open-vm-tools for newest ASL kernel

[biggles]

BTW, this is a standing request, wenever you release an updated kernel...

[scott]

this is no longer maintained for el6, as the native vmware tools are compatible with that platform

[biggles]

But maybe for us old bastards stil running el5?

[scott]

Its right there:
kmod-open-vm-tools-2.6.32.21-3.art.x86_64.x86_64
kmod-open-vm-tools-2.6.32.27-1.art.x86_64.x86_64
kmod-open-vm-tools-2.6.32.28-1.art.x86_64.x86_64
kmod-open-vm-tools-2.6.32.41-4.art.x86_64.x86_64
kmod-open-vm-tools-2.6.32.42-5.art.x86_64.x86_64
kmod-open-vm-tools-2.6.32.43-6.art.x86_64.x86_64
kmod-open-vm-tools-2.6.32.48-10.art.x86_64.x86_64
kmod-open-vm-tools-2.6.32.57-12.art.x86_64.x86_64
kmod-open-vm-tools-2.6.32.57-14.art.x86_64.x86_64
kmod-open-vm-tools-2.6.32.59-15.art.x86_64.x86_64
kmod-open-vm-tools-2.6.32.59-16.art.x86_64.x86_64
kmod-open-vm-tools-2.6.32.59-17.art.x86_64.x86_64
kmod-open-vm-tools-2.6.32.59-18.art.x86_64.x86_64
kmod-open-vm-tools-2.6.32.59-21.art.x86_64.x86_64
kmod-open-vm-tools-2.6.32.59-22.art.x86_64.x86_64

[biggles]

But I get this

Code: Select all

========================================================================================================================
 Package                                             Arch         Version                       Repository         Size
========================================================================================================================
Installing:
 open-vm-tools                                       i386         0.0.0.301124-1.1.22           asl-2.0           276 k
Removing:
 kernel-PAE                                          i686         1:2.6.32.57-14.art            installed          60 M
Installing for dependencies:
 kernel-PAE                                          i686         1:2.6.32.28-1.art             asl-2.0            23 M
 kmod-open-vm-tools-2.6.32.28-1.art.i686.PAE         i686         0.0.0.301124-1.8              asl-2.0            97 k
 kmod-open-vm-tools-PAE                              i686         0.0.0.301124-1.8              asl-2.0           7.6 k
Removing for dependencies:
 kmod-dazuko-2.6.32.57-14.art.i686.PAE               i686         2.3.9-5.14                    installed         102 k

Transaction Summary
========================================================================================================================
Install       4 Package(s)
Upgrade       0 Package(s)
Remove        2 Package(s)
Reinstall     0 Package(s)
Downgrade     0 Package(s)

Total download size: 23 M

[breun]

That's because of the 0.0.0.301124-1.8 version of kmod-open-vm-tools in the repository, which really should have been 0.0.0.301124-1.1.8 looking at the rest of the versions.

I've 'fixed' this by adding the following to the [asl-3.0] section in /etc/yum.repos.d/asl.repo:

Code: Select all

exclude=kmod-open-vm-tools-0.0.0.301124-1.8

[biggles]

Thanks! Still getting the same results though...

[breun]

Yum is still offering to install kmod-open-vm-tools-0.0.0.301124-1.8 even though you excluded it?

[biggles]

Today it worked. Really strange...

Thanks a lot for your help!