Fun with lirc and streamzap...

[Derek Atkins]

Quoting Bruce Labitt <bruce.labitt at verizon.net>:

> Hmm, I tried to do this [yum install kernel-devel].  This is what I got.
> ...
> Parsing package install arguments
> Resolving Dependencies
> --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
> ---> Package kernel-devel.i686 0:2.6.20-1.2948.fc6 set to be installed
> --> Running transaction check
> --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
> ---> Package kernel-devel.i586 0:2.6.20-1.2948.fc6 set to be erased
> --> Running transaction check

This looks really broken!   Do you have a 586 or 686?

[snip]
>
> Transaction Check Error:
>  package kernel-devel-2.6.20-1.2952.fc6 (which is newer than 
> kernel-devel-2.6.20-1.2948.fc6) is already installed
>  package kernel-devel-2.6.20-1.2948.fc6 is already installed
>
> Error Summary
>
> As I recall when the system was originally installed there was a 
> problem that the kernel was updated incorrectly by the OS.  How does 
> one get out of this mess?  How do I find out which kernel is actually 
> running?

Okay, perhaps you should first run:

  yum update

and make sure you have all the current packages...   THEN try running
"yum install kernel-devel"

> I would greatly appreciate if you could send the dkms-lirc package to me.
> Thanks

I'll send it shortly.  My frontend is currently powered down as I
perform some physical maintenence.

-derek

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