Yet another yum update problem

[ppyvabw]

Yum update -y

results in this little lot....

Error: Package: 1:kmod-nvidia-2.6.41.1-1.fc15.i686-280.13-2.fc15.9.i686 (installed)
           Requires: /sbin/depmod
           Removing: kmod-7-1.fc17.i686 (@anaconda-0)
               Not found
           Updated By: kmod-7-2.fc17.i686 (updates)
               Not found
           Available: module-init-tools-3.16-5.fc17.i686 (fedora)
               Not found
Error: Package: 1:kmod-nvidia-2.6.41.4-1.fc15.i686-280.13-4.fc15.i686 (installed)
           Requires: /sbin/depmod
           Removing: kmod-7-1.fc17.i686 (@anaconda-0)
               Not found
           Updated By: kmod-7-2.fc17.i686 (updates)
               Not found
           Available: module-init-tools-3.16-5.fc17.i686 (fedora)
               Not found
Error: Package: 1:kmod-nvidia-2.6.43.5-2.fc15.i686-280.13-4.fc15.5.i686 (@rpmfusion-nonfree-updates/15)
           Requires: /sbin/depmod
           Removing: kmod-7-1.fc17.i686 (@anaconda-0)
               Not found
           Updated By: kmod-7-2.fc17.i686 (updates)
               Not found
           Available: module-init-tools-3.16-5.fc17.i686 (fedora)
               Not found
 You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
** Found 8 pre-existing rpmdb problem(s), 'yum check' output follows:
compiz-0.9.5.92.1-0.1.gite676f1b12eb8db3a76978eed5bfc7c2cf9a0b6ce.fc15.i686 has missing requires of libboost_serialization-mt.so.1.46.0
compiz-gtk-0.9.5.92.1-0.1.gite676f1b12eb8db3a76978eed5bfc7c2cf9a0b6ce.fc15.i686 has missing requires of libboost_serialization-mt.so.1.46.0
compiz-plugins-main-0.9.5.92-1.fc15.i686 has missing requires of libboost_serialization-mt.so.1.46.0
1:kmod-nvidia-2.6.41.1-1.fc15.i686-280.13-2.fc15.9.i686 has missing requires of kernel-uname-r = ('0', '2.6.41.1', '1.fc15.i686')
1:kmod-nvidia-2.6.41.4-1.fc15.i686-280.13-4.fc15.i686 has missing requires of kernel-uname-r = ('0', '2.6.41.4', '1.fc15.i686')
1:kmod-nvidia-2.6.43.5-2.fc15.i686-280.13-4.fc15.5.i686 has missing requires of kernel-uname-r = ('0', '2.6.43.5', '2.fc15.i686')
libcompizconfig-0.9.5.92-1.fc15.i686 has missing requires of libboost_serialization-mt.so.1.46.0
libcompizconfig-0.9.5.92-1.fc15.i686 has missing requires of libprotobuf.so.6

Skip broken gets further, but then it comes up with a load of nonsense right at the end.

I'm having problems everytime I try to update after upgrading to 17.

Thanks in advance.

[glennzo]

I wouldn't call it nonsense.

Information on how to deal with this type of error abounds in this forum.

[ppyvabw]

It makes no sense to me - I'm not well versed in this stuff, and I do not know where to begin.

The result of

yum --skip-broken update -y

is

ERROR with transaction check vs depsolve:
kernel-uname-r = 2.6.41.1-1.fc15.i686 is needed by (installed) kmod-nvidia-2.6.41.1-1.fc15.i686-1:280.13-2.fc15.9.i686
kernel-uname-r = 2.6.41.4-1.fc15.i686 is needed by (installed) kmod-nvidia-2.6.41.4-1.fc15.i686-1:280.13-4.fc15.i686
kernel-uname-r = 2.6.43.5-2.fc15.i686 is needed by (installed) kmod-nvidia-2.6.43.5-2.fc15.i686-1:280.13-4.fc15.5.i686
Please report this error in https://bugzilla.redhat.com/enter_bug.cgi?product=Fedora&version=rawhide&component=yum
** Found 8 pre-existing rpmdb problem(s), 'yum check' output follows:
compiz-0.9.5.92.1-0.1.gite676f1b12eb8db3a76978eed5bfc7c2cf9a0b6ce.fc15.i686 has missing requires of libboost_serialization-mt.so.1.46.0
compiz-gtk-0.9.5.92.1-0.1.gite676f1b12eb8db3a76978eed5bfc7c2cf9a0b6ce.fc15.i686 has missing requires of libboost_serialization-mt.so.1.46.0
compiz-plugins-main-0.9.5.92-1.fc15.i686 has missing requires of libboost_serialization-mt.so.1.46.0
1:kmod-nvidia-2.6.41.1-1.fc15.i686-280.13-2.fc15.9.i686 has missing requires of kernel-uname-r = ('0', '2.6.41.1', '1.fc15.i686')
1:kmod-nvidia-2.6.41.4-1.fc15.i686-280.13-4.fc15.i686 has missing requires of kernel-uname-r = ('0', '2.6.41.4', '1.fc15.i686')
1:kmod-nvidia-2.6.43.5-2.fc15.i686-280.13-4.fc15.5.i686 has missing requires of kernel-uname-r = ('0', '2.6.43.5', '2.fc15.i686')
libcompizconfig-0.9.5.92-1.fc15.i686 has missing requires of libboost_serialization-mt.so.1.46.0
libcompizconfig-0.9.5.92-1.fc15.i686 has missing requires of libprotobuf.so.6
Your transaction was saved, rerun it with:
 yum load-transaction /tmp/yum_save_tx.2012-07-31.16-06.If_nvh.yumtx

[DBelton]

From the looks of that output, you are running Fedora 17, yet the kmod packages it references are Fedora 15 packages.

