RPM error with ati drivers

Avenging_Angel · 05-28-2003, 01:57 PM

root@box:~/Desktop# rpm -i --force ati_drivers.rpm
error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - No such file or directory (2)
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm

this is the same error code i get nomatter what syntax i use when attempting to install my ati drivers. these are the appropriate drivers i just renamed them. that doesnt make a diff either. please can someone help me with my prob?

radeon9700
knoppix3.1
XFree 4.2.X

jpbarto · 05-28-2003, 01:59 PM

how about if you exctract the rpm and install it by hand? google on rpm2cpio.

Avenging_Angel · 05-28-2003, 02:13 PM

bah, it extracted them, i just dont know where they are. i would really like to get the RPM to work tho. unless someone has the source and such for it...

jpbarto · 05-28-2003, 02:28 PM

typically you pipe rpm2cpio's output to cpio then it should create files and directories somewhere along the line of

./lib
./usr
./etc...

is this ATI's fireglx drivers?

Avenging_Angel · 05-28-2003, 02:33 PM

http://www.ati.com:80/support/driver...e&cmdNext=Next

these drivers for 4.2.0

how do i pipe them through cipo, there is no man page for me to read

Avenging_Angel · 05-28-2003, 02:33 PM

sorry, accidently reposted

jpbarto · 05-28-2003, 02:40 PM

well if you have both commands on your system (you probably do)

then enter the following command

rpm2cpio ati_driver.rpm | cpio -ivd

(for more on this check out http://www.rpm.org/max-rpm/s1-rpm-mi...-rpm2cpio.html )

Avenging_Angel · 05-28-2003, 02:54 PM

thanks guys

Avenging_Angel · 05-28-2003, 06:10 PM