With the warning that next update will be really big I have in the meantime updated Packman and the kernel from the kernel stable. Having had a problem with a lengthy kernel update I measured the time it takes for the finishing of the kernel install. After 47 minutes it suddenly showed the halfway results and after a total of 65 minutes it showed that the installation was finished. Where could I start looking why it takes more than an hour for the installation? After dowloading a total of 3 files the following story enrolls: Checking for file conflicts: ......................................................................................................................................... [done] (1/3) Installing: kernel-firmware-20160412-35.1.noarch ............................................................................................................... [done] (2/3) Installing: ucode-amd-20160412-35.1.noarch ..................................................................................................................... [done] (3/3) Installing: kernel-default-4.5.2-2.1.g0454a6e.x86_64 ++++++47 minutes no visible activity++++++ ........................................................................................................... [done] Additional rpm output: Creating initrd: /boot/initrd-4.5.2-2.g0454a6e-default dracut: Executing: /usr/bin/dracut --logfile /var/log/YaST2/mkinitrd.log -- force /boot/initrd-4.5.2-2.g0454a6e-default 4.5.2-2.g0454a6e-default dracut: *** Including module: bash *** dracut: *** Including module: systemd *** dracut: *** Including module: warpclock *** dracut: *** Including module: systemd-initrd *** dracut: *** Including module: i18n *** dracut: *** Including module: drm *** dracut: *** Including module: plymouth *** dracut: *** Including module: kernel-modules *** dracut: *** Including module: resume *** dracut: *** Including module: rootfs-block *** dracut: *** Including module: terminfo *** dracut: *** Including module: udev-rules *** dracut: Skipping udev rule: 40-redhat.rules dracut: Skipping udev rule: 50-firmware.rules dracut: Skipping udev rule: 50-udev.rules dracut: Skipping udev rule: 91-permissions.rules dracut: Skipping udev rule: 80-drivers-modprobe.rules dracut: *** Including module: dracut-systemd *** dracut: *** Including module: haveged *** dracut: *** Including module: usrmount *** dracut: *** Including module: base *** dracut: *** Including module: fs-lib *** dracut: *** Including module: shutdown *** dracut: *** Including module: suse *** dracut: *** Including modules done *** dracut: *** Installing kernel module dependencies and firmware *** dracut: *** Installing kernel module dependencies and firmware done *** dracut: *** Resolving executable dependencies *** dracut: *** Resolving executable dependencies done*** dracut: *** Hardlinking files *** dracut: *** Hardlinking files done *** dracut: *** Stripping files *** dracut: *** Stripping files done *** dracut: *** Generating early-microcode cpio image *** dracut: *** Constructing GenuineIntel.bin **** dracut: *** Store current command line parameters *** dracut: Stored kernel commandline: dracut: resume=UUID=b979b9a0-fc2a-442f-9403-ef826cd229db dracut: root=UUID=3e238e33-0b53-4c4d-802a-a5c7f351471c rootfstype=ext4 rootflags=rw,relatime,data=ordered dracut: *** Creating image file '/boot/initrd-4.5.2-2.g0454a6e-default' *** dracut: *** Creating initramfs image file '/boot/initrd-4.5.2-2.g0454a6e- default' done *** ++++++++ 65 minutes++++++++++++ Output of kernel-firmware-20160412-35.1.noarch.rpm %posttrans script: Creating initrd: /boot/initrd-4.5.1-4.gda73f3b-default dracut: Executing: /usr/bin/dracut --logfile /var/log/YaST2/mkinitrd.log -- force /boot/initrd-4.5.1-4.gda73f3b-default 4.5.1-4.gda73f3b-default dracut: *** Including module: bash *** dracut: *** Including module: systemd *** dracut: *** Including module: warpclock *** dracut: *** Including module: systemd-initrd *** dracut: *** Including module: i18n *** dracut: *** Including module: drm *** dracut: *** Including module: plymouth *** dracut: *** Including module: kernel-modules *** dracut: *** Including module: resume *** dracut: *** Including module: rootfs-block *** dracut: *** Including module: terminfo *** dracut: *** Including module: udev-rules *** dracut: Skipping udev rule: 40-redhat.rules dracut: Skipping udev rule: 50-firmware.rules dracut: Skipping udev rule: 50-udev.rules dracut: Skipping udev rule: 91-permissions.rules dracut: Skipping udev rule: 80-drivers-modprobe.rules dracut: *** Including module: dracut-systemd *** dracut: *** Including module: haveged *** dracut: *** Including module: usrmount *** dracut: *** Including module: base *** dracut: *** Including module: fs-lib *** dracut: *** Including module: shutdown *** dracut: *** Including module: suse *** dracut: *** Including modules done *** dracut: *** Installing kernel module dependencies and firmware *** dracut: *** Installing kernel module dependencies and firmware done *** dracut: *** Resolving executable dependencies *** dracut: *** Resolving executable dependencies done*** dracut: *** Hardlinking files *** dracut: *** Hardlinking files done *** dracut: *** Stripping files *** dracut: *** Stripping files done *** dracut: *** Generating early-microcode cpio image *** dracut: *** Constructing GenuineIntel.bin **** dracut: *** Store current command line parameters *** dracut: Stored kernel commandline: dracut: resume=UUID=b979b9a0-fc2a-442f-9403-ef826cd229db dracut: root=UUID=3e238e33-0b53-4c4d-802a-a5c7f351471c rootfstype=ext4 rootflags=rw,relatime,data=ordered dracut: *** Creating image file '/boot/initrd-4.5.1-4.gda73f3b-default' *** dracut: *** Creating initramfs image file '/boot/initrd-4.5.1-4.gda73f3b- default' done *** Creating initrd: /boot/initrd-4.5.1-5.g99697f1-default dracut: Executing: /usr/bin/dracut --logfile /var/log/YaST2/mkinitrd.log -- force /boot/initrd-4.5.1-5.g99697f1-default 4.5.1-5.g99697f1-default dracut: *** Including module: bash *** dracut: *** Including module: systemd *** dracut: *** Including module: warpclock *** dracut: *** Including module: systemd-initrd *** dracut: *** Including module: i18n *** dracut: *** Including module: drm *** dracut: *** Including module: plymouth *** dracut: *** Including module: kernel-modules *** dracut: *** Including module: resume *** dracut: *** Including module: rootfs-block *** dracut: *** Including module: terminfo *** dracut: *** Including module: udev-rules *** dracut: Skipping udev rule: 40-redhat.rules dracut: Skipping udev rule: 50-firmware.rules dracut: Skipping udev rule: 50-udev.rules dracut: Skipping udev rule: 91-permissions.rules dracut: Skipping udev rule: 80-drivers-modprobe.rules dracut: *** Including module: dracut-systemd *** dracut: *** Including module: haveged *** dracut: *** Including module: usrmount *** dracut: *** Including module: base *** dracut: *** Including module: fs-lib *** dracut: *** Including module: shutdown *** dracut: *** Including module: suse *** dracut: *** Including modules done *** dracut: *** Installing kernel module dependencies and firmware *** dracut: *** Installing kernel module dependencies and firmware done *** dracut: *** Resolving executable dependencies *** dracut: *** Resolving executable dependencies done*** dracut: *** Hardlinking files *** dracut: *** Hardlinking files done *** dracut: *** Stripping files *** dracut: *** Stripping files done *** dracut: *** Generating early-microcode cpio image *** dracut: *** Constructing GenuineIntel.bin **** dracut: *** Store current command line parameters *** dracut: Stored kernel commandline: dracut: resume=UUID=b979b9a0-fc2a-442f-9403-ef826cd229db dracut: root=UUID=3e238e33-0b53-4c4d-802a-a5c7f351471c rootfstype=ext4 rootflags=rw,relatime,data=ordered dracut: *** Creating image file '/boot/initrd-4.5.1-5.g99697f1-default' *** dracut: *** Creating initramfs image file '/boot/initrd-4.5.1-5.g99697f1- default' done *** Creating initrd: /boot/initrd-4.5.2-2.g0454a6e-default dracut: Executing: /usr/bin/dracut --logfile /var/log/YaST2/mkinitrd.log -- force /boot/initrd-4.5.2-2.g0454a6e-default 4.5.2-2.g0454a6e-default dracut: *** Including module: bash *** dracut: *** Including module: systemd *** dracut: *** Including module: warpclock *** dracut: *** Including module: systemd-initrd *** dracut: *** Including module: i18n *** dracut: *** Including module: drm *** dracut: *** Including module: plymouth *** dracut: *** Including module: kernel-modules *** dracut: *** Including module: resume *** dracut: *** Including module: rootfs-block *** dracut: *** Including module: terminfo *** dracut: *** Including module: udev-rules *** dracut: Skipping udev rule: 40-redhat.rules dracut: Skipping udev rule: 50-firmware.rules dracut: Skipping udev rule: 50-udev.rules dracut: Skipping udev rule: 91-permissions.rules dracut: Skipping udev rule: 80-drivers-modprobe.rules dracut: *** Including module: dracut-systemd *** dracut: *** Including module: haveged *** dracut: *** Including module: usrmount *** dracut: *** Including module: base *** dracut: *** Including module: fs-lib *** dracut: *** Including module: shutdown *** dracut: *** Including module: suse *** dracut: *** Including modules done *** dracut: *** Installing kernel module dependencies and firmware *** dracut: *** Installing kernel module dependencies and firmware done *** dracut: *** Resolving executable dependencies *** dracut: *** Resolving executable dependencies done*** dracut: *** Hardlinking files *** dracut: *** Hardlinking files done *** dracut: *** Stripping files *** dracut: *** Stripping files done *** dracut: *** Generating early-microcode cpio image *** dracut: *** Constructing GenuineIntel.bin **** dracut: *** Store current command line parameters *** dracut: Stored kernel commandline: dracut: resume=UUID=b979b9a0-fc2a-442f-9403-ef826cd229db dracut: root=UUID=3e238e33-0b53-4c4d-802a-a5c7f351471c rootfstype=ext4 rootflags=rw,relatime,data=ordered dracut: *** Creating image file '/boot/initrd-4.5.2-2.g0454a6e-default' *** dracut: *** Creating initramfs image file '/boot/initrd-4.5.2-2.g0454a6e- default' done *** CommitResult (total 3, done 3, error 0, skipped 0, updateMessages 0) Checking for running processes using deleted libraries... -- Linux User 183145 using Tumbleweed on a Pentium IV System : Linux 4.5.1-5.g99697f1-default Distro : openSUSE 20160417 (x86_64) Desktop: KDE Frameworks: 5.21.0 and Plasma 5.6.2 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org