[Yum] Dependancy resolver issues with SuSE kernel update

[seth vidal]

On Fri, 2005-06-17 at 21:41 +0200, Hans-Peter Jansen wrote:
> Hi Seth,
> Just rechecked with 2.3.3, but cannot confirm this:
> 
> # rpm -qa | grep ^kernel
> kernel-syms-2.6.11.4-20a
> kernel-default-2.6.11.4-20a
> kernel-default-nongpl-2.6.11.4-20a
> kernel-source-2.6.11.4-20a
> 
> # yum update
> Setting up Update Process
> Setting up repositories
> firefox                   100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00     
> misc                      100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00     
> base1                     100% |=========================| 1.1 kB    00:00     
> kde                       100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00     
> OOo                       100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00     
> nx                        100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00     
> source                    100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00     
> base2                     100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00     
> updates                   100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00     
> audio                     100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00     
> local                     100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00     
> Reading repository metadata in from local files
> Excluding Packages in global exclude list
> Finished
> Resolving Dependencies
> --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
> ---> Package kernel-default-nongpl.i586 0:2.6.11.4-21.7 set to be installed
> ---> Package kernel-source.i586 0:2.6.11.4-21.7 set to be updated
> ---> Package kernel-syms.i586 0:2.6.11.4-21.7 set to be installed
> ---> Package kernel-default.i586 0:2.6.11.4-21.7 set to be installed
> --> Running transaction check
> --> Processing Dependency: kernel-source = 2.6.11.4-20a for package: kernel-syms
> --> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes.
> --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
> --> Running transaction check
> --> Processing Dependency: kernel-source = 2.6.11.4-20a for package: kernel-syms
> --> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes.
> --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
> --> Running transaction check
> Error: Unable to satisfy dependencies
> Error: Package kernel-syms needs kernel-source = 2.6.11.4-20a, this is not available.
> 
> # rpm -q yum
> yum-2.3.3-1.lisa
> 
> Any other idea, how to precede?

1. what is .lisa?
2.  I thought this was about yum shell allowing a transaction that was
not resolved. The output you're sending me is talking about something
else.
3. what's all the kernel.i586 stuff and specifically kernel-source?
Where did that come from?

-sv