On Sun, 2007-03-18 at 11:29 +0100, Michael Schwendt wrote: > On 18/03/07, J.Moore wrote: > > > > [root@aria jamoore]# rpm --query --whatprovides libdevmapper.so.1.02 > > [root@aria jamoore]# rpm --query device-mapper > > device-mapper-1.02.13-1.fc5 > > > > Judging from the package name ending in .fc5, I'd guess this is > > *supposed* to be compatible with FC5. > > Yes, it's the latest device-mapper update from January. But it doesn't > provide the needed "things". Smells a bit like your RPM database might > be damaged. > > $ rpm --query --provides device-mapper > libdevmapper.so.1.02 > libdevmapper.so.1.02(Base) > device-mapper = 1.02.13-1.fc5 > > You could reinstall the package (e.g. with the old version from your > CD/DVD). For example: > > $ sudo rpm -Uvh --replacepkgs --replacefiles > http://wftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/fedora-core/updates/5/i386/device-mapper-1.02.13-1.fc5.i386.rpm > Mike, Thanks, but I'm still stuck... here's the sequence of events. I d/l the rpm package you referenced, placed in my pwd (jamoore), ran the "rpm ..." command, and then tried another "yum update". It ended as before :( Thanks - I appreciate your patience. [root@aria jamoore]# rpm -Uvh --replacepkgs --replacefiles device-mapper-1.02.13-1.fc5.i386.rpm Preparing... ########################################### [100%] 1:device-mapper ########################################### [100%] [root@aria jamoore]# yum update Setting up Update Process Setting up repositories livna [1/4] livna 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00 core [2/4] ftp://ftp.tecnoera.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/5/i386/os/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 4] IOError: [Errno ftp error] timed out Trying other mirror. core 100% |=========================| 1.1 kB 00:00 updates [3/4] updates 100% |=========================| 1.2 kB 00:00 extras [4/4] extras 100% |=========================| 1.1 kB 00:00 Reading repository metadata in from local files primary.xml.gz 100% |=========================| 1.3 MB 00:15 extras : ################################################## 4197/4197 Added 16 new packages, deleted 0 old in 9.30 seconds Resolving Dependencies --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait. ---> Package cups.i386 1:1.2.8-1.fc5 set to be updated ---> Package kernel.i686 0:2.6.20-1.2300.fc5 set to be installed ---> Package evolution-data-server.i386 0:1.6.3-2.fc5 set to be updated ---> Package dhcdbd.i386 0:1.15-2.FC5 set to be updated ---> Package tcpdump.i386 14:3.9.4-4.fc5 set to be updated ---> Package cups-devel.i386 1:1.2.8-1.fc5 set to be updated ---> Package kernel-doc.noarch 0:2.6.20-1.2300.fc5 set to be updated ---> Downloading header for aumix to pack into transaction set. aumix-2.8-13.fc5.i386.rpm 100% |=========================| 6.4 kB 00:00 ---> Package aumix.i386 0:2.8-13.fc5 set to be updated ---> Package desktop-printing.i386 0:0.19-9.fc5 set to be updated ---> Package parted.i386 0:1.8.2-1.fc5 set to be updated ---> Package gnupg.i386 0:1.4.7-1 set to be updated ---> Package cups-libs.i386 1:1.2.8-1.fc5 set to be updated ---> Package pyparted.i386 0:1.8.5-1.fc5 set to be updated ---> Package nss.i386 0:3.11.5-0.5.1.fc5 set to be updated ---> Package libpcap.i386 14:0.9.4-4.fc5 set to be updated --> Running transaction check --> Processing Dependency: libdevmapper.so.1.02(Base) for package: parted --> Processing Dependency: libdevmapper.so.1.02 for package: parted --> Finished Dependency Resolution Error: Missing Dependency: libdevmapper.so.1.02(Base) is needed by package parted Error: Missing Dependency: libdevmapper.so.1.02 is needed by package parted
