Antonio, RE: > /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.Wg3J0j: line 4: dpkg-query: command not found shows that my action of alien on did not produce achieve a replacement of the Debian dpkg-query with its rpm counterpart. Thus some manual work will have to be done on the install scripts, before all will work automagically May take a look at this tonight. MarvS On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 1:18 PM, Antonio Olivares <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > BTW, > > Now is the perfect time to test this dkms feature. There is a new > kernel in updates testing( kernel-2.6.29.2-52.fc10), and I will get > it as soon as possible > > I went back to previous Fedora kernels and tried to enable dkms via > tarball and rpm > > [root@localhost Download]# dkms ldtarball > --archive=/home/olivares/Download/slmodem-2.9.11-20090222.tar.gz > > Error! Tarball does not appear to be a correctly formed > DKMS archive. No dkms.conf found within it. > [root@localhost Download]# rpm -ivh <module>-<version>-<rpmversion>.noarch.rpm > -bash: module: No such file or directory > [root@localhost Download]# rpm -ivh slmodem-2.9.11-20080817 > slmodem-2.9.11-20080817/ slmodem-2.9.11-20080817.tar.gz > slmodem-2.9.11-20080817.lzm > [root@localhost Download]# rpm -ivh sl-modem-source-2.9.11~20080817-4.i386.rpm > Preparing... ########################################### [100%] > 1:sl-modem-source ########################################### [100%] > /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.Wg3J0j: line 4: dpkg-query: command not found > [root@localhost Download]# > > I have installed the sl-modem-source-2.9.11-20080817-4.i386 file that > I got in a previous mail. Will it work by itself or do I have to do > some more interaction. dkms is already installed: > > [olivares@localhost ~]$ rpm -qa dkms > dkms-2.0.21.1-2.fc10.noarch > > Thank you in advance. > > Regards, > > Antonio > > > > On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 11:00 AM, Antonio Olivares > <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Marv, >> >> Thank you very much for the howto. Now when a newer kernel is in >> updates-testing, I will try it out. I just need to install dkms + >> slmodemd-src-rpm and then the subsequent updates to the kernel will >> install automagically :) >> >> Regards, >> >> Antonio >> >> On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 9:46 AM, Marvin Stodolsky >> <marvin.stodolsky@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> Antonio, >>> >>> Part of the dkms installation is /etc/init.d/dkms_autoinstaller . >>> On bootup it assesses whether a new kernel has been installed. >>> If so, it references a list dkms adapted driver source packages on the >>> host System. >>> Then it builds and installs all needed drivers. >>> The only additional requirement is that the linux-headers or >>> configured linux-source needed for compiling support has been >>> installed. >>> >>> Read the attached for more detail. >>> >>> MarvS >>> >>> On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 10:52 PM, Antonio Olivares >>> <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> Marv, >>>> >>>> I am taking a look at dkms package(s) from Fedora Project. I will >>>> need to investigate it a little more. >>>> >>>> I visited the following pages: >>>> >>>> https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/packages/name/dkms >>>> >>>> http://cvs.fedoraproject.org/viewvc/rpms/dkms/F-10/?hideattic=0 >>>> >>>> http://cvs.fedoraproject.org/viewvc/rpms/dkms/F-10/sources?view=log&pathrev=dkms-2_0_21_1-2_fc10 >>>> >>>> and Koji page: >>>> >>>> http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=98059 >>>> >>>> Questions, if I install dkms rpm, how can I use it to build slmodemd >>>> package in case I install a new kernel? This is new stuff to me. Are >>>> there any howto's available so I can try to learn from this? >>>> >>>> BTW, >>>> In case I install a new kernel from source old fashioned way and no >>>> rpm, then I will have to manually install the packages the traditional >>>> way. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> Antonio >>>> >>> >> >> <div><br></div> >> > > <div><br></div> >
