[ATrpms-users] Re: kernel and alsa-kmdl dependency

[Axel Thimm]

On Fri, May 27, 2005 at 05:16:33PM -0400, Mark Schindel wrote:
> Why does apt want to install a 2.6.10 kernel and alsa kmod when I 
> already have a perfectly good 2.6.11 kernel and alsa module installed?

> [root at appleton ~]# uname -r
> 2.6.11-1.14_FC3

The 2.6.11 kernel you have is already superseeded and not any more
supported.

Try

apt-get install {alsa,lirc,ivtv,video4linux}-kmdl-2.6.11-1.27_FC3

to update all your kmdls and the kernel in one sweep.

> And in the spirit of self-advancement -- how can I figure out what 
> dependency is pulling these packages in on my own so I can stop asking 
> questions like this.

The alsa packages require a newer alsa kmdl, but this is not available
for 2.6.11-1.14_FC3. So apt tries to satisfy dependecies by choosing a
random kernel.

If you ask yourself, why the hell is then an even older 2.6.10 kernel
still supported, then the answer is that x86_64 2.6.11 kernels are
badly broken:

      https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=155857

So as an exception to the rule the last 2.6.10 kmdls are still being
built until this bug gets fixed, or FC4 gets released (2.6.12 does not
have this bug).
-- 
Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
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