On 07/17/2010 08:10 PM, Antonio Olivares wrote: > > --- On Sat, 7/17/10, Daniel B. Thurman <dant@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > >> From: Daniel B. Thurman <dant@xxxxxxxxx> >> Subject: Re: rt2870-2.6.32.16-141.fc12.i686 is missing rt2870sta.ko? >> To: "Community support for Fedora users" <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Date: Saturday, July 17, 2010, 7:39 PM >> On 07/17/2010 06:22 PM, Daniel B. >> Thurman wrote: >> >>> Seems to me, yum does not find: >>> >>> rt2870-2.6.32.16-141.fc12.i686 >>> kmod-rt2870-2.6.32.16-141.fc12.i686 >>> >>> from RPMFusion site, and yet these modules are in >>> the repository according to this link: >>> >>> http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/updates/12/i386/repoview/kmod-rt2870-2.6.32.16-141.fc12.i686.html >>> >>> Here is what happens: >>> >>> # yum install rt2870 kmod-rt2870 >>> Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, presto, >>> >> refresh-packagekit >> >>> Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile >>> * fedora: mirrors.cat.pdx.edu >>> * rpmfusion-free: mirrors.cat.pdx.edu >>> * rpmfusion-free-updates: mirrors.cat.pdx.edu >>> * rpmfusion-nonfree: mirrors.cat.pdx.edu >>> * rpmfusion-nonfree-updates: >>> >> mirrors.cat.pdx.edu >> >>> * updates: mirrors.cat.pdx.edu >>> Setting up Install Process >>> Resolving Dependencies >>> --> Running transaction check >>> ---> Package kmod-rt2870.i686 0:2.1.2.0-6.fc12.20 >>> >> set to be updated >> >>> --> Processing Dependency: >>> >> kmod-rt2870-2.6.32.14-127.fc12.i686 >= >> >>> 2.1.2.0-6.fc12.20 for package: >>> >> kmod-rt2870-2.1.2.0-6.fc12.20.i686 >> >>> ---> Package rt2870.noarch 0:2.1.2.0-2.fc12.1 set >>> >> to be updated >> >>> --> Running transaction check >>> ---> Package >>> >> kmod-rt2870-2.6.32.14-127.fc12.i686.i686 >> >>> 0:2.1.2.0-6.fc12.20 set to be updated >>> --> Finished Dependency Resolution >>> >>> Dependencies Resolved >>> >>> >>> >> ================================================================================ >> >>> Package >>> >> Arch Version >> >> >>> Repository >>> >> Size >> >>> >> ================================================================================ >> >>> Installing: >>> kmod-rt2870 >>> >> i686 2.1.2.0-6.fc12.20 >> >>> rpmfusion-free-updates 11 k >>> rt2870 >>> >> noarch 2.1.2.0-2.fc12.1 >> >>> rpmfusion-free-updates 18 k >>> Installing for dependencies: >>> kmod-rt2870-2.6.32.14-127.fc12.i686 >>> >>> >> >> i686 2.1.2.0-6.fc12.20 >> >>> rpmfusion-free-updates 206 k >>> >>> Transaction Summary >>> >>> >> ================================================================================ >> >>> Install 3 Package(s) >>> Upgrade 0 Package(s) >>> >>> Total download size: 235 k >>> Installed size: 559 k >>> Is this ok [y/N]: N >>> >>> Is yum getting confused with getting the right >>> >> packages based on the >> >>> current kernel version I am running or is there a >>> >> problem with the >> >>> RPMFusion packages? >>> >>> The problem with the above rt2870 versions, is that it >>> >> fails to install >> >>> rt2870sta.ko: in >>> >>> >> /lib/modules/2.6.32.16-141.fc12.i686/extra/rt2870/rt2870sta.ko >> >>> which I need in order to get my wireless working >>> >> again. >> >>> Here is what I am running: >>> # uname -a >>> Linux <host><domain>.com >>> >> 2.6.32.16-141.fc12.i686 #1 SMP Wed Jul 7 >> >>> 04:47:25 UTC 2010 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux >>> >>> >> Some additional information.... >> >> I was able to get F12 on another partition to work with my >> wireless - it turns out that on this "broken" F12 >> partition, >> yum can only see rt2870-2.1.2.0 & kmod-rt2870-2.1.2.0 >> whereas on the successful partition, yum saw: >> rt2870-2.4.0.1 & kmod-rt2870-2.4.0.1. >> >> I cannot fathom what is going on here... somehow yum >> (or RPMFusion) is controlling which version is being >> seen and not the other... >> >> Note that the working partition was a dd copy of the >> "broken" partition and yet, somehow I was able to get >> 2.4.0.1 installed, whereas I cannot with the "broken" >> partition, it sees only 2.1.2.0... >> >> So, how can I force yum to see/get the correct version? >> >> -- >> > I would try removing the old version. Then try yum installing it back. yum should be smart enough to install the latest version. If not, it would have to be a bug? > > Regards, > > Antonio > Seems so... I already tried removing/installing rt2870/kmod, several times, and yum always seems to pick 2.1.2.0 - every single time. So I gave up, did the direct download and install and it worked. v2.1.2.0 is definitely hosed, at least for me. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
