Bug 236440 - fc4 kernel update broken
Summary: fc4 kernel update broken
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: kernel
Version: 4
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Kernel Maintainer List
QA Contact: Brian Brock
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2007-04-13 23:22 UTC by gin
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:12 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2007-04-13 23:34:58 UTC
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Description gin 2007-04-13 23:22:10 UTC
Can not update fedora core 4 installation with
`core/updates/4/x86_64/kernel-2.6.17-1.2142_FC4.x86_64.rpm'.

rpm -Uv
core/updates/4/x86_64/{kernel-2.6.17-1.2142_FC4.x86_64.rpm,kernel-devel-2.6.17-1.2142_FC4.x86_64.rpm,kernel-doc-2.6.17-1.2142_FC4.noarch.rpm}
error: Failed dependencies:
	kernel = 2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 is needed by (installed)
cman-kernel-2.6.11.5-20050601.152643.FC4.2.x86_64
	kernel = 2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 is needed by (installed)
dlm-kernel-2.6.11.5-20050601.152643.FC4.2.x86_64
	kernel = 2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 is needed by (installed)
GFS-kernel-2.6.11.8-20050601.152643.FC4.2.x86_64
	kernel = 2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 is needed by (installed)
gnbd-kernel-2.6.11.2-20050420.133124.FC4.35.x86_64
	/lib/modules/2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 is needed by (installed)
cman-kernel-2.6.11.5-20050601.152643.FC4.2.x86_64
	/lib/modules/2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 is needed by (installed)
dlm-kernel-2.6.11.5-20050601.152643.FC4.2.x86_64
	/lib/modules/2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 is needed by (installed)
GFS-kernel-2.6.11.8-20050601.152643.FC4.2.x86_64
	/lib/modules/2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 is needed by (installed)
gnbd-kernel-2.6.11.2-20050420.133124.FC4.35.x86_64

There is no replacement for these outdated packages.  Their updates
are useless.

rpm -Uv
{kernel-2.6.17-1.2142_FC4.x86_64.rpm,kernel-devel-2.6.17-1.2142_FC4.x86_64.rpm,kernel-doc-2.6.17-1.2142_FC4.noarch.rpm,cman-kernel-2.6.11.5-20050601.152643.FC4.23.x86_64.rpm,cman-kernheaders-2.6.11.5-20050601.152643.FC4.23.x86_64.rpm,dlm-kernel-2.6.11.5-20050601.152643.FC4.22.x86_64.rpm,dlm-kernheaders-2.6.11.5-20050601.152643.FC4.22.x86_64.rpm,GFS-kernel-2.6.11.8-20050601.152643.FC4.25.x86_64.rpm,GFS-kernheaders-2.6.11.8-20050601.152643.FC4.25.x86_64.rpm,gnbd-kernel-2.6.11.2-20050420.133124.FC4.58.x86_64.rpm}
error: Failed dependencies:
	/lib/modules/2.6.15-1.1833_FC4 is needed by
cman-kernel-2.6.11.5-20050601.152643.FC4.23.x86_64
	kernel = 2.6.15-1.1833_FC4 is needed by
cman-kernel-2.6.11.5-20050601.152643.FC4.23.x86_64
	/lib/modules/2.6.15-1.1833_FC4 is needed by
dlm-kernel-2.6.11.5-20050601.152643.FC4.22.x86_64
	kernel = 2.6.15-1.1833_FC4 is needed by
dlm-kernel-2.6.11.5-20050601.152643.FC4.22.x86_64
	/lib/modules/2.6.15-1.1833_FC4 is needed by
GFS-kernel-2.6.11.8-20050601.152643.FC4.25.x86_64
	kernel = 2.6.15-1.1833_FC4 is needed by
GFS-kernel-2.6.11.8-20050601.152643.FC4.25.x86_64
	/lib/modules/2.6.15-1.1833_FC4 is needed by
gnbd-kernel-2.6.11.2-20050420.133124.FC4.58.x86_64
	kernel = 2.6.15-1.1833_FC4 is needed by
gnbd-kernel-2.6.11.2-20050420.133124.FC4.58.x86_64

That is, updates of related packages require nonexistent kernel
package version.

Comment 1 Dave Jones 2007-04-13 23:34:58 UTC
just remove the packages its complaining about if you aren't using them.
(chances are that you aren't).

FC4 is no longer maintained (and hasn't been for some time now), and will
recieve no further updates.


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