Upgrade failed due to firmware packages [SOLVED]

bmentink · 2010-08-28 20:27:52

Hi All.

I have just tried to do an upgrade (pacman -Syu) on my laptop after several months of not doing so.

The packages downloaded ok, but in the last checking phase I get these errors:

(472/472) checking for file conflicts [################################] 100%
error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
linux-firmware: /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-5000-2.ucode exists in filesystem
linux-firmware: /lib/firmware/radeon/CEDAR_rlc.bin exists in filesystem
linux-firmware: /lib/firmware/radeon/CYPRESS_me.bin exists in filesystem
linux-firmware: /lib/firmware/radeon/CYPRESS_pfp.bin exists in filesystem
linux-firmware: /lib/firmware/radeon/CYPRESS_rlc.bin exists in filesystem
linux-firmware: /lib/firmware/radeon/JUNIPER_me.bin exists in filesystem
linux-firmware: /lib/firmware/radeon/JUNIPER_pfp.bin exists in filesystem
linux-firmware: /lib/firmware/radeon/JUNIPER_rlc.bin exists in filesystem
linux-firmware: /lib/firmware/radeon/R600_rlc.bin exists in filesystem
linux-firmware: /lib/firmware/radeon/R700_rlc.bin exists in filesystem
linux-firmware: /lib/firmware/radeon/REDWOOD_me.bin exists in filesystem
linux-firmware: /lib/firmware/radeon/REDWOOD_pfp.bin exists in filesystem
linux-firmware: /lib/firmware/radeon/REDWOOD_rlc.bin exists in filesystem
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.

Is it safe to remove these conflicting files? I have ATI graphics on this machine ..

Thanks,
Bernie

Last edited by bmentink (2010-08-28 23:04:08)

loafer · 2010-08-28 20:38:49

Are they owned by another package? Did you install them without using pacman?

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=56373

bmentink · 2010-08-28 21:03:46

loafer wrote:

Are they owned by another package? Did you install them without using pacman?
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=56373

Hi thanks for the reply.

The first item is not owned by any package, the rest are owned by "radeon_ucode 2-2"

I don't think i installed them outside pacman, but I could be wrong ..

Edit: Actually I just checked with yaourt (aur) and found the 1st package was installed from AUR

aur/iwlwifi-5000-ucode 8.24.2.12-1

I need that firmware for my Wifi .... so why can't I upgrade if I have a package installed from AUR?

Cheers,
Bernie

Last edited by bmentink (2010-08-28 21:10:49)

loafer · 2010-08-28 21:19:36

linux-firmware conflicts with and replaces iwlwifi-5000-ucode. You should be ok to remove the aur package.

Last edited by loafer (2010-08-28 21:22:59)

bmentink · 2010-08-28 21:26:14

Thanks for that, shame there wasn't the usual message to that effect ...

Regarding the other package "radeon_ucode 2-2", I can't find that anywhere in pacman or AUR?

neither a search with pacman -Ss or yaourt -Ss shows up anything, searching on radeon_ucode, radeon, or ucode keywords ..

Any idea's

Cheers,
B

loafer · 2010-08-28 21:33:41

I really don't know the answer as I use nvidia. There is the following thread which suggests the package did exist quite recently and that removing it may be a solution.

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=780506

Last edited by loafer (2010-08-28 21:36:09)

bmentink · 2010-08-28 21:48:16

Hey thanks ... my forum search for radeon_ucode missed that thread entirely ...

Cheers,
B.

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#1 2010-08-28 20:27:52

Upgrade failed due to firmware packages [SOLVED]

#2 2010-08-28 20:38:49

Re: Upgrade failed due to firmware packages [SOLVED]

#3 2010-08-28 21:03:46

Re: Upgrade failed due to firmware packages [SOLVED]

#4 2010-08-28 21:19:36

Re: Upgrade failed due to firmware packages [SOLVED]

#5 2010-08-28 21:26:14

Re: Upgrade failed due to firmware packages [SOLVED]

#6 2010-08-28 21:33:41

Re: Upgrade failed due to firmware packages [SOLVED]

#7 2010-08-28 21:48:16

Re: Upgrade failed due to firmware packages [SOLVED]

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