[ATrpms-users] Re: Need help setting up Mythtv box - Yum & Nvidia issues

[Preet Khalsa]

On Sun, 2005-20-02 at 19:37 +0100, Axel Thimm wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 20, 2005 at 12:45:15PM -0500, Preet Khalsa wrote:
> > My first problem is dealing with the base box.  A yum upgrade fails as
> > follows ...
> > 
> > > Running Transaction Test
> > > warning: package opensp = 1.5-0_6.1.rhfc3.at was already added, replacing with opensp <= 1.5.1-0_8.rhfc3.at
> > > Finished Transaction Test
> > > Transaction Check Error:   package glib2-2.4.8-1.fc3 (which is newer than glib2-2.4.7-1) is already installed
> > >   package glib2-2.4.8-1.fc3 (which is newer than glib2-2.4.7-1) is already installed
> > >   package libxml2-2.6.16-3 (which is newer than libxml2-2.6.14-2) is already installed
> > >   package libxml2-2.6.16-3 (which is newer than libxml2-2.6.14-2) is already installed
> > >   package alsa-lib-1.0.6-7.FC3 (which is newer than alsa-lib-1.0.6-3) is already installed
> > >   package alsa-lib-1.0.6-7.FC3 (which is newer than alsa-lib-1.0.6-3) is already installed
> > >   package glib2-2.4.8-1.fc3 (which is newer than glib2-2.4.7-1) is already installed
> > >   package glib2-2.4.8-1.fc3 (which is newer than glib2-2.4.7-1) is already installed
> > >   package libxml2-2.6.16-3 (which is newer than libxml2-2.6.14-2) is already installed
> > >   package libxml2-2.6.16-3 (which is newer than libxml2-2.6.14-2) is already installed
> > >   package alsa-lib-1.0.6-7.FC3 (which is newer than alsa-lib-1.0.6-3) is already installed
> > >   package alsa-lib-1.0.6-7.FC3 (which is newer than alsa-lib-1.0.6-3) is already installed
> 
> Try upgrading yum first, there were a lot of bug fixes, especially
> relating to the things you reported.

Thanks.  I tried yum update yum, but it found no updates.  I downloaded
yum from the atrpms repo and now all is fine.

> > I need multilib because of openoffice and firefox having to run 32 bit (Flash plugin). 
> > I have not ventured in the wild world of smart because I am sticking to at-stable.
> 
> smart is in at-stable :)
> (smart-gui is "not")

Unfortunately it barfs ...

Error: Missing Dependency: /usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/rpmdb is needed by package smart
Error: Missing Dependency: /usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/rpmmodule.so is needed by package smart

I remember reading in the lists that the python24 package was needed
from bleeding.  That is what led to my comments.  I will continue with
yum to try and get myth set up.

> > That is the first problem.  The second is the choice of nvidia driver.  Do I use the X86_64 drivers? 
> 
> Yes.
> 
> > If so, which kmdl do I use?  What total packages are needed?  Yum has trouble using the kernel I am
> > using and seems to want bring older kmdls.
> 
> Try yum install foo-kmdl-`uname -r`

[root at preet site-~]# yum install nvidia-graphics5332-kmdl-`uname -r`
Setting up Install Process 
Setting up Repos 
freshrpms                 100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00 
atrpms                    100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00 
base                      100% |=========================| 1.1 kB    00:00 
updates-released          100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00 
Reading repository metadata in from local files 
freshrpms : ################################################## 450/450 
atrpms    : ################################################## 989/989 
base      : ################################################## 2852/2852 
updates-re: ################################################## 704/704 
No Match for argument nvidia-graphics5332-kmdl-2.6.10-1.766_FC3 
Nothing to do 

It appears there are no kmdls for 5332 in x86_64.

> > Once these are resolved, I will delve in to the ivtv and myth steps.

Thanks for the quick reply Axel.  You simply are the best!

Preet