[kernel-xen] kernel-xen-firmware-3.6.9-2.el6xen.x86_64 conflicts with several already installed packages

[Adi Pircalabu]

Hi Steve & all,

It appears between 3.6.9-1 and 3.6.9-2 there have been some package
changes that are preventing upgrades to kernel-xen *
kernel-xen-firmware on all Xen nodes I'm currently running. Here's some
installation information on one of the machines, followed by the rpm
errors (please nevermind the text wrapping):

[root at xentest ~]# rpm -qa kernel*| sort
kernel-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.x86_64
kernel-devel-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.x86_64
kernel-firmware-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.noarch
kernel-headers-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.x86_64
kernel-xen-3.6.7-1.el6xen.x86_64
kernel-xen-3.6.9-1.el6xen.x86_64
kernel-xen-firmware-3.6.9-1.el6xen.x86_64
kernel-xen-release-6-4.noarch

[root at xentest ~]# uname -a
Linux xentest 3.6.9-1.el6xen.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Dec 4 20:59:56 EST 2012
x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

[root at xentest ~]# yum update
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * base: mirror.optus.net
 * extras: mirror.optus.net
 * kernel-xen: mirror.aarnet.edu.au
 * updates: mirror.optus.net
Setting up Update Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package kernel-xen.x86_64 0:3.6.9-2.el6xen will be installed
---> Package kernel-xen-firmware.x86_64 0:3.6.9-1.el6xen will be updated
---> Package kernel-xen-firmware.x86_64 0:3.6.9-2.el6xen will be an
update --> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

=================================================================================================================================================================================================================
 Package
Arch
Version
Repository                                       Size
=================================================================================================================================================================================================================
Installing: kernel-xen
x86_64
3.6.9-2.el6xen
kernel-xen                                       18 M Updating:
kernel-xen-firmware
x86_64
3.6.9-2.el6xen
kernel-xen                                       20 M

Transaction Summary
=================================================================================================================================================================================================================
Install       1 Package(s)
Upgrade       1 Package(s)

Total download size: 38 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/2):
kernel-xen-3.6.9-2.el6xen.x86_64.rpm
|  18 MB     00:29 (2/2):
kernel-xen-firmware-3.6.9-2.el6xen.x86_64.rpm
|  20 MB     00:28
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total
662 kB/s |  38 MB     00:58 Running rpm_check_debug Running Transaction
Test


Transaction Check Error:
  file /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-5000-5.ucode from install of
kernel-xen-firmware-3.6.9-2.el6xen.x86_64 conflicts with file from
package iwl5000-firmware-8.83.5.1_1-1.el6_1.1.noarch
file /lib/firmware/v4l-cx25840.fw from install of
kernel-xen-firmware-3.6.9-2.el6xen.x86_64 conflicts with file from
package ivtv-firmware-2:20080701-20.2.noarch
file /lib/firmware/ql2300_fw.bin from install of
kernel-xen-firmware-3.6.9-2.el6xen.x86_64 conflicts with file from
package ql23xx-firmware-3.03.27-3.1.el6.noarch
file /lib/firmware/ql2322_fw.bin from install of
kernel-xen-firmware-3.6.9-2.el6xen.x86_64 conflicts with file from
package ql23xx-firmware-3.03.27-3.1.el6.noarch
file /lib/firmware/cxgb4/t4fw.bin from install of
kernel-xen-firmware-3.6.9-2.el6xen.x86_64 conflicts with file from
package kernel-firmware-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.noarch
file /lib/firmware/isci/isci_firmware.bin from install of
kernel-xen-firmware-3.6.9-2.el6xen.x86_64 conflicts with file from
package kernel-firmware-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.noarch
file /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168d-1.fw from install of
kernel-xen-firmware-3.6.9-2.el6xen.x86_64 conflicts with file from
package kernel-firmware-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.noarch
file /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168e-3.fw from install of
kernel-xen-firmware-3.6.9-2.el6xen.x86_64 conflicts with file from
package kernel-firmware-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.noarch

Error Summary
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Adi Pircalabu