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abhinandh

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Registered: 2008-03-07

Posts: 29

kernel update problem

when i try to update my kernel this is what happens.

[root@myhost abhi]# pacman -S kernel26
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...

Targets: klibc-1.5-5  klibc-extras-2.4-1  klibc-udev-116-3 
         klibc-module-init-tools-3.2.2-3  klibc-kbd-1.15.20080312-5 
         mkinitcpio-0.5.18.1-1  kernel26-2.6.24.4-1 

Total Download Size:    0.00 MB
Total Installed Size:   26.73 MB

Proceed with installation? [Y/n] y
checking package integrity...
(7/7) checking for file conflicts                   [#####################] 100%
error: could not prepare transaction
error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
klibc-kbd: /lib/initcpio/hooks/keymap exists in filesystem
klibc-kbd: /lib/initcpio/install/keymap exists in filesystem
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.

please help me as i need to reinstall kernel to get my sound working.

Husio

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From: Europe

Registered: 2005-12-04

Posts: 359

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Re: kernel update problem

pacman -Sf kernel26

man pacman

abhinandh

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Registered: 2008-03-07

Posts: 29

Re: kernel update problem

pacman -Sf kernel26

man pacman

thanks a lot.

i'am usin pacman for the first time so .....