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That firmware package was removed by upstream in 7.1.  It shouldn't be 
in the repodata.....

On 03/13/2015 10:08 AM, Urs Beyerle wrote:
> Hi Pat
>
> I tired to build a LiveCD based on 7rolling, but I get:
>
> Unable to download from repo : Package Header 
> libertas-sd8787-firmware-20140804-0.1.git6bce2b0.el7_0.noarch: RPM 
> Cannot open
>
> Any ideas? Is this rpm missing in 7rolling?
>
> Cheers,
>
>     Urs
>
>
>
> On 03/12/2015 08:27 PM, Pat Riehecky wrote:
>> Scientific Linux 7.1 x86_64 ALPHA - Mar 12, 2015
>>
>> == Information ==
>>
>> THIS IS NOT A PRODUCTION RELEASE OF SCIENTIFIC LINUX 7.1
>>
>> NOTE: Please review the SL Release Notes along with
>>         The Upstream Vendor's Release Notes:
>>
>> http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/7rolling/x86_64/release-notes/ 
>>
>>
>> https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/index.html 
>>
>>
>> There is a great deal of information within those documents not 
>> listed here.
>>
>> Send comments/issues/test reports to:
>> [log in to unmask]
>>
>> == Media ==
>> You can find the release media at:
>> http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/7rolling/x86_64/iso/
>>
>> NOTE: The 'everything' dvd image requires a Dual-Layer (DL) compatible
>>         drive for both burning and booting off of.
>>
>>         Alternatively the livecd-iso-to-disk utility is able to convert
>>         this to USB successfully.  A USB device of sufficient size is
>>         required.
>>
>>         Alternatively you can utilize the dd command to write the
>>         raw image to a USB device.
>>
>> http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/7/x86_64/release-notes/#_how_to_make_a_bootable_usb_installer 
>>
>>
>> == SL Specific Updates ==
>> .Updates to sl-release
>> Updated to use the 7.1 pre-release repos
>>
>> .Updates to sl-indexhtml
>> Now alters the user agent string of Firefox
>>
>> .Updated epel-release
>> The packaged version of epel-release matches that of EPEL once again
>>
>> .Update sl-logos
>> The grub boot splash was not always centered as expected leading to 
>> odd visuals.  This has been corrected.
>>
>> .IPA customizations
>> The IPA packages have been customized to remove the upstream links to 
>> their support services.
>>
>> .Added zfs on linux repo
>> Per community request, you can now install the ZFS on Linux yum repo 
>> via 'yum install yum-conf-zfsonlinux'
>>
>> == Known Bugs ==
>> .openafs-1.6-sl-authlibs-devel
>> Incorrectly complains about unsatisfied installation dependencies
>>
>>
>> == UEFI Secure Boot ==
>> The status of UEFI Secure Boot for Scientific Linux is noted in 
>> detail at:
>>
>> http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/7/x86_64/release-notes/#_about_uefi_secure_boot 
>>
>>
>> Booting SL7 with Secure Boot enabled works but requires a manual step.
>> This is because the "shim" has not been signed by the UEFI CA.
>> Instructions are included within the SL7 Release Notes.
>
>

-- 
Pat Riehecky
Scientific Linux developer

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
www.fnal.gov
www.scientificlinux.org

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