On 8/20/07, David Kramer <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I'm running FC6 on my Dell D820 (because I couldn't get suspend working > in F7). I occasionally have had problems with kernel updates and not > having a compatible ipw3945, but it seems to be worse lately. I'm not > sure if it's because the kernels are coming out faster, the ipw3945s are > coming out slower, or something on my system. My previous update got > even messier because of the two most recent kernels, one didn't have > ipw3945 and the other didn't have fuse, needed by ntfs-3g. In the end I > had to install > > Note that I'm only about 9,000 messages behind on the list, but I just > read about (and installed) yum-plugin-kmdl, which I hoped would fix the > problem. > > So I just tried to do a yum update to get: > # yum list updates > Loading "installonlyn" plugin > Loading "kmdl" plugin > Setting up repositories > Reading repository metadata in from local files > Updated Packages > kernel.i686 2.6.22.2-42.fc6 updates > kernel-devel.i686 2.6.22.2-42.fc6 updates > libquicktime.i386 1.0.0-19.fc6.at atrpms > smartmontools.i386 1:5.37-1.2.fc6 updates > > > When I tried to do the update, it thrashed all about trying earnestly to > follow the rabbit hole of dependencies for this measly list of 4 > packages, and eventually ended in: > > Error: Unable to satisfy dependencies > Error: Package ipw3945-kmdl-2.6.22.1-32.fc6 needs > /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22.1-32.fc6, this is not available. > Error: Package ieee80211-kmdl-2.6.22.1-32.fc6 needs > /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22.1-32.fc6, this is not available. > > > My meta-question is how this sort of thing happens. > My non-meta-questions are how do I get out of this mess, and how do I > prevent it from happening in the future. > > In case this helps: > # rpm -qa | egrep '(kernel|kmdl|3945|ieee802)' > kernel-devel-2.6.20-1.2962.fc6 > ipw3945d-1.7.22-4.at > ieee80211-kmdl-2.6.20-1.2962.fc6-1.2.18-20.fc6 > ipw3945-kmdl-2.6.20-1.2962.fc6-1.2.0-18.4.fc6 > yum-plugin-kmdl-0.7-9.fc6 > kernel-headers-2.6.22.2-42.fc6 > fuse-kmdl-2.6.22.1-32.fc6-2.7.0-3_7.fc6 > ieee80211-1.2.18-20.fc6 > ieee80211-kmdl-2.6.22.1-32.fc6-1.2.18-20.fc6 > kernel-2.6.20-1.2962.fc6 > ipw3945-ucode-1.14.2-4.at > ipw3945-1.2.0-18.4.fc6 > ipw3945-kmdl-2.6.22.1-32.fc6-1.2.2-21.fc6 > kernel-2.6.22.1-32.fc6 > > # uname -a > Linux 2.6.20-1.2962.fc6 #1 SMP Tue Jun 19 19:27:14 EDT 2007 i686 i686 > i386 GNU/Linux > > > Thanks. If your system is working properly and the update is not security related why update the kernel? Turn off the automatic updates and you will be surprised how happier you will be.
