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From: Gregory Shearman <zekeyg@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Failed to install x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.552-r2
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 07:20:39
Message-Id: 20090419072026.GA23647@pacific.net.au
1 In linux.gentoo.user, you wrote:
2
3 >>>> Completed installing ati-drivers-8.552-r2 into
4 > *
5 > * Searching all installed packages for file collisions...
6 > *
7 > * Press Ctrl-C to Stop
8 > *
9 > * x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5
10 > * /usr/lib64/opengl/ati/extensions/libglx.so
11 > *
12 > * Package 'x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.552-r2' NOT merged due to file
13 > * collisions. If necessary, refer to your elog messages for the whole
14 > * content of the above message.
15 >
16 >>>> Failed to install x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.552-r2, Log file:
17
18 > microway ~ # portageq owners / /usr/lib64/opengl/ati/extensions/libglx.so
19 > x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5
20 > /usr/lib64/opengl/ati/extensions/libglx.so
21 >
22 > Doing "portageq owners / /usr/lib64/opengl/ati/extensions/libglx.so"
23 > gets the following response:
24 > x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5
25 > /usr/lib64/opengl/ati/extensions/libglx.so
26 >
27 > Suggestions for how to successfully "emerge -D -uav world" would be much
28 > appreciated.
29
30 G'day John,
31
32 I had the problem on a 32 bit machine and just removed the offending
33 file:
34
35 rm /usr/lib/opengl/ati/extensions/libglx.so
36
37 I then proceeded with the emerge of the ati-driver. It's discussed here:
38
39 http://bugs.gentoo.org/247685
40
41 I hope this helps.
42
43 --
44 Regards,
45
46 Gregory.
47 Gentoo Linux - Penguin Power

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Re: [gentoo-user] Failed to install x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.552-r2 "John P. Burkett" <burkett@×××.edu>