Bug 601023

Summary: upgrade: error: rpmdb open failed
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: robert.l.scott
Component: anacondaAssignee: Chris Lumens <clumens>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 13CC: jonathan, robert.l.scott, vanmeeuwen+fedora
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Description robert.l.scott 2010-06-07 02:51:23 UTC 
Description of problem:
In installing fc13 (upgrading from fc10) using both DVD and "preupgrade" process, the installation get an exception at the point of writing the partition information to the disk

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
anaconda 113.42

How reproducible:
highly (attempted 4 times)

Steps to Reproduce:
1. run the installation/upgrade process
2. identify the mount points for the existing partitions (/boot and /)
3. select save
  
Actual results:
exception (see attached)

Expected results:
installation saves the info and continues

Additional info:
this is an "older" P4 3.6 Ghz box
Comment 1 Chris Lumens 2010-06-07 03:39:12 UTC 
Please attach the complete exception report to this bug.  Thanks.
Comment 2 robert.l.scott 2010-06-07 03:41:24 UTC 
Created attachment 421709 [details]
exception report
Comment 3 robert.l.scott 2010-06-07 03:41:58 UTC 
Created attachment 421710 [details]
exception report
Comment 4 Hans de Goede 2010-06-07 08:44:28 UTC 
anaconda 13.42 exception report
Traceback (most recent call first):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/config.py", line 944, in _getsysver
    idx = ts.dbMatch('provides', distroverpkg)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/config.py", line 834, in readStartupConfig
    startupconf.releasever = _getsysver(startupconf.installroot, startupconf.distroverpkg)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 255, in _getConfig
    startupconf = config.readStartupConfig(fn, root)
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/yuminstall.py", line 664, in doConfigSetup
    YumSorter._getConfig(self)
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/yuminstall.py", line 361, in setup
    self.doConfigSetup(root=self.anaconda.rootPath)
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/yuminstall.py", line 1155, in doBackendSetup
    self.ayum.setup()
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/backend.py", line 282, in doBackendSetup
    if anaconda.backend.doBackendSetup(anaconda) == DISPATCH_BACK:
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 205, in moveStep
    rc = stepFunc(self.anaconda)
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 126, in gotoNext
    self.moveStep()
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/gui.py", line 1313, in nextClicked
    self.anaconda.dispatch.gotoNext()
error: rpmdb open failed
Comment 5 Chris Lumens 2010-06-07 19:22:36 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 471717 ***