RPM install file conflict
John Morfit (VA/NQL)
john.morfit at ericsson.com
Tue Mar 29 18:57:05 UTC 2005
> John Morfit (VA/NQL) wrote:
> > I'm now trying to install a display adapter driver RPM,
> unsuccessfully:
> >
> > rpm -Uvh xgi_v3_rh9_xf430_1.0.2_i386.rpm
> > Preparing.... ######################### [100%]
> > file /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/trident_drv.o
> from install
> > of xgi_v3_rh9-1.0-2 conflicts with file from package
> xorg-x11-6.8.1-23.EL
> >
> > What to do?
>
> Uh the driver you're trying to install is older than the one
> that RHEL4
> installed and it's not compatible with a 2.6 kernel. Is
> there a reason
> you want the older driver?
>
> > I tried renaming the old trident_drv.o file to
> old_trident_drv.old, but
> > I get the same error.
> > I tried rpm -ivh..... Same error.
>
> Yes, because you're trying to install an older driver. Remember that
> Red Hat 9 used a 2.4 kernel and XFree86 for X-Windows. RHEL4
> uses a 2.6
> kernel and Xorg's X-Windows. They are totally different animals.
Ooh! I have an unsupported display adapter that's giving me visual fits (XGI Volari-XP5). I found some web pages that recommended using the Volari V3 RPM for RH9 to get the Volari-XP5 running (neither Dell nor XGI have released any Linux drivers for the Volari-XP5).
Hmmm... Can I somehow edit an Xorg X11 configuration file to direct it to the existing RHEL4 trident_drv.o?
Thanks,
/John
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