It appears you have leftovers from doing an upgrade.

You can try doing a distrosync and see if that fixes your problems.

su -
(root password)

yum clean all
rm -f /var/lib/rpm/__*
rpm --rebuilddb
yum --releasever=17 --disableplugin=presto distro-sync

Edit:
If that doesn't fix your problems, then try manually removing those 8 packages listed above that are F15 versions.

(these packages)

** Found 8 pre-existing rpmdb problem(s), 'yum check' output follows:
compiz-0.9.5.92.1-0.1.gite676f1b12eb8db3a76978eed5bfc7c2cf9a0b6ce.fc15.i686 has missing requires of libboost_serialization-mt.so.1.46.0
compiz-gtk-0.9.5.92.1-0.1.gite676f1b12eb8db3a76978eed5bfc7c2cf9a0b6ce.fc15.i686 has missing requires of libboost_serialization-mt.so.1.46.0
compiz-plugins-main-0.9.5.92-1.fc15.i686 has missing requires of libboost_serialization-mt.so.1.46.0
1:kmod-nvidia-2.6.41.1-1.fc15.i686-280.13-2.fc15.9.i686 has missing requires of kernel-uname-r = ('0', '2.6.41.1', '1.fc15.i686')
1:kmod-nvidia-2.6.41.4-1.fc15.i686-280.13-4.fc15.i686 has missing requires of kernel-uname-r = ('0', '2.6.41.4', '1.fc15.i686')
1:kmod-nvidia-2.6.43.5-2.fc15.i686-280.13-4.fc15.5.i686 has missing requires of kernel-uname-r = ('0', '2.6.43.5', '2.fc15.i686')
libcompizconfig-0.9.5.92-1.fc15.i686 has missing requires of libboost_serialization-mt.so.1.46.0
libcompizconfig-0.9.5.92-1.fc15.i686 has missing requires of libprotobuf.so.6

[ppyvabw]

Hi DBelton.

Those commands just resulted in the exact same stream of indecipherable horse****.

Where are these packages to be found if I am going to delete them, and won't they need replacing by f17 versions?

[jlpierce]

Originally Posted by ppyvabw

Hi DBelton.

Those commands just resulted in the exact same stream of indecipherable horse****.

Where are these packages to be found if I am going to delete them, and won't they need replacing by f17 versions?

So why don't you post the output, rather than complain about it. If you are having so many issues you can always try a clean install, because as pointed out earlier there is obviously an issue from an upgrade.

Then again, with an attitude like the above you may just want to go enjoy that other OS.

[DBelton]

Well, there are no F17 replacements for compiz in the standard repos. Compiz doesn't work with gnome 3 shell.

And the kmod nvidia packages are for specific kernel versions, and since you no longer have those kernels installed, the kmod nvidia packages for those kernel versions isn't needed, and are preventing your updated F17 version of kmod from being able to update properly.

yum remove compiz-0.9.5.92.1-0.1.gite676f1b12eb8db3a76978eed5bfc7c2cf9a0b6ce.fc15.i686 compiz-gtk-0.9.5.92.1-0.1.gite676f1b12eb8db3a76978eed5bfc7c2cf9a0b6ce.fc15.i686 compiz-plugins-main-0.9.5.92-1.fc15.i686 libcompizconfig-0.9.5.92-1.fc15.i686 libcompizconfig-0.9.5.92-1.fc15.i686

yum remove kmod-nvidia-2.6.41.1-1.fc15.i686-280.13-2.fc15.9.i686 kmod-nvidia-2.6.41.4-1.fc15.i686-280.13-4.fc15.i686 kmod-nvidia-2.6.43.5-2.fc15.i686-280.13-4.fc15.5.i686

And it's not "indecipherable horse****". It's telling you exactly what the problem is.

[droidhacker]

Originally Posted by ppyvabw

Where are these packages to be found if I am going to delete them,

On your computer where you are trying to run "yum update".

and won't they need replacing by f17 versions?

No, otherwise the update would offer you the F17 versions instead of choking.

[ryptyde]

The Fedora "upgrade" wiki says to run:

package-cleanup --orphans

that will give you a list of your "problem childs".

What I have done after upgrading is to have "yumex" installed and then run it and select the unneeded packages for removal. Yumex will show available updates and you can pick and choose those you want to update or deselect those that are unneeded. Do a few at a time, although tedious be patient and it will work out in due time.

phil