[mythtv-users] Desperate hope to save apt-gotten system!!

[David Schmidt]

Yay!!!!

On 6/13/06, Axel Thimm <Axel.Thimm at atrpms.net> wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 12, 2006 at 06:47:22PM -0500, David Schmidt wrote:
> > On 6/12/06, Axel Thimm <Axel.Thimm at atrpms.net> wrote:
> > > On Mon, Jun 12, 2006 at 04:36:23PM -0500, David Schmidt wrote:
> > > Since this is an FC3 system maybe you should consider upgrading
> > > the distro sometime soon, but not due to the issues below.
> >
> > Well, yeah, kinda if it ain't broke don't fix it.  But I guess it's
> > kinda broke now, huh?
>
> Not yet. ;)

I'd say it was, but it's getting better!!

>
> > > > The following packages have unmet dependencies:
> > > >   ivtv-kmdl-2.6.12-2.3.legacy_FC3: Depends:
> > > > /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.12-2.3.legacy_FC3 but it is not installable
>
> > > You should add fedora legacy to the sources (automatically done by
> > > atrpms-package-config unless you have manually modified something).
>
> > Sorry, but how /exactly/ do I do that?  Like I said, I'm an old UNIX
> > hack but these package managers are new to me.
> >
> > vi [what file]
> > add [what] [where]
>
> > PS:You said "manually modified something)".  I'm almost certain I have not.
>
> In that case make sure your atrpms-package-config package is up to
> date, by e.g.
>
> apt-get update && apt-get install atrpms-package-config
>
> Check that this is really the case with
>
> rpm -V atrpms-package-config
>
> You should have a file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/base.list which
> contains fedoralegacyupdates. If it is commented, uncomment it. After
> another apt-get update all will work as assumed.


Well, it was commented.  I uncommented it and it just apt-got
everything fine.  Testing to see if it actually works will have to
wait until this afternoon--my real job calls.


Thanx tons, Axel!  I'd never have found that on my own......