On Sun, Jul 29, 2007 at 12:22:24PM -0500, Richard Hendershot wrote: > On Sun, 2007-07-29 at 10:49 -0400, Tab Bennedum wrote: > > I'm a little stuck. While I "know" linux, assume I don't know bupkis > > about kernel modules and the like since that's where my knowledge is > > thin. > > > > I'm using an off-the-shelf install of FC6, with all updates applied, > > kernel version 2.6.20-1.2962.fc6 from Fedora repo. I'm following the > > MythTV howto: http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/fcmyth.php. > > > > This is as far as I've got, installing from atrpms: > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ yum -y install ivtv-kmdl-2.6.20-1.2962.fc6 > > Loading "installonlyn" plugin > > Setting up Install Process > > Setting up repositories > > atrpms 100% |=========================| 951 B > > 00:00 > > core 100% |=========================| 1.1 kB > > 00:00 > > updates 100% |=========================| 1.2 kB > > 00:00 > > freshrpms 100% |=========================| 2.1 kB > > 00:00 > > extras 100% |=========================| 1.1 kB > > 00:00 > > Reading repository metadata in from local files > > Parsing package install arguments > > Resolving Dependencies > > --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait. > > ---> Package ivtv-kmdl-2.6.20-1.2962.fc6.i686 1:0.10.5-130.fc6 set > > to be updated > > --> Running transaction check > > --> Processing Dependency: /lib/modules/v4l-cx2341x-init.mpg for > > package: ivtv-kmdl-2.6.20-1.2962.fc6 > > Importing additional filelist information > > --> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes. > > --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait. > > ---> Package ivtv.i386 1:1.0.1-133.fc6 set to be updated > > --> Running transaction check > > --> Processing Dependency: ivtv-kmdl-1:1.0.1-133.fc6 for package: ivtv > > --> Processing Dependency: perl-Video-ivtv for package: ivtv > > --> Processing Dependency: perl-Video-Frequencies for package: ivtv > > --> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes. > > --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait. > > ---> Package perl-Video-ivtv.i386 0:0.13-8.fc6.at set to be updated > > ---> Package perl-Video-Frequencies.noarch 0:0.03-4.fc6.at set to be > > updated > > --> Running transaction check > > --> Processing Dependency: ivtv-kmdl-1:1.0.1-133.fc6 for package: ivtv > > --> Finished Dependency Resolution > > Error: Missing Dependency: ivtv-kmdl-1:1.0.1-133.fc6 is needed by > > package ivtv > > > > Note the last line. Searching the mail archives, someone had a > > similar problem about a year ago and Axel from ATRpms indicated: > > > > [quote] > > Yes, that's how it should be. The issue is that the userland does not > > build due to the wrong videodev2.h header file, so only the kmdls got > > to the repo. > > > > I fixed this locally and new packages will appear shortly. > > [/quote] > > > > But that was for a different kernel version. I'm worried since it > > appears development has moved on to FC7 and newer kernels than what > > I'm using. > > > > Is there any hope I can get ivtv installed on this box? > > > I continued to use IVTV/MYTH on FC5 right up until I updated all my > boxes to FC7. The development isn't tagged to the Fedora release and > you'll find the ATRPMS repository continues to build the latest stable > kernels and modules for FC6. I don't speak for ATRPMS, just an > observation. > > Sometimes dependencies creep into the builds. I can most often easily > resolve those using the Smart Package Manager. For example, if you > install the kernel. then IVTV in separate operations you may find that > the circular dependencies disappear (just as an example, not probably in > this case) or you may find that smart is able to do it in one operation. > > I've never had kernel-module dependency-thrashing w/r/t IVTV since it's > only available for Fedora on ATRPMS. I think the experience William is > relating has to do with the kernel itself. I think ATRPMS used to serve > up its own version of the kernel.
While ATrpms is offering kernels as you write it doesn't require you to run them for using kmdls, the stock kernels are supported as wlel (or better) than the one from ATrpms. > Some other (mplayer, faac, etc.) packages are conflicted, being > offered both by Fedora and ATRPMS and that can be a problem. That's also not quite true - there is no mplayer package at Fedora for political reasons (some may say legal even) -- Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
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