6.27.29-0.1-default
....

linux-jsxl:/home/tiana/Documents # uname -r
2.6.27.19-3.2-default
linux-jsxl:/home/tiana/Documents # ls /boot/vml* | grep -a 2.6.27.
/boot/vmlinux-2.6.27.29-0.1-default.gz
/boot/vmlinux-2.6.27.29-0.1-pae.gz
/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27.29-0.1-default
/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27.29-0.1-pae
linux-jsxl:/home/tiana/Documents # ls /boot/vml* | grep -a 2.6.
/boot/vmlinux-2.6.27.29-0.1-default.gz
/boot/vmlinux-2.6.27.29-0.1-pae.gz
/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27.29-0.1-default
/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27.29-0.1-pae
linux-jsxl:/home/tiana/Documents # cat /boot/vml* | grep -a 2.6.27.
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broumbroum23 wrote:
> now I see what you pointed out : yes there are 2.6.27.29 but there's no
> 2.6.27.19 in.

then the questions are:

From where is uname getting its wrong information? and
Why can't you get your booted kernel and kernel headers to match?

and, again i say: i'm stumped..

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Quote:
Originally Posted by broumbroum23
Code:
--------------------
ls -i /boot/
952161 backup_mbr 953377
symtypes-2.6.27.29-0.1-default.gz 952145
boot 952164
symtypes-2.6.27.29-0.1-pae.gz 952144
boot.readme 953378
symvers-2.6.27.29-0.1-default.gz 953273
config-2.6.27.29-0.1-default 952165
symvers-2.6.27.29-0.1-pae.gz 952158
config-2.6.27.29-0.1-pae 953190
System.map-2.6.27.29-0.1-default 952131
grub 952149
System.map-2.6.27.29-0.1-pae 952146
initrd 953396
vmlinux-2.6.27.29-0.1-default.gz 953675
initrd-2.6.27.29-0.1-default 952166
vmlinux-2.6.27.29-0.1-pae.gz 952168
initrd-2.6.27.29-0.1-pae 952148 vmlinuz 952147
message 953402
vmlinuz-2.6.27.29-0.1-default 953318
symsets-2.6.27.29-0.1-default.tar.gz 952167 vmlinuz-2.6.27.29-0.1-pae
952163 symsets-2.6.27.29-0.1-pae.tar.gz --------------------

palladium Wrote:
> my GUESS is you have (somehow) an actual 2.6.19 kernel (on the inside)
> that is named 2.6.29 on the outside..
That's what I thought too... Anyway these all kernels are coming from
official suse repos..
Hi
If you run the command ls -la on /boot. Are vmlinuz and initrd
softlinks to the 29-0.1 kernel?

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yes, they do.
I ain't no kernel developer, and I can't figure out where the error is to be found. looking at the uname manpage and doc would lead me to the utsname.h source file...
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