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CaptainKirk

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Registered: 2009-06-07

Posts: 391

Update Failure due to Dependencies

I have this same error message for several days--I thought I would wait to see if it was fixed in the repos somehow before I posted about it. I see on Google three other reports of it, but no solutions. Here is what I see:

KIRK@localhost ~]$ sudo pacman -Syu
Password: 
:: Synchronizing package databases...
 core                      33.5K  298.4K/s 00:00:00 [#####################] 100%
 extra                    381.2K  323.8K/s 00:00:01 [#####################] 100%
 community                367.1K  323.7K/s 00:00:01 [#####################] 100%
:: Starting full system upgrade...
resolving dependencies...
error: cannot resolve "kernel26>=2.6.30", a dependency of "virtualbox-modules"
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: virtualbox-modules: requires kernel26>=2.6.30

What do I do?

Allan

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From: Brisbane, AU

Registered: 2007-06-09

Posts: 11,400

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Re: Update Failure due to Dependencies

Wait a few hours for that kernel version to make its way to your mirror.

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CaptainKirk

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Registered: 2009-06-07

Posts: 391

Re: Update Failure due to Dependencies

Wait a few hours for that kernel version to make its way to your mirror.

Firstly, you win the award for fastest response time.

Secondly, however, I have actually waited 3 days already.

I also have a bunch of mirrors activated.

Should I wait a few more days?

wonder

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From: Bucharest, Romania

Registered: 2006-07-05

Posts: 5,941

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Re: Update Failure due to Dependencies

in fact i moved to early that modules. only now the kernel was moved . it was my fault

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Allan

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From: Brisbane, AU

Registered: 2007-06-09

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Re: Update Failure due to Dependencies

virtualbox-modules was updated slightly early so that is why you had issues for the past few days...   Anyway, the kernel moved to [core] in the last hour so it should be moving to a mirror near you soon.

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Army

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Registered: 2007-12-07

Posts: 1,784

Re: Update Failure due to Dependencies

Actually, virtualbox is too up to date, kernel 2.6.30 istn't in core yet, but virtualbox is compiled against it. You can take kernel 2.6.30 from testing (only the kernel) and do your update or simply keep waiting, the new kernel won't stay in testing all too long, I guess it's being moved soon. I'd recommend the second option, using only one package out of testing isn't a good idea (currently discussed in the mailing lists), although I think only using the kernel out of testing doesn't do any harm

edit: I'm much too slow ;-) and if the guys tell you, that it has been moved to core, then it is so

Last edited by Army (2009-06-23 11:26:20)

CaptainKirk

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Registered: 2009-06-07

Posts: 391

Re: Update Failure due to Dependencies

Thank for the responses.

You people are crazy fast to respond in this forum, by the way.

One more reason to love Arch, eh?

tyr0

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Registered: 2007-06-02

Posts: 152

Re: Update Failure due to Dependencies

Another failure:

╭─[root::Heraklit]
╰─[13:17]> pacman -Syu                                                                                                                                                                                                           
:: Synchronisiere Paketdatenbanken...
 core ist aktuell
 extra ist aktuell
 community ist aktuell
 awesome ist aktuell
:: Starte komplette Systemaktualisierung...
:: portmap durch core/rpcbind ersetzen? [J/n] j
Löse Abhängigkeiten auf...
Suche nach Zwischen-Konflikten...
:: nouveau-drm steht im Konflikt mit libdrm. libdrm entfernen? [J/n] j
Fehler: Konnte den Vorgang (Kann Abhängigkeiten nicht erfüllen) nicht vorbereiten
:: mesa: benötigt libdrm>=2.4.9
:: xf86-video-nouveau: benötigt libdrm>=2.4.

Does not work with or without libdrm.

