[hcflinux] Can't uninstall package hcfpcimodem

[George Bell]

Hi all on list,

   I have a rather troubling problem.  I'd like to uninstall the 
hcfpcimodem package since I removed the hardware it was for.  Now it 
seems rpm won't let me.  Here are the disturbing commands:

# rpm -e hcfpcimodem-0.99mbsibeta02123100k2.4.18_4GB-1suse.i386.rpm

error: package 
hcfpcimodem-0.99mbsibeta02123100k2.4.18_4GB-1suse.i386.rpm is not installed

But...

# rpm -i hcfpcimodem-0.99mbsibeta02123100k2.4.18_4GB-1suse.i386.rpm

package hcfpcimodem-0.99mbsibeta02123100k2.4.18_4GB-1suse.i386.rpm is 
already installed

while...

#rpm -q -i hcfpcimodem-0.99mbsibeta02123100k2.4.18_4GB-1suse.i386.rpm

package hcfpcimodem-0.99mbsibeta02123100k2.4.18_4GB-1suse.i386.rpm is 
not installed

Same results for rpm -q -l

It insists that the package is not installed, when it is.  Why?  How can 
I get remove it now?  

Thanks,

George