Problem installing kmod-nvidia using livna in fedora core 6

[jery_wang2002]

Hi,

Hot from oven, FC6. I try to install kmod-nvidia from livna by following installation guide in http://stanton-finley.net/fedora_cor...es.html#nVidia

But I got this error

Dependencies Resolved

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Package Arch Version Repository Size
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Installing:
kmod-nvidia i686 1.0.8776-1.2.6.18_1.2798.fc6 livna 1.6 M
Installing for dependencies:
kernel i686 2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 core 16 M
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia i386 1.0.8776-3.lvn6 livna 4.0 M

Transaction Summary
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Install 3 Package(s)
Update 0 Package(s)
Remove 0 Package(s)

Total download size: 21 M
Downloading Packages:
(1/1): kmod-nvidia-1.0.87 100% |=========================| 1.6 MB 00:07
http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/6/i386/k....fc6.i686.rpm: [Errno -1] Package does not match intended download
Trying other mirror.

????

Trying to download individually the RPMS and install using
rpm -ivh xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-1.0.8776-2.lvn6.i386.rpm kmod-nvidia-1.0.8776-1.2.6.18_1.2798.fc6.i686.rpm
gives error:

error: Failed dependencies:
kernel-i686 = 2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 is needed by kmod-nvidia-1.0.8776-1.2.6.18_1.2798.fc6.i686

but my arch is correct:
uname -rm
2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 i686

Everything seems Ok. What's wrong?

I google about the error
Package does not match intended download

there are only few (less than 5) pointless link.

Thank you
Jerry

[Bizen-Ya]

I have the same problem !

my arch is i686 & my kernel is i586 ...

[linmix]

The 'package does not match intended download size' message means that it got corrupted while downloading it (a bit of it got lost somehow on the way, or was never properly sent).

It's funny you should need to download the kernel package 'again' - since it is already installed, but unless you have trouble accessing the internet, why not simply download and include it in the rpm string?

btw, when you get this error message about package size etc. if you try again after an hour or so (or a bit more) it usually works fine. Even so, yum was also proposing to download the kernel package...

[linmix]

Originally Posted by Bizen-Ya

I have the same problem !

my arch is i686 & my kernel is i586 ...

Looks like the i586 kernel was installed during installation and yum is now proposing to emend that to i686 because that's what the nvidia-kmod expects to find. Mystery solved! Only why should the i586 kernel have been installed in the first place? (It'll work fine, just isn't as specific for your box.)

PS uname -m option indicates pc's arch, not kernel arch!

[jery_wang2002]

There are two users (me and Bizen) who already have exactly the same problem, i.e. ending up with i586 kernel.

FYI, my system is AMD 64 3500+ MHz/ 1GB RAM and Nvidia GF2 MX400. Using DVD iso for i386

How can change/update my kernel to i686
I tried
yum update kernel

Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Setting up Update Process
Setting up repositories
Reading repository metadata in from local files
Could not find update match for kernel
No Packages marked for Update/Obsoletion

I tried installing the correct i686 kernel using rpm

but it complaints of conflict
Thanks

[linmix]

Can you install yumex? That will list all available kernels and allow you to select the one you need.

[glussier]

I think that most people have that same problem.

I fixed-it this way.

[code]
su -
rpm -e kernel
yum install kernel
[/quote]

If you are not the adventurous type.

You can install yumex: yum install yumex.

Go in yumex, search for new packages kernel and install the kernel xen i686 kernel, reboot onto this kernel.

Go in yumex, remove the i586 kernel, install a new kernel -686, reboot onto this kernel.

Go in yumex, remove the xen kernel.

And, you are ready to install your kmod-nividia video drivers.

[BoknesMonster]

To re-install the current kernel (or replace the current kernel with the same kernel version but for a different architecture), use RPM as follows:

rpm -Uhv --replacepkgs --replacefiles kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.i686.rpm

The rpm package you need to use is the one that yum downloads when trying to insall kmod-nvidia; this can be found in /var/cache/yum/core/packages/.

[Waggoneer]

I am running a new Intel Core proc in my laptop. I think I have the same mismatch problem with my kernel. I tried to follow your instructions but get

[root@linuxtop Desktop]# rpm -Uhv --replacepkgs --replacefiles kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.i686.rpm
error: Failed dependencies:
/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-1.2849.fc6 is needed by (installed) ieee80211-kmdl-2.6.18-1.2849.fc6-1.2.15-14.fc6.at.i686

[BoknesMonster]

I think I have the same mismatch problem with my kernel.

You can check if this is the case by doing:

yum list | grep kernel | grep installed

In my case, for instance, this returns:
kernel.i686 2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 installed
kernel.i686 2.6.18-1.2849.fc6 installed
kernel-devel.i686 2.6.18-1.2849.fc6 installed
kernel-headers.i386 2.6.18-1.2849.fc6 installed
Note the .i686 extensions in the kernel and kernel-devel package names. Judging from your system specs, if yours is i586 (or a mixture of the two), then it is mismatched.

Your kernel doesn't want to be forcibly removed, because of the iee80211 package that requires it. However, that package module isn't present in any of the official Fedora repo's, and judging by its release tag extension, it seems to be from ATrpms... Now this is your choice, of course, but please bear in mind that the ATrpms repository overrides certain packages in Fedora Core/Updates and Fedora Extras, sometimes resulting in hard-to-fix upgrade problems. ATrpms does provide some very good and useful RPMs though, don't get me wrong, and there is nothing wrong with using select packages.

What you need to do, is download the iee80211 (i686) package from ATrpms, and download the i686 kernel and kernel-devel packages from Core. Then, do:

rpm -Uhv --force kernel kernel-devel iee80211

...where kernel, kernel-devel, and iee80211 should be the full filenames of the RPMs. This should force everything to update smoothly...