Last edited by tyr0 (2009-06-23 14:48:56)

CaptainKirk

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Registered: 2009-06-07

Posts: 391

Re: Update Failure due to Dependencies

One more question. Now that I am up to date, it's giving me warnings:

sudo pacman -Syu
Password: 
:: Synchronizing package databases...
 core                      33.5K  295.2K/s 00:00:00 [#######################################] 100%
 extra                    381.2K  323.6K/s 00:00:01 [#######################################] 100%
 community                367.1K  323.8K/s 00:00:01 [#######################################] 100%
:: Starting full system upgrade...
warning: kernel26: local (2.6.30-5) is newer than core (2.6.29.4-1)
warning: kernel26-firmware: local (2.6.30-1) is newer than core (2.6.29-1)
warning: nvidia: local (185.18.14-1) is newer than extra (180.51-1)
warning: nvidia-utils: local (185.18.14-1) is newer than extra (180.51-1)
 local database is up to date

m_kylli

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Registered: 2008-07-07

Posts: 8

Re: Update Failure due to Dependencies

@CaptainKirk: The mirror you are updating from is not in sync with the one you updated from previously,
                      therefore your system contains packages that are newer than those available on the mirror.
                      It's happend to me sometimes when reflector mistakenly has given me an out of sync mirror
                      to update from.

@tyr0: I want your PS1 (Prompt that is).

Last edited by m_kylli (2009-06-23 17:31:05)

tyr0

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Registered: 2007-06-02

Posts: 152

Re: Update Failure due to Dependencies

@m_kylli: my zshrc:

PS1="╭─[$(print '%{\e[1;32m%}%n%{\e[0m%}')::$(print '%{\e[1;36m%}%M%{\e[0m%}')]
╰─[%T]> "

m_kylli

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Registered: 2008-07-07

Posts: 8

Re: Update Failure due to Dependencies

@tyr0: thanks. Had to modify it to work with my .bashrc:

PS1='╭─[\[\e[1;32m\]\u\[\e[0m\]::\[\e[1;36m\]\h\[\e[0m\]]
╰─[\T]> '

It looks even better live, so to speak.

Lacsap

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From: France

Registered: 2009-01-09

Posts: 23

Re: Update Failure due to Dependencies

Hi everybody,

I've the same conflict than try0 with libdrm and nouveau-drm : I'm using larch to build a live and "mount" the group xorg-video-drivers.
Some video drivers needs libdrm but nouveau-drm drop it !

Résolution des dépendances...
Recherche des conflits possibles entre paquets...
Avertissement: supprime 'libdrm' de la liste de cible car il est en conflit avec 'nouveau-drm'
Erreur: la préparation de la transaction a échoué (la satisfaction des dépendances a échoué)
:: xf86-video-ati: requiert libdrm>=2.4.6
:: xf86-video-intel: requiert libdrm>=2.4.9
:: xf86-video-mach64: requiert libdrm>=2.4.9
:: xf86-video-nouveau: requiert libdrm>=2.4.5
:: xf86-video-r128: requiert libdrm>=2.4.5
:: xf86-video-radeonhd: requiert libdrm>=2.4.6
:: libgl: requiert libdrm>=2.4.9
:: ati-dri: requiert libdrm>=2.4.9
:: intel-dri: requiert libdrm>=2.4.9
//
// Package installation from /tmp/inpacs5162/basepacks FAILED.
//

(ps: nice PS1 !)

tyr0

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Registered: 2007-06-02

Posts: 152

Re: Update Failure due to Dependencies

With a hint from the german forum by GerBra I have built a package with a modified PKGBUILD with this line:

provides=('libdrm=2.4.9' 'libdrm-git')

The package works now, however, the version numbers of nouveau-drm and xf86-video-nouveau do not fit. I get this X error:

(EE) NOUVEAU(0): [drm] wrong version, expecting 0.0.12

kfgz

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From: Supraśl, Poland

Registered: 2009-03-02

Posts: 114

Re: Update Failure due to Dependencies

I got the same problem and I've uninstalled nouveau-drm and now Xorg works.