Can not update fedora core 4 installation with `core/updates/4/x86_64/kernel-2.6.17-1.2142_FC4.x86_64.rpm'. rpm -Uv core/updates/4/x86_64/{kernel-2.6.17-1.2142_FC4.x86_64.rpm,kernel-devel-2.6.17-1.2142_FC4.x86_64.rpm,kernel-doc-2.6.17-1.2142_FC4.noarch.rpm} error: Failed dependencies: kernel = 2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 is needed by (installed) cman-kernel-2.6.11.5-20050601.152643.FC4.2.x86_64 kernel = 2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 is needed by (installed) dlm-kernel-2.6.11.5-20050601.152643.FC4.2.x86_64 kernel = 2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 is needed by (installed) GFS-kernel-2.6.11.8-20050601.152643.FC4.2.x86_64 kernel = 2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 is needed by (installed) gnbd-kernel-2.6.11.2-20050420.133124.FC4.35.x86_64 /lib/modules/2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 is needed by (installed) cman-kernel-2.6.11.5-20050601.152643.FC4.2.x86_64 /lib/modules/2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 is needed by (installed) dlm-kernel-2.6.11.5-20050601.152643.FC4.2.x86_64 /lib/modules/2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 is needed by (installed) GFS-kernel-2.6.11.8-20050601.152643.FC4.2.x86_64 /lib/modules/2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 is needed by (installed) gnbd-kernel-2.6.11.2-20050420.133124.FC4.35.x86_64 There is no replacement for these outdated packages. Their updates are useless. rpm -Uv {kernel-2.6.17-1.2142_FC4.x86_64.rpm,kernel-devel-2.6.17-1.2142_FC4.x86_64.rpm,kernel-doc-2.6.17-1.2142_FC4.noarch.rpm,cman-kernel-2.6.11.5-20050601.152643.FC4.23.x86_64.rpm,cman-kernheaders-2.6.11.5-20050601.152643.FC4.23.x86_64.rpm,dlm-kernel-2.6.11.5-20050601.152643.FC4.22.x86_64.rpm,dlm-kernheaders-2.6.11.5-20050601.152643.FC4.22.x86_64.rpm,GFS-kernel-2.6.11.8-20050601.152643.FC4.25.x86_64.rpm,GFS-kernheaders-2.6.11.8-20050601.152643.FC4.25.x86_64.rpm,gnbd-kernel-2.6.11.2-20050420.133124.FC4.58.x86_64.rpm} error: Failed dependencies: /lib/modules/2.6.15-1.1833_FC4 is needed by cman-kernel-2.6.11.5-20050601.152643.FC4.23.x86_64 kernel = 2.6.15-1.1833_FC4 is needed by cman-kernel-2.6.11.5-20050601.152643.FC4.23.x86_64 /lib/modules/2.6.15-1.1833_FC4 is needed by dlm-kernel-2.6.11.5-20050601.152643.FC4.22.x86_64 kernel = 2.6.15-1.1833_FC4 is needed by dlm-kernel-2.6.11.5-20050601.152643.FC4.22.x86_64 /lib/modules/2.6.15-1.1833_FC4 is needed by GFS-kernel-2.6.11.8-20050601.152643.FC4.25.x86_64 kernel = 2.6.15-1.1833_FC4 is needed by GFS-kernel-2.6.11.8-20050601.152643.FC4.25.x86_64 /lib/modules/2.6.15-1.1833_FC4 is needed by gnbd-kernel-2.6.11.2-20050420.133124.FC4.58.x86_64 kernel = 2.6.15-1.1833_FC4 is needed by gnbd-kernel-2.6.11.2-20050420.133124.FC4.58.x86_64 That is, updates of related packages require nonexistent kernel package version.
just remove the packages its complaining about if you aren't using them. (chances are that you aren't). FC4 is no longer maintained (and hasn't been for some time now), and will recieve no further updates.