Re: rt2870-2.6.32.16-141.fc12.i686 is missing rt2870sta.ko?

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--- On Sat, 7/17/10, Daniel B. Thurman <dant@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Daniel B. Thurman <dant@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: rt2870-2.6.32.16-141.fc12.i686 is missing rt2870sta.ko?
> To: "Community support for Fedora users" <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Saturday, July 17, 2010, 7:39 PM
> On 07/17/2010 06:22 PM, Daniel B.
> Thurman wrote:
> > Seems to me, yum does not find:
> >
> > rt2870-2.6.32.16-141.fc12.i686
> > kmod-rt2870-2.6.32.16-141.fc12.i686
> >
> > from RPMFusion site, and yet these modules are in
> > the repository according to this link:
> >
> > http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/updates/12/i386/repoview/kmod-rt2870-2.6.32.16-141.fc12.i686.html
> >
> > Here is what happens:
> >
> > # yum install rt2870 kmod-rt2870
> > Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, presto,
> refresh-packagekit
> > Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
> >  * fedora: mirrors.cat.pdx.edu
> >  * rpmfusion-free: mirrors.cat.pdx.edu
> >  * rpmfusion-free-updates: mirrors.cat.pdx.edu
> >  * rpmfusion-nonfree: mirrors.cat.pdx.edu
> >  * rpmfusion-nonfree-updates:
> mirrors.cat.pdx.edu
> >  * updates: mirrors.cat.pdx.edu
> > Setting up Install Process
> > Resolving Dependencies
> > --> Running transaction check
> > ---> Package kmod-rt2870.i686 0:2.1.2.0-6.fc12.20
> set to be updated
> > --> Processing Dependency:
> kmod-rt2870-2.6.32.14-127.fc12.i686 >=
> > 2.1.2.0-6.fc12.20 for package:
> kmod-rt2870-2.1.2.0-6.fc12.20.i686
> > ---> Package rt2870.noarch 0:2.1.2.0-2.fc12.1 set
> to be updated
> > --> Running transaction check
> > ---> Package
> kmod-rt2870-2.6.32.14-127.fc12.i686.i686
> > 0:2.1.2.0-6.fc12.20 set to be updated
> > --> Finished Dependency Resolution
> >
> > Dependencies Resolved
> >
> >
> ================================================================================
> >  Package           
>       Arch   Version 
>         
> > Repository           
>   Size
> >
> ================================================================================
> > Installing:
> >  kmod-rt2870         
>     i686   2.1.2.0-6.fc12.20
> > rpmfusion-free-updates  11 k
> >  rt2870           
>        noarch 2.1.2.0-2.fc12.1 
> > rpmfusion-free-updates  18 k
> > Installing for dependencies:
> >  kmod-rt2870-2.6.32.14-127.fc12.i686
> >               
>        
>    i686   2.1.2.0-6.fc12.20
> > rpmfusion-free-updates 206 k
> >
> > Transaction Summary
> >
> ================================================================================
> > Install       3 Package(s)
> > Upgrade       0 Package(s)
> >
> > Total download size: 235 k
> > Installed size: 559 k
> > Is this ok [y/N]: N
> >
> > Is yum getting confused with getting the right
> packages based on the
> > current kernel version I am running or is there a
> problem with the
> > RPMFusion packages?
> >
> > The problem with the above rt2870 versions, is that it
> fails to install
> > rt2870sta.ko: in
> >
> /lib/modules/2.6.32.16-141.fc12.i686/extra/rt2870/rt2870sta.ko
> > which I need in order to get my wireless working
> again.
> >
> > Here is what I am running:
> > # uname -a
> > Linux <host><domain>.com
> 2.6.32.16-141.fc12.i686 #1 SMP Wed Jul 7
> > 04:47:25 UTC 2010 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
> >   
> 
> Some additional information....
> 
> I was able to get F12 on another partition to work with my
> wireless - it turns out that on this "broken" F12
> partition,
> yum can only see rt2870-2.1.2.0 & kmod-rt2870-2.1.2.0
> whereas on the successful partition, yum saw:
> rt2870-2.4.0.1 & kmod-rt2870-2.4.0.1.
> 
> I cannot fathom what is going on here... somehow yum
> (or RPMFusion) is controlling which version is being
> seen and not the other...
> 
> Note that the working partition was a dd copy of the
> "broken" partition and yet, somehow I was able to get
> 2.4.0.1 installed, whereas I cannot with the "broken"
> partition, it sees only 2.1.2.0...
> 
> So, how can I force yum to see/get the correct version?
> 
> -- 

I would try removing the old version. Then try yum installing it back.  yum should be smart enough to install the latest version.  If not, it would have to be a bug?

Regards,

Antonio 


      
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