On Wed, 2007-11-07 at 09:05 +1030, Tim wrote: > Hi, > > 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? > > -- > (This computer runs FC7, my others run FC4, FC5 & FC6, in case that's > important to the thread.) > > Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. > I read messages from the public lists. > Next time this happens to you. Run a "yum clean all" then try updating again. This is what works for me. -- Adam Hough <adam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
