Re: installing mdadm breaks udev (and *lots* of other stuff!) in squeeze
On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 8:48 AM, Rick Thomas <rbthomas55@pobox.com> wrote:
> Whooo boy!
>
> When I decided to raid my home directories, I never expected this!
>
> Anybody have any suggestions for getting udev and mdadm to coexist?
>
> Rick
>
> ================================
> squeeze:~# aptitude -Pv install mdadm
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> Reading extended state information
> Initializing package states... Done
> Reading task descriptions... Done
> The following packages are BROKEN:
> udev
> The following NEW packages will be installed:
> mdadm
> 0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> Need to get 429kB of archives. After unpacking 1126kB will be used.
> The following packages have unmet dependencies:
> udev: Breaks: mdadm (< 3.0-3) but 3.0-2 is to be installed.
> The following actions will resolve these dependencies:
>
> Remove the following packages:
> alsa-base
> alsa-utils
> gnome
> gnome-desktop-environment
> gnome-mount
> gnome-power-manager
> gnome-volume-manager
> gparted
> hal
> hal-cups-utils
> initramfs-tools
> linux-image-2.6-686
> linux-image-2.6.26-2-686
> linux-image-2.6.30-1-686
> linux-image-2.6.30-2-686
> lxde
> lxde-core
> network-manager
> network-manager-gnome
> pcmanfm
> sound-juicer
> thunar-volman
> udev
> update-notifier
> xfce4
> xfce4-power-manager
> xorg
> xserver-xorg
> xserver-xorg-core
> xserver-xorg-input-all
> xserver-xorg-input-evdev
> xserver-xorg-input-kbd
> xserver-xorg-input-mouse
> xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
> xserver-xorg-input-wacom
> xserver-xorg-video-all
> xserver-xorg-video-apm
> xserver-xorg-video-ark
> xserver-xorg-video-ati
> xserver-xorg-video-chips
> xserver-xorg-video-cirrus
> xserver-xorg-video-dummy
> xserver-xorg-video-fbdev
> xserver-xorg-video-glint
> xserver-xorg-video-i128
> xserver-xorg-video-i740
> xserver-xorg-video-intel
> xserver-xorg-video-mach64
> xserver-xorg-video-mga
> xserver-xorg-video-neomagic
> xserver-xorg-video-nv
> xserver-xorg-video-openchrome
> xserver-xorg-video-r128
> xserver-xorg-video-radeon
> xserver-xorg-video-radeonhd
> xserver-xorg-video-rendition
> xserver-xorg-video-s3
> xserver-xorg-video-s3virge
> xserver-xorg-video-savage
> xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion
> xserver-xorg-video-sis
> xserver-xorg-video-sisusb
> xserver-xorg-video-tdfx
> xserver-xorg-video-tga
> xserver-xorg-video-trident
> xserver-xorg-video-tseng
> xserver-xorg-video-v4l
> xserver-xorg-video-vesa
> xserver-xorg-video-vmware
> xserver-xorg-video-voodoo
>
> Install the following packages:
> vnc4server [4.1.1+X4.3.0-32 (testing)]
> xbase-clients [1:7.4+4 (testing)]
>
> Leave the following dependencies unresolved:
> gdm recommends xserver-xorg
> gnome-screensaver recommends gnome-power-manager
> gvfs recommends hal (>= 0.5.10)
> libgnomevfs2-0 recommends gnome-mount
> libgphoto2-2 recommends udev (>= 0.113-1)
> libmtp8 recommends udev
> libnautilus-burn4 recommends gnome-mount (>= 0.4)
> lxde-common recommends lxde-core (>= 0.4.2-1)
> lxsession recommends hal
> nautilus recommends gnome-mount
> pm-utils recommends hal (>= 0.5.9)
> rhythmbox recommends hal
> system-config-printer recommends hal-cups-utils
> thunar recommends hal
> thunar recommends thunar-volman
> xfce4-goodies recommends xfce4-power-manager
> xfce4-power-manager-data recommends xfce4-power-manager
> xfce4-session recommends hal
> Score is -18182
>
> Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?] q
> Abandoning all efforts to resolve these dependencies.
> Abort.
> squeeze:~#
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=548629
There are also others incompatibilities between udev/devicekit and
raid. The devs must be having lots of "fun" fixing it all...
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