[elrepo-devel] kmod-fglrx.el6

[Fabian Arrotin]

Steve Cleveland wrote:
> Was just going to try out the kmod-fglrx package in the test repository 
> for el6.  Ran into a quick problem:
> 
> # yum --enablerepo=elrepotest install kmod-fglrx
> Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit, rhnplugin
> This system is not registered with RHN.
> RHN support will be disabled.
> Setting up Install Process
> Resolving Dependencies
> --> Running transaction check
> ---> Package kmod-fglrx.x86_64 0:10.12-1.el6.elrepo set to be updated
> --> Processing Dependency: fglrx-x11-drv = 10.12-1.el6.elrepo for 
> package: kmod-fglrx-10.12-1.el6.elrepo.x86_64
> --> Finished Dependency Resolution
> Error: Package: kmod-fglrx-10.12-1.el6.elrepo.x86_64 (elrepotest)
>             Requires: fglrx-x11-drv = 10.12-1.el6.elrepo
>             Available: fglrx-x11-drv-10.12-1.1.el6.elrepo.x86_64 
> (elrepotest)
>                 fglrx-x11-drv = 10.12-1.1.el6.elrepo
>   You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
>   You could try running: rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest
> 
> The packages listed in the repo are:
> 
> fglrx-x11-drv-10.12-1.1.el6.elrepo.x86_64.rpm
> kmod-fglrx-10.12-1.el6.elrepo.x86_64.rpm
> 
> So one is 10.12-1, the other is 10.12-1.1.
> 
> Thanks,
>   - Steve

The reason (and it's still in testing) was mentioned by Phil here : 
http://elrepo.org/bugs/view.php?id=104
I've myself not that laptop with fglrx anymore : i've just received my 
new Thinkpad which has Nvidia so i'll test the nvidia kmod on el6 :-)


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Fabian Arrotin