This helps get pass one hurdle, now when we run the 'dbca' we get another = error, but=20 I do not have this message at this moment. Thanks to all :-) N=E9stor Alberto Fl=F3rez Torres >>> Pete Sharman <peter.sharman@xxxxxxxxxx> 10/6/2004 1:17:36 PM >>> On RH3, IIRC, there are some errors where "stuff" is already in the kernel = =3D and doesn't need to be added. Follow the information on OTN (http://www.or= =3D=20 acle.com/technology/tech/linux/asmlib/index.html) on the ASMLib install. = I=3D haven't checked that doc recently to see if it includes this but you may = n=3D eed to use a --nodeps to disable dependency checking to get around the = prob=3D lem. =3D Pete =3D "Controlling developers is like herding cats." Kevin Loney, Oracle DBA Handbook =3D "Oh no, it's not. It's much harder than that!" Bruce Pihlamae, long-term Oracle DBA -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] = =3D On Behalf Of Nestor Florez Sent: Thursday, 7 October 2004 6:03 AM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20 Subject: 10g ASM on RHEL 3 AS We are trying to install ASM and following the guides of installation from = =3D =3D3D otn, but we get an error message saying: kernel-smp >=3D3D3D 2.4.21-15.EL is needed by oracleasm-2.4.21-EL-smp-1.0.0= -1=3D We updated the kernel by using the up2date command but we still get the = =3D3D=3D same error. We also get an error when installing the rpm for oracleasmlib-1.0.0-1 = =3D3D package: error: Failed dependencies: oracleasm >=3D3D3D 1.0.0 is needed by oracleasmlib-1.0.0-1 We can not find the oracleasm 1.0.0 Thanks, N=3D3DE9stor Alberto Fl=3D3DF3rez Torres -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l=20 -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l