Ned Slider wrote: > On 14/03/13 15:01, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote: >> Johnny Hughes wrote: >>> On 03/14/2013 09:17 AM, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote: >>>> So, another admin I work with rolled out most (but not kernel) updates >>>> to 6.4... but including xorg. I log out the end of the day, and I'm >> hosed - no X. >> <snip> >>>> I try to upgrade kmod-nvidia from elrepo. Anyone got any good >>>> explanations as to why they'd put kmod-nvidia-310.40 in the repo, with >>>> the previous version not obvious... AND NOT HAVE THE *REQUIRED* >>>> nvidia-x11-drv-310.40 in there? Why not wait until both pieces could be >>>> uploaded, since kmod-nividia WILL NOT INSTALL without the other...? <snip> > We (elrepo) didn't. Both components were pushed together, I can assure > you. Both packages were signed and pushed on 9th March, some 5 days ago. > > Can you please provide evidence to support your claims. Please provide a > link to the mirror with the missing file then we can investigate and fix > IF there is indeed an issue. yum install kmod-nvidia nvidia-x11-drv --disablerepo=\* --enablerepo=elrepo Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, presto, ps, security Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * elrepo: mirror.symnds.com Setting up Install Process No package nvidia-x11-drv available. Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package kmod-nvidia.x86_64 0:310.40-1.el6.elrepo will be installed --> Processing Dependency: nvidia-x11-drv = 310.40 for package: kmod-nvidia-310.40-1.el6.elrepo.x86_64 --> Finished Dependency Resolution Error: Package: kmod-nvidia-310.40-1.el6.elrepo.x86_64 (elrepo) Requires: nvidia-x11-drv = 310.40 You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem You could try running: rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest <snip> > > Anyway, I am glad to see elsewhere in this thread that you no longer > intend to use the elrepo NVIDIA packages. I am glad you have found a > solution that works for you and wish you good luck with that. Obviously, you didn't read it closely. I found a solution to get me back to work. I strongly preferred the kmod-nvidia, since it does not require me to manually build the drivers every time I upgrade the kernel, and I have a number of users I support with similar issues. mark