On Wed, 2006-05-31 at 10:23 -0400, Robert Locke wrote: > On Tue, 2006-05-30 at 10:02 -0400, Dan wrote: > > Gerry Tool wrote: > > > Yesterday I did a yum update on my laptop. A new kernel, 2122, and many > > > other packages installed, but madwifi from livna would not install due > > > to a dependency on madwifi-kmod-common. The new kernel and the > > > installed madwifi do not work together. I can get madwifi to work if I > > > boot to the previous kernel 2096. > > > > > > The missing dependency for madwifi and kmod-madwifi is > > > madwifi-kmod-common = 0.0.0.20060317 is not available. > > > > > > Anyone know how to fix this? Thanks. > > > > > > Gerry > > > > > > > > > > > I would suspect this is because madwifi-kmod-common currently does not > > exist in livna. Probably a mistake by livna, either adding this > > dependency or forgetting to upload madwifi-kmod-common with the update. > > The old kernel's kmod-madwifi is designed for the old kernel, and won't > > work with any other kernel. So you need the new one for a new kernel; > > the same madwifi should work for both (as long as both kmod-madwifis > > will work with the same version). Yum does not currently handle these > > kmods correctly (e.g. it updates it so that the one for the old kernel > > isn't there anymore, when it should be retained); you can try > > yum-fedorakmod in Extras, the attempt at correcting this. > > -Dan > > > > ummm, no. > > There is a dependency "conflict", not a "missing" dependency. > > When they packaged up the madwifi driver for the 2122, they took a new > snapshot from the madwifi project, dated 20060520. > > Now kmod-madwifi depends on madwifi (which is what provides > madwifi-kmod-common). While kmod-madwifi is unique for each kernel, > madwifi is a one version at a time component. So, in order to upgrade > to the "later 20060520" version of madwifi, it needs to replace the > "older 20060317" version. But, it can't because the working > kmod-madwifi package from his earlier kernel depends on that "older > version". > > The real problem is a bit of a catch-22. How to remove the old packages > to allow the new packages to install while potentially disconnecting > yourself from the network. > > For me, I connected to the network using my Ethernet adapter, and did > the following: > > yum remove \*madwifi\* > yum install kmod-madwifi-0.0.0.20060520-6.2.6.16_1.2122_FC5 > > This worked for me, YMMV.... > > Of course, I now no longer have wireless on my old kernels..... > > --Rob > > I found that rpm -e madwifi kmod-madwifi followed by yum install madwifi while connected via the madwifi drivers worked just fine. Now using the new kernel after a reboot, hoping there is no need to revert. Thanks for your reply, Rob. Gerry
