[PlanetCCRMA] FC4 CCRMA Kernel and ALSA module install fails

[Nigel Henry]

On Sunday 08 January 2006 22:35, Link Swanson wrote:
> Ok, thanks for your help! I have planetccrma-core-edge installed now with
> the correct version of asla modules. However, I can't seem to install the
> NVIDIA graphics drivers on this kernel. It says
>
> Unable to find the Kernel source tree for the currently running kernel.
> Please make sure that
> you have installed the kernel source files for your kernel; on Red hat
> Linux systems, for
> example be sure you have the 'Kernel-source' rpm installed. If you know
> the correct kernel
> source files are installed, you may specify the kernel source path
> '--kernel-source-path'
> commandline option.
>
> How do I get the Kernel source tree installed so that the Nvidia installer
> can see it?
>
> Any help?
>
> Thanks
>
> Link

Hi Link. Nice things are progressing. Fernando has posted the line for apt 
sources.list for src rpms so many times and I keep deleting it because I 
don't need them. I will try and find it. Perhaps in the meantime someone will 
give it to you, otherwise I'll be back. Nigel.
>
> On Sun, January 8, 2006 3:00 pm, Nigel Henry said:
> > On Sunday 08 January 2006 19:07, Link Swanson wrote:
> >> Hello everybody,
> >>
> >> I'm a half-newb trying to install the FC4 CCRMA Kernel and alsa-modules.
> >>
> >> apt-get install planetccrma-core-edge
> >>
> >> fails due to alsa-utils discrepencies. I managed to install
> >>
> >> planetccrma-kernel-edge
> >>
> >> which installed the 2.6.12-0.21.rdt.rhfc4.ccrma kernel, but no alsa
> >> modules.
> >>
> >> When I try apt-get install planetccrma-core-edge, I get the following
> >> output:
> >>
> >>
> >> [root@localhost ~]# apt-get install planetccrma-core-edge
> >> Reading Package Lists... Done
> >> Building Dependency Tree... Done
> >> The following extra packages will be installed:
> >>   alsa-driver alsa-firmware alsa-lib alsa-lib-devel alsa-oss alsa-tools
> >>   alsa-utils kernel#2.6.13-0.3.rdt.rhfc4.ccrma
> >>   kernel#2.6.14-0.10.rrt.rhfc4.ccrma
> >>   kernel-module-alsa-2.6.13-0.3.rdt.rhfc4.ccrma
> >>   kernel-module-alsa-2.6.14-0.10.rrt.rhfc4.ccrma pkgconfig rtirq
> >> The following packages will be upgraded
> >>   alsa-driver alsa-lib alsa-tools alsa-utils
> >> The following packages will be REMOVED:
> >>   planetccrma-kernel-edge
> >> The following NEW packages will be installed:
> >>   alsa-firmware alsa-lib-devel alsa-oss
> >> kernel#2.6.13-0.3.rdt.rhfc4.ccrma
> >>   kernel#2.6.14-0.10.rrt.rhfc4.ccrma
> >>   kernel-module-alsa-2.6.13-0.3.rdt.rhfc4.ccrma
> >>   kernel-module-alsa-2.6.14-0.10.rrt.rhfc4.ccrma pkgconfig
> >>   planetccrma-core-edge rtirq
> >> 4 upgraded, 10 newly installed, 1 removed and 186 not upgraded.
> >> Need to get 0B/68.1MB of archives.
> >> After unpacking 175MB of additional disk space will be used.
> >> Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
> >>         kernel = 2.6.13-0.3.rdt.rhfc4.ccrma is needed by
> >> kernel-module-alsa-2.6.
> >> 13-0.3.rdt.rhfc4.ccrma-1.0.9b-1.rhfc4.ccrma.i686
> >>         kernel-2.6.13-0.3.rdt.rhfc4.ccrma-i686 is needed by
> >> kernel-module-alsa-2
> >> .6.13-0.3.rdt.rhfc4.ccrma-1.0.9b-1.rhfc4.ccrma.i686
> >> E: Failed adding
> >> /var/cache/apt/archives/kernel#2.6.13-0.3.rdt.rhfc4.ccrma_2.6.1
> >>                                 3-0.3.rdt.rhfc4.ccrma_i686.rpm to
> >> transaction (install)
> >> E: Transaction set check failed
> >> [root@localhost ~]#
> >>
> >> If someone could help me get the best-performing, most stable FC4 CCRMA
> >> kernel and alsa modules installed, I would GREATLY appreciate it.
> >>
> >> You all do fine work!
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Link
> >
> > Hi Link. I've got FC4 on CDROMS, but am still looking for a bit of spare
> > harddrive to put it on, but I have FC1,2, and 3. A couple of things to
> > check.
> > Have a look in /var/apt/cache/archives/partial to see if there isn't a
> > partially downloaded package lying there. If there is, you can run
> > apt-get upgrade, or apt-get dist-upgrade again, and it should complete
> > the download
> > and install it. This may clear the path for new updates. Second. Have a
> > look
> > in synaptic, and see if there is a kernel-alsa-modules for your installed
> > kernel. If there is, install that. This again may solve the problem
> > trying to
> > install the core-edge one. I presume you have synaptic, but if not it's a
> > simple apt-get install synaptic. Nigel.