From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ip15.shellworld.net ([64.49.204.174] helo=server2.shellworld.net ident=root) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1HXRQa-0004rq-00 for ; Fri, 30 Mar 2007 20:26:44 -0400 Received: from CHIHUAHUAD1 (adsl-70-241-80-158.dsl.hstntx.swbell.net [70.241.80.158]) by server2.shellworld.net (8.13.1/8.12.8) with ESMTP id l2V0Qh7u015278 for ; Sat, 31 Mar 2007 00:26:43 GMT (envelope-from nick@nickgawronski.com) Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 18:26:31 -0500 (CDT) From: Nick Gawronski X-X-Sender: nick@CHIHUAHUAD1.gateway.2wire.net To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: grub question on fedora core 6 and debian etch system In-Reply-To: <20070330200043.GG26256@rednote.net> Message-ID: References: <20070330200043.GG26256@rednote.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 00:26:45 -0000 Hi, I have fedora core 6 with speakup installed but now when I chroot into the mounted partition using debian and even in the installation envirnment I received this error message when trying to upgrade yum Error: Missing Dependency: yum = 3.0.1-2.fc6 is needed by package yum-updatesd How can I fix this problem, I emailed Bill about the grub issues but would like to get this yum issue fixed so I can update packages. I followed the directions on speakupmodified.org to have yum update my speakup modified version so do I still need to add the exclude line as it states in the howto?On Fri, 30 Mar 2007, Janina Sajka wrote: > You might want to contact Bill Acker directly about adding packages. > It's not hard, but I don't recall the details, and he does it all the > time, but I don't believe he keeps up with this list these days. > > You can handle grub either way--leave it, or let Fedora manage it. It > will not trash your hda2, and it will happily share swap space for you. > > Janina > > Nick Gawronski writes: > > Hi, I am going to be receiving the fedora core 6 DVD son in the mail and > > was wondering a few things. First I heard from someone on this list I > > forget who that now there is no longer a choice for installing everything. > > Is this true and if I do infact want to install everything what is the > > best way to go about it? Also, and my main point for writing is I have > > debian etch installed on /dev/hda2 and will be installing fedora core 6 on > > /dev/hda3 with both of them sharing swap space on /dev/hda1. What is > > easier, having the fedora core 6 installer install grub on my system or > > not install grub on the fedora core side of things and just edit the > > menu.lst file after my fedora core 6 installation? As soon as that how to > > is updated for fedora core 6 on speakupmodified.org things would be even > > better. Any help in this matter would be great! > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >