error, missing dependency, and it's the kernel
Todd Zullinger
tmz at pobox.com
Wed Nov 7 03:59:41 UTC 2007
Tim wrote:
> Just wondering about something in general: From time to time I get a
> yum error about trying to update something like an nvidia kernel module
> not being possible because there's no kernel available to go along with
> that version.
>
> Trying several different mirrors doesn't help, and I can't be bothered
> to go trying them all out. I'll just wait a few days for things to
> settle.
>
> But how have they compiled their module for a kernel that isn't
> available? Surely that's a bit chicken and eggish? Wouldn't they be
> compiling against a customised Fedora kernel, rather than one from
> somewhere else? And, if so, why don't we have the same one available to
> us?
You *might* be experiencing this reported bug:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=330711
Summary: kernel pacakges that remain installed seem to be ignored in
yum transaction check
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