[mythtv-users] Re: apt-get ALSA package broken

[Jason Donahue]

Got it - Thanks!

On Tue, 2004-06-08 at 14:05, Axel Thimm wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 08, 2004 at 10:36:39AM -0400, Jason Donahue wrote:
> > I am building yet another frontend-only box for my house, and after I
> > fixed the broken apt-get/rpm dependancy, I got to the alsa install and
> > did/got this:
> > 
> > apt-get install alsa-kmdl-$MYKERNEL
> > Reading Package Lists... Done
> > Building Dependency Tree... Done
> > Selecting kernel-module-alsa-2.4.22-1.2190.nptl_49.rhfc1.at for
> > 'alsa-kmdl-2.4.22-1.2190.nptl_49.rhfc1.at'
> > Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
> > requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
> > distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
> > or been moved out of Incoming.
> > 
> > Since you only requested a single operation it is extremely likely that
> > the package is simply not installable and a bug report against
> > that package should be filed.
> > The following information may help to resolve the situation:
> > 
> > The following packages have unmet dependencies:
> >   kernel-module-alsa-2.4.22-1.2190.nptl_49.rhfc1.at: Depends: /dev/snd
> >                                                      Depends:
> > /dev/snd/hwC0D0
> >                                                      Depends:
> > /etc/makedev.d/alsa
> > E: Broken packages
> > 
> > The files it "Depends" on are apparently IN THE RPM!
> 
> Sorry, I borke the repo, please try again, you should see apt pulling
> in alsa-device. See also http://atrpms.net/dist/fc1/alsa-devices/
> 
> > I tried signing up to report the bug, but seem unable to actually SUBMIT
> > it...could someone with a login, and who can submit send this in?
> 
> Oops, that should not happen. Could you send me some details on that
> over PM? A bugzilla wich does not allow to submit bugs is ... buggy
> ... ;)