Bug 746155

Summary: Upgrade from F15 to F16 Beta has fatal error on util-linux, left system unbootable
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Richard Schwarting <aquarichy>
Component: util-linuxAssignee: Karel Zak <kzak>
Status: CLOSED INSUFFICIENT_DATA QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 16CC: jonathan, kzak
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Description Richard Schwarting 2011-10-14 06:38:32 UTC 
Description of problem:
I used preupgrade to try to upgrade from F15 to F16 beta.  This actually worked on an ExoPC tablet.  I then tried to do it on my laptop.  Packages were downloaded fine, then I restarted, then packages were being installed.  Party way through, I encountered a fatal error when installing util-linux. 

Screenshots (from my camera phone) (they're in German):
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xfS5MR2M4I0/TpbvjV8eVOI/AAAