On Wed, 2006-10-25 at 09:37 -0400, Alan J. Gagne wrote: > Have a fresh install of fc6. Anybody have any suggestions on why > I am getting these error messages when trying to grab the kernel module > from livna. > > Thanks > Alan > > # rpm -qa | grep kernel > kernel-devel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 > kernel-headers-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 > kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 > > # uname -r > 2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 > > > > # yum install kmod-fglrx-8.29.6-1.2.6.18_1.2798.fc6.i686 > Loading "installonlyn" plugin > Setting up Install Process > Setting up repositories > Reading repository metadata in from local files > Parsing package install arguments > Resolving Dependencies > --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait. > ---> Package kmod-fglrx.i686 0:8.29.6-1.2.6.18_1.2798.fc6 set to be > installed > --> Running transaction check > --> Processing Dependency: fglrx-kmod-common >= 8.29.6 for package: > kmod-fglrx > --> Processing Dependency: kernel-i686 = 2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 for package: > kmod-fglrx > --> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes. > --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait. > ---> Package xorg-x11-drv-fglrx.i386 0:8.29.6-1.lvn6 set to be updated > ---> Package kernel.i686 0:2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 set to be installed > --> Running transaction check > > Dependencies Resolved > > ============================================================================= > Package Arch Version Repository > Size > ============================================================================= > Installing: > kmod-fglrx i686 8.29.6-1.2.6.18_1.2798.fc6 livna > 191 k > Installing for dependencies: > kernel i686 2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 core > 16 M > xorg-x11-drv-fglrx i386 8.29.6-1.lvn6 livna > 8.9 M > > Transaction Summary > ============================================================================= > Install 3 Package(s) > Update 0 Package(s) > Remove 0 Package(s) > > Total download size: 25 M > Is this ok [y/N]: y > Downloading Packages: > Running Transaction Test > Finished Transaction Test > > > Transaction Check Error: package kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 is already > installed file /boot/System.map-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 from install of > kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 conflicts with file from package > kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 > file /boot/config-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 from install of > kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 conflicts with file from package > kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 > file /boot/symvers-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.gz from install of > kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 conflicts with file from package > kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 > file /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 from install of > kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 conflicts with file from package > kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 > Maybe because you called the install improperly. You called it as # yum install kmod-fglrx-8.29.6-1.2.6.18_1.2798.fc6.i686 and it should be # yum install kmod-fglrx You only should (under most circumstances) install by package name and not by the version/arch name. This allows yum to do it's job and verify versions/architecture/etc.
