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Description of problem:
I am using up2date for system updates, which in turn uses yum as
updating tool. I am running Fedora Core 2 on an Athlon Thunderbird
1GHz machine.

yum downloaded the file (kernel-2.6.7-1.494.2.2) OK, and started the
next step: installation. However, the intallation of the new kernel
did not finish due to a missing module that mkinitrd reported it
cannot find. The module is via82cxxx. Here's the error message, copied
from the stdout:

" No module via82cxxx found for kernel 2.6.7-1.494.2.2, aborting
  mkinitrd failed
  / 
  [root@bloemberger Other]#"

I have successfully built the initr-xxx.img file manually, by using
the "--builtin=via82cxxx" option.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
kernel-2.6.7-1.494.2.2

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.use up2date to upgrade the kernel, or
2.use "yum update kernel" at a console, or
3.download the file from the provided URL, and use "rpm -ivh
kernel-2.6.7-1.494.2.2" at a console.

    

Actual Results:  The installer installed the kernel package, but stops
at the initial RAMdisk file creation (mkinitrd fails).

Expected Results:  a) mkinitrd should complete the process
b) the installer should update the file grub.conf with the information
about the new kernel.

Additional info:

Error message:

" No module via82cxxx found for kernel 2.6.7-1.494.2.2, aborting
  mkinitrd failed
  / 
  [root@bloemberger Other]#"

System: running Fedora Core 2, kernel 2.6.7-1.494.2.2 on an Athlon
1GHz Thunderbird, 512 MB RAM, all-SCSI system (no IDE drives). SCSI
controller: Tekram DC-390U3 (Ultra 160), Maxtor Atlas 10kIII - 36GB.