[ATrpms-users] FC5 to FC8 upgrade attempt

[Neil Bird]

Around about 26/11/07 05:54, Kevin J. Cummings typed ...
> Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask this question, but my attempted
> yum upgrade of my FC5 system to FC8 is snagged 3 or 4  dependancy
> errors, listed below (3 of them from ATRPMs).

   I can't promise definitive answers, but I did see something in your 
output.  I have am interest in this as I have an FC5 MythTV box I want to 
upgrade at some point, and *was* starting to look at FC8.

   I'm used to solving the occasional dep. problem (although I use smart not 
yum), and prefer the DVD-upgrade route, but the as-yet unfixed yumlop bug is 
scaring me off ATM.


>> --> Running transaction check
>> Error: Missing Dependency: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-1.2320.fc5 is needed by package ivtv-kmdl-2.6.20-1.2320.fc5
>> Error: Missing Dependency: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-1.2320.fc5 is needed by package video4linux-kmdl-2.6.20-1.2320.fc5
>> Error: Missing Dependency: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-1.2320.fc5 is needed by package lirc-kmdl-2.6.20-1.2320.fc5
>> Error: Unable to satisfy dependencies
>> Error: Package ivtv-kmdl-2.6.20-1.2320.fc5 needs /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-1.2320.fc5, this is not available.
>> Error: Package kmod-nvidia needs kernel-i686 = 2.6.20-1.2320.fc5, this is not available.
>> Error: Package video4linux-kmdl-2.6.20-1.2320.fc5 needs /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-1.2320.fc5, this is not available.
>> Error: Package lirc-kmdl-2.6.20-1.2320.fc5 needs /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-1.2320.fc5, this is not available.

   I read this as the kernel models listed not having newer (FC8) versions 
calculated.  Dunno where you got your nvidia kmdl, but the atrpms one is 
usually called 'kmdl'.  kmod's used on another repo., I forget which.  I do 
seem to have to manually upgrade my nvidia RPMs to match my kernel.

   I don't know the state of ivtv;  it's supposed to be merged, or at least 
mostly merged, into the core kernel tree as part of video4linux, but I kind 
of get the impression you still need or should/could have the individual 
ivtv kmdl installed.  I'll ask on the ivtv site before I jump.

   Can't see why lirc would be giving you a problem.


   Any which way, *my* route would be to make a note of those problematic 
kmdls, rpm -e them (see if you can find the orig. rpms in case of emergency 
recovery!) and try again with (hopefully) nothing holding onto the old 
kernel files.  Then, after the upgrade, re-install them from whatever the 
current equiv. is.

-- 
[neil at fnx ~]# rm -f .signature
[neil at fnx ~]# ls -l .signature
ls: .signature: No such file or directory
[neil at fnx ~]# exit