[PlanetCCRMA] package dependency problem alsa/kernel

[Diemo Schwarz]

Hi all,

now I've run myself into an annoying problem with alsa and kernel package 
dependencies, trying to upgrade alsa.

In short, I can't install alsa-kernel-2.4.20, since it wants a kernel 2.4.20, 
which conflicts with my installed custom version of kernel 2.4.21 which is 
needed to run my laptop.

What I have installed is alsa version 0.9.4-2.cvs from 
alsa-kernel-2.4.21-pre5-ac3-mhp3-rebuild

Is there any alsa package that would be installable in my setup?

Now, if you tell me that my setup is hopelessly outdated (RH 8.0), and the 
energy for resolving that problem would be better spent on upgrading my distro, 
then that's fine with me.  I want to upgrade to a 2.6 based one anyway.


Long version:

#apt-get upgrade
[...]
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
   alsa-kernel-2.4.20-28.1.caps.rh80.ccrma: Depends: kernel (= 
2.4.20-28.1.caps.rh80.ccrma)
                                            Depends: kernel-version-athlon (= 
2.4.20-28.1.caps.rh80.ccrma)

#apt-get -f install
[...]
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
   kernel#2.4.20-13.8 kernel#2.4.20-28.1.caps.rh80.ccrma
The following NEW packages will be installed:
   kernel#2.4.20-13.8 kernel#2.4.20-28.1.caps.rh80.ccrma
0 packages upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 removed and 19 not upgraded.
[...]
Executing RPM (-ivh)...
warning: package kernel = 2.4.20-13.8 was already added, replacing with kernel 
<= 2.4.20-28.1.caps.rh80.ccrma
Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]
         package kernel-2.4.21pre5ac3mhp3-2 (which is newer than 
kernel-2.4.20-28.1.caps.rh80.ccrma) is already installed
         package kernel-2.4.24-1.ll.rh80.ccrma (which is newer than 
kernel-2.4.20-28.1.caps.rh80.ccrma) is already installed
E: Sub-process /bin/rpm returned an error code (1)

#cat /proc/asound/version
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 0.9.4.
Compiled on Sep 25 2003 for kernel 2.4.21-pre5-ac3-mhp3-rebuild with versioned 
symbols.

#rpm -q alsa-lib
alsa-lib-1.0.1-1.cvs.rh80.ccrma

#rpm -q kernel
kernel-2.4.18-14
kernel-2.4.19-1.ll
kernel-2.4.21pre5ac3mhp3-2
kernel-2.4.24-1.ll.rh80.ccrma


Cheers...
								...Diemo


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