Once upon a time Curtis Vaughan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
>
> Having finally finished upgrading, I get the following problem in dselect:
> Although I have chosen no new packages it will tell me after entering
Install:
>
> The following NEW packages will be installed:
> pcmcia-modules-2.4.17-386
>
> Which was the 2nd package of updates I did after the packages for
installing
> the new kernel.
>
> Choosing YES only leads to the following errors:
>
> Preconfiguring packages ...
> (Reading database ... 53172 files and directories currently installed.)
> Unpacking pcmcia-modules-2.4.17-386 (from
> .../pcmcia-modules-2.4.17-386_3.1.31-7k1_i386.deb) ...
> dpkg: error processing
> /var/cache/apt/archives/pcmcia-modules-2.4.17-386_3.1.31-7k1_i386.deb
> (--unpack):
> trying to overwrite `/lib/modules/2.4.17-386/pcmcia/pcmcia_core.o', which
is
> also in package kernel-image-2.4.17-386
> dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> /var/cache/apt/archives/pcmcia-modules-2.4.17-386_3.1.31-7k1_i386.deb
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> Some errors occurred while unpacking. I'm going to configure the
> packages that were installed. This may result in duplicate errors
> or errors caused by missing dependencies. This is OK, only the errors
> above this message are important. Please fix them and run [I]nstall again
> Press enter to continue.
>
I had exaclty the same problem. pcmcia package has more modules than
the kernel and I needed one for my wireless card.
I ended up doing this:
dpkg -i --force-overerite pcmciaXXXXXX
that worked OK for me.
good luck
Ayman
