Le dimanche 24 février 2008 à 23:25 +0200, Axel Thimm a écrit : > Hi, > > On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 09:20:36PM +0100, Colonna Francois wrote:
> > > > Error: Missing Dependency: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-8.el5 is needed by > > package alsa-kmdl-2.6.18-8.el5 > ATrpms supports a wide range of kernels and AFAIR 2.6.18-8.el5 is the > one on the first GA. > I forgot to tell that I am using : 2.6.18-53.1.13.el5 > The problem is that asking yum to pick one kmdl will lead to a random > one (at the very first time - if you have yum-plugin-kmdl installed It is now installed from atrpms > the kernel upgrades will be smooth and automatic), and by Murphy's > law this will never be the one you want. > > So you can aid yum by invoking it as > > yum install alsa-driver-kmdl-`uname -r` alsa-driver > > Don't forget to use the yum-plugin-kmdl for upgrades. > How to use it ? I just do not know. > And last, but not least: Are you sure you need a newer alsa? Some > newer cards do indeed, but if your sound is working you don't need to > install alsa-driver. I got my laptop Asus W2JC in july 2006 and still have no sound, because the alsa-drivers are buggy for the sound card (HDA Intel Chipset Realtek ALC882). So, each time there is a new kernel release I try to get the news drivers, unfortunately I now got trapped with these yum problems. If you have any idea to fix this problem I shall be very grateful. Thanks François Colonna
