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#1 2013-06-09 19:02:20
- ItsTheSource
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[SOLVED] ArchZFS and the Kernel
I tried to install ArchZFS from the AUR and it failed because I'm using an incompatible kernel version. It requires 3.9.4 & my new installation is using 3.9.5. Will pacman allow me to install a prior version of a package? Or am I stuck with adding linux to IgnorePkg and waiting for the ArchZFS package to be updated?
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#2 2013-06-09 19:13:37
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Re: [SOLVED] ArchZFS and the Kernel
You can search the wiki on how to downgrade packages.
I'm lazy, so please post a link to the ArchZFS package. Maybe updating it is simple, so you can do it yourself.
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#3 2013-06-09 19:45:22
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Re: [SOLVED] ArchZFS and the Kernel
Ok, that seems fairly simple. Any hints as to how to obtain the older package though? I'm searching google for linux-3.9.5-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz, but I'm not having much luck finding a mirror that hasn't been updated.
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#4 2013-06-09 19:49:01
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Re: [SOLVED] ArchZFS and the Kernel
Read the wiki page again :-)
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#5 2013-06-09 20:13:23
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Re: [SOLVED] ArchZFS and the Kernel
Wow 
! That was completely justified! I downgraded the kernel and now my zpool is mounted. Thanks for the help 
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#6 2013-06-09 20:21:17
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Re: [SOLVED] ArchZFS and the Kernel
Out of curiosity: are using the unofficial repo or have you compiled the AUR package yourself?
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#7 2013-06-09 20:27:04
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Re: [SOLVED] ArchZFS and the Kernel
The unofficial repo. I believe the zfs package in AUR required 3.9.4-1 as well so either way I think I would've needed to downgrade.
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#8 2013-06-09 21:19:54
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Re: [SOLVED] ArchZFS and the Kernel
Demizerone has a testing repo and a core repo, so you should be able to use either one. Of course, since it is an unofficial repo, you are relying on him to update the packages in a timely fashion. He does a pretty damn good job at this, but often times it takes a day or so (which I find to be pretty reasonable).
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#9 2013-06-09 21:33:18
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Re: [SOLVED] ArchZFS and the Kernel
Demizerone has a testing repo and a core repo
For now.
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/zfs/
Comment by demizer 2013-05-28 16:10
Hey all, the packages have been update. Thanks for the notifications. I'm thinking about dropping the testing repo. No one uses it and I don't keep up with it that often. Anyone have any objections?
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#10 2013-06-09 21:43:40
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Re: [SOLVED] ArchZFS and the Kernel
I guess it is a good thing I stopped using zfs on my testing install then...
Interestingly, I think I stopeed using it during the same week of that post.
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