[ATrpms-users] trying install latest lirc for FC2 2.6.10-1.12_FC2

[Wayne Steenburg]

On Thu, 2005-02-17 at 22:32 -0500, Scott Bickford wrote:
> When trying to do this
>  
> [root at amd800 lirc]# apt-get install
> kernel-module-lirc-$MYKERNEL Reading Package Lists...
> Done
> Building Dependency Tree... Done
> Package kernel-module-lirc-2.6.10-1.12_FC2 has no
> available version, but exists in the database.
> This typically means that the package was mentioned in
> a dependency and
> never uploaded, has been obsoleted or is not available
> with the contents
> of sources.list
> However the following packages replace it:
>   lirc-kmdl-2.6.10-1.12_FC2
> E: Package kernel-module-lirc-2.6.10-1.12_FC2 has no
> installation candidate
> 
> let's try that one now:
>  
> [root at amd800 lirc]# apt-get install
> lirc-kmdl-2.6.10-1.12_FC2 Reading Package Lists...
> Done
> Building Dependency Tree... Done
> The following extra packages will be installed:
>   lirc-devices
> The following NEW packages will be installed:
>   lirc-devices lirc-kmdl-2.6.10-1.12_FC2
> 0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 removed and 98 not
> upgraded.
> Need to get 0B/49.0kB of archives.
> After unpacking 121kB of additional disk space will be
> used.
> Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
> Committing changes...
> Preparing...
> ########################################### [100%]
>         file /dev/lirc from install of
> lirc-devices-0.7.0-1.rhfc2.at conflicts with file from
> package
> kernel-module-lirc-2.6.9-1.6_FC2-0.7.0-42.rhfc2.at
> E: Error while running transaction
> [root at amd800 lirc]#
> 
> I tried removing it /dev/lirc and .at  and it said it didn't find
> either.
>  
> Any ideas?
>  
>  
>  
First remove the older kernel-module-lirc package. Then install the
newer lirc-kmdl package.  You will probably need to upgrade your kernel
as well. Axel generally only packages modules for the newest kernel.

Wayne Steenburg