--- 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 -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
