[mythtv-users] apt-get ivtv-kmdl fails

[Douglas Beck]

And 20 seconds later I'm up and running!  Thanks, Jarod!  Would have 
never made it without your web page ;)

Doug

Jarod C. Wilson wrote:

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>On Tuesday 06 January 2004 00:39, Douglas Beck wrote:
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>>This worked great, Jarod.  I'm happily up and running with my PVR-250.
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>>Now that I updated my kernel, it seems I need to update my nvidia
>>drivers but when I do a:
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>>#  apt-get install nvidia-graphics-kmdl-2.4.20-27.9   <-- new kernel shown
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>>I get the following error:
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>>error: Failed dependencies:
>>        nvidia-graphics-kmdl = 1:1.0_4363 is needed by (installed)
>>nvidia-graphics-glx-1.0_4363-24.rh9.at
>>E: Reverse conflicts early remove for package
>>'nvidia-graphics-kmdl-2.4.20-27.9' failed
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>>Is there a way to install my nvidia drivers again now that I've updated
>>my kernal or do I have to start with a fresh install of Linux (God forbid)?
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>You definitely don't need to start fresh (its possible to recover from nearly 
>anything without starting fresh, unlike Windows :).
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>I believe the problem is that Axel altered the naming convention on the nvidia 
>rpms, because of newer versions becoming available. Instead of apt-get 
>install nvidia-graphics-kmdl-2.4.20-27.9, try:
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># apt-get install nvidia-graphics4363-kmdl-2.4.20-27.9
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>and I believe you should be back in business. If not, gimme a holler, a fresh 
>install definitely isn't necessary. ;-)
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>- --jarod
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