[SOLVED] Fresh Install of Debian Wheezy/Wrong sources.list/Fixing recursive fault error

Ztcoracat · 01-26-2014, 09:11 PM

See post #10 where Mr. Widget advised me it's already installed-

Should I go ahead and remove the fglrx-driver?

k3lt01 · 01-26-2014, 09:18 PM

I read post 10 and that is why I answered my own question so you could see what the problem is. fglrx-driver is installed but it is not configured, it is not configured because it is missing a dependency. Using

Code:

apt-get -f install

was suggested to attempt to force the installation of the dependency but that didn't work so my suggestion is

Code:

apt-get install glx-alternative-fglrx fglrx-driver

in order to install and configure the driver.

Ztcoracat · 01-26-2014, 09:38 PM

Code:

apt-get install glx-alternative-fglrx fglrx-driver
Reading package list... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
fglrx-driver is already the newest version
you might want to run apt-get -f install to correct these:
The following packages have unmet depencencies:
fglrx-driver : Depends: libfglrx (=1:12-6+point-3) but it is not installable
        Reccommends: fglrx-modules-dkms (=1:12-6+point-3) but is not installable

stallable   Reccommends: libg11-fglrx-glx-i386 but is not installable
            Recommends: fglrx-glx-ia32 but is not installable
            Reccommends: fglrx-atieventsd but is not installable
glx-alternative-fglrx : Depends glx-diversions (=0.2.2) but is not going to  (can't see the rest)
                        Depends: glx-alternative-mesa but is not going to be installed
E: Unment dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify as a solution)
root@me:/home/cat

This is what I'm looking through for the moment-

What is your take on this?

TobiSGD · 01-26-2014, 10:37 PM

Those fglrx packages are not part of Debian's main repository, since they are not free software. According to the sources.list you have posted in the first post the non-free repository is not enabled on your system. You will have to do that first.

Ztcoracat · 01-26-2014, 11:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TobiSGD

Those fglrx packages are not part of Debian's main repository, since they are not free software. According to the sources.list you have posted in the first post the non-free repository is not enabled on your system. You will have to do that first.

Just add non-free to end of each of the repos in my sources.list?

k3lt01 · 01-26-2014, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Ztcoracat

Just add non-free to end of each of the repos in my sources.list?

contrib and non-free

Ztcoracat · 01-26-2014, 11:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by k3lt01

contrib and non-free

Done. I added contrib and non-free to the end of each argument line in my sources.list-

Code:

deb http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main contrib non free
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main contrib non free
deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian wheezy main contrib non free
deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian wheezy-backports main contrib non free
deb http://http.debian.net/debian/ wheezy main contrib non free

What should I proceed with now?

k3lt01 · 01-27-2014, 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ztcoracat

What should I proceed with now?

Install the packages.

Code:

apt-get install glx-alternative-fglrx fglrx-driver

You could also try

Code:

apt-get -f install

if the above does not work.

Ztcoracat · 01-27-2014, 12:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by k3lt01

Install the packages.

Code:

apt-get install glx-alternative-fglrx fglrx-driver

You could also try

Code:

apt-get -f install

if the above does not work.

Running the first cmd you posted for me I have the exact same output as in post #18:-

And running apt-get -f install I have the same output again [Y/n]?

Code:

Reading package list... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information ... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
fglrx-driver
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 14 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation 24.9 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?

Hmmm....

Puzzled at the moment--

I'm not sure what to try, k3lt01.

Thanks for staying with me on this-

k3lt01 · 01-27-2014, 12:38 AM

did you

Code:

apt-get update

after changing your sources.list? if you didn't then do it then apt-get install etc etc etc.

Ztcoracat · 01-27-2014, 12:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by k3lt01

did you

Code:

apt-get update

after changing your sources.list? if you didn't then do it then apt-get install etc etc etc.

Update complete-

Retried the cmd's you posted in post #24 and still have the same results--

Code:

Do you want to continue [Y/n]?

I'll have to shut down soon it's getting late.

k3lt01 · 01-27-2014, 12:54 AM

Just say yes and let it remove fglrx-driver. My gut feeling is something is wrong that we haven't yet realised.

Ztcoracat · 01-27-2014, 01:02 AM

Ok choose yes-

Code:

(Reading database... 106531 files and directories currently installed.
Removing fglrx-driver ...
Processing triggers for man-db
root@myname:/home/me#

Don't want to perform a hard shut down so I'm planning on running:

Code:

shutdown -h now

You agree?

k3lt01 · 01-27-2014, 01:07 AM

I have no knowledge of what the -h means so I can't answer that but yes if you want to shutdown and you know what the -h does then shutdown with that command.

Ztcoracat · 01-27-2014, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by k3lt01

I have no knowledge of what the -h means so I can't answer that but yes if you want to shutdown and you know what the -h does then shutdown with that command.

-h is for hault-

Be back tomorrow.
Thanks for your help!