yum update prob with nvidia-x11-drv-304xx

[trevor14smith]

Running kernel 3.10.0-957.1.3.el7 and have a conflict with yum...

13:37:38 : ERROR: Dependency resolving completed with errors
13:37:38 : ERROR: Package: nvidia-x11-drv-304xx-304.135-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64 (@elrepo)
Requires: xorg-x11-server-Xorg <= 1.19.99
Removing: xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.19.5-5.1.el7_5.0.1.x86_64 (@updates)
xorg-x11-server-Xorg = 1.19.5-5.1.el7_5.0.1
Updated By: xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.20.1-5.1.el7.x86_64 (updates)
xorg-x11-server-Xorg = 1.20.1-5.1.el7
Available: xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.20.1-3.el7.x86_64 (base)
xorg-x11-server-Xorg = 1.20.1-3.el7
Available: xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.20.1-5.el7.x86_64 (updates)
xorg-x11-server-Xorg = 1.20.1-5.el7

Bit of a newby...Can I get away with NOT updating xorg-x11-server-Xorg?...looks like it want's to upgrade to 1.20.1-5.1 which is a problem for nvidia??

[chemal]

The 304 driver series is no longer maintained by Nvidia and has become incompatible with 7.6 because we are now at xorg-x11-server-Xorg = 1.20:

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Requires: xorg-x11-server-Xorg <= 1.19.99

Uninstall nvidia-x11-drv-304xx and use nouveau or get another graphics card.

[TrevorH]

That may be true but ELRepo still supply a kmod-nvidia304 package that installs on 7.6.

trevor14smith you need to enable the elrepo repo in yum to pick up the latest kmod-nvidia-304xx.x86_64 package:

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kmod-nvidia-304xx.x86_64                                   304.135-6.el7_6.elrepo                                   elrepo

[chemal]

See https://access.redhat.com/solutions/324693 for a description of the problem. That's why nvidia-x11-drv-304xx requires xorg-x11-server-Xorg <= 1.19.99 and doesn't work with xorg-x11-server-Xorg >= 1.20.

[trevor14smith]

I did revert back to the nouveau driver - with NO problems.
Full yum update successful...

[TrevorH]

So, from #elrepo on freenode IRC, the current kmod-nvidia-304xx.x86_64-304.135-6.el7_6.elrepo is only available so that people can continue to run it if they must. It will mean that you can run the 7.6 kernel but would need you to stick with the old, out of date xorg 1.19 packages from 7.5.

Best advice is to ditch it and use nouveau or get a newer card.