Fedora 6, error updating software, what do I do next?

[edgedynamic]

Hi gens

I am loading fedora 6 on my system.
After 1st boot there is a pop-up message that stays if I want to load updates, then I click OK.
After loading all rpm files based on the software packages check box selection, I can see the follwing message:

Error updating software
There were errors encountered in trying to update the software you selected

details:
file / usr/bin/gaim conflicts between attempted installs of pidgin-2.0.2-3.fc6.1 and gaim-2.0.0.31.beta6.f.c6 (/usr/bin/gaim,OL)

What is the propper way to procede from here?

Check attached file containing the actual popup image.

[leigh123linux]

try


su
yum remove gaim
yum install pidgin
yum update

[edgedynamic]

Thanks for your quick reply.
I am facing a rather weird issue. Looks like only takes to upgrade this software to make the mouse gone from my desktop.
Apparently the mouse function is still there, for instance:
By hovering the mouse on the desktop, it does highlight itmes.
I tried different mouse settings from administration>mouse (of course by using key shorcuts, arrow and tab key)
Thisis the 3rd time I reload fedora, this is the only way to get it back, so far.
All it takes is to reload the software updates to make the mouse gone.
Apparently changing monitor reslution also makes the trick to come along (see my post under general support forum I posted couple of days ago)

I am going to try the gimp captured file from my desktop showing how gim brush traces the mpuse path on my desktop.
Otherwise if I can just need to picture what I am seeing on my desktop.

Help !!!!!!

[leigh123linux]

Originally Posted by edgedynamic

Thanks for your quick reply.
I am facing a rather weird issue. Looks like only takes to upgrade this software to make the mouse gone from my desktop.
Apparently the mouse function is still there, for instance:
By hovering the mouse on the desktop, it does highlight itmes.
I tried different mouse settings from administration>mouse (of course by using key shorcuts, arrow and tab key)
Thisis the 3rd time I reload fedora, this is the only way to get it back, so far.
All it takes is to reload the software updates to make the mouse gone.
Apparently changing monitor reslution also makes the trick to come along (see my post under general support forum I posted couple of days ago)

I am going to try the gimp captured file from my desktop showing how gim brush traces the mpuse path on my desktop.
Otherwise if I can just need to picture what I am seeing on my desktop.

Help !!!!!!

The disappearing mouse cursor is a nvidia type fault , what graphics card do you have?

[edgedynamic]

Makes sense to me!
This is what I have:
nVidia C51PV GeForce 6150

and as storage:
NVIDIA nForce 430

Do I need a dedicated rpm for this chip?

Thanks a lot for this, sorry about my typing no having the mouse is hard to move around the screen.

[leigh123linux]

Originally Posted by edgedynamic

Makes sense to me!
This is what I have:
nVidia C51PV GeForce 6150

and as storage:
NVIDIA nForce 430

Do I need a dedicated rpm for this chip?

Thanks a lot for this, sorry about my typing no having the mouse is hard to move around the screen.

ok add this line to your xorg.conf

su
gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

and add this

Option "HWCursor" "off"

so it looks something like this

Section "Device"
  BoardName    "GeForce 6600/GeForce 6600 GT"
  BusID        "1:0:0"
  Driver       "nvidia"
  Identifier   "Device[0]"
  Option       "HWCursor" "off"
  Screen       0
  VendorName   "NVidia"
EndSection

then restart X

P.S what 3D nvidia driver did you install?

[edgedynamic]

Thanks for the reply, seems like I already tried this last week.
As I said I posted one message under the General Support forum under the very same fedora support page.
One thing I noticed:
Under the device section in my xorg.conf file I don't see a detailed information about the board I ma using.
I am attaching the actual configuration file.

[edgedynamic]

Thanks a lot my friend !

it worked fine !

looks like last week I nseted this line in the wrong place.
Now I have my mouse fully functional.

PD: By the way nice I did my time on vi editor so that I did not need the mouse!

Thanks !!!!!