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lungdart

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Registered: 2008-05-15

Posts: 27

Can not upgrade system/kernel at all.

When I try to upgrade

[root@lungbox shawn]# pacman -Syu
:: Synchronizing package databases...
 core is up to date
 extra is up to date
 community is up to date
 archlinuxfr is up to date
:: Starting full system upgrade...
:: Replace gail with extra/gtk2? [Y/n] y
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: ipw3945: requires kernel26<2.6.27

If I try to upgrade the kernel first

[root@lungbox shawn]# pacman -S kernel26
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: ipw3945: requires kernel26<2.6.27
:: madwifi: requires kernel26<2.6.27
:: ndiswrapper: requires kernel26<2.6.27
:: rt2500: requires kernel26<2.6.27
:: wlan-ng26: requires kernel26<2.6.27

Upgrading any of those packages first

[root@lungbox shawn]# pacman -S madwifi
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: ipw3945: requires kernel26<2.6.27
:: ndiswrapper: requires kernel26<2.6.27
:: rt2500: requires kernel26<2.6.27
:: wlan-ng26: requires kernel26<2.6.27

My kernel

[root@lungbox shawn]# uname -r
2.6.26-ARCH
[root@lungbox shawn]# pacman -Q kernel26
kernel26 2.6.26.5-1

Not sure exactly what to do here. Any ideas?

lilsirecho

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Re: Can not upgrade system/kernel at all.

Perhaps ................pacman -S pacman.................

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cinan

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Registered: 2008-07-04

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Re: Can not upgrade system/kernel at all.

you probably use wrong/out-of-date mirrors, try set another

mcmillan

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Registered: 2006-04-06

Posts: 737

Re: Can not upgrade system/kernel at all.

error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: ipw3945: requires kernel26<2.6.27

That's the problem. ipw3945 has been deprecated so you should use the iwl3945 drivers.

I'm confused as to why you have so many wireless drivers installed though. That's what's causing problems when you try to update the kernel without updating the other drivers that need to work with whichever kernel you have currently installed.

Garns

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Registered: 2008-05-28

Posts: 239

Re: Can not upgrade system/kernel at all.

mcmillan was faster...

if you don't have intel 3945 wifi, just remove ipw3945 (and the other wlan drivers you don't need) after that upgrade should work.

Allan

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Registered: 2007-06-09

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Re: Can not upgrade system/kernel at all.

ipw3945 is depreciated.  Use the iwl3945 module built into the kernel.  See the wiki.

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lungdart

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Registered: 2008-05-15

Posts: 27

Re: Can not upgrade system/kernel at all.

Thank you for the help. I have no idea why the wireless drivers are installed as I have no wireless card in this laptop. I did not install them manually. Very odd.

I will try removing them, then updating pacman and then updating everything else. I will let you know.