kernel RPMs dependency on removing prior kernel?

Stefan Grosse singularitaet at gmx.net
Thu Nov 15 09:00:45 UTC 2007


-------- Original Message  --------
Subject: kernel RPMs dependency on removing prior kernel?
From: Andrew Farris <lordmorgul at gmail.com>
To: Development discussions related to Fedora <fedora-devel-list at redhat.com>
Date: 15.11.2007 08:53
>  ---> Package kmod-nvidia-2.6.23-6.fc8.i686 0:100.14.19-8.lvn8 set to be erased
>  --> Processing Dependency: kernel-i686 = 2.6.23.1-42.fc8 for package:
> kmod-nvidia-2.6.23.1-42.fc8
>  ---> Package kmod-nvidia-2.6.23.1-37.fc8.i686 0:100.14.19-14.lvn8 set to be erased
>  ---> Package kmod-nvidia-2.6.23.1-41.fc8.i686 0:100.14.19-15.lvn8 set to be erased
>  --> Finished Dependency Resolution
>  Error: Missing Dependency: kernel-i686 = 2.6.23.1-42.fc8 is needed by package
> kmod-nvidia-2.6.23.1-42.fc8
>
>   

This seems to be an already reported bug related to kmods. You find a
workaround here:
http://thorstenl.blogspot.com/2007/11/problems-updating-kernels-and-kmods.html

Stefan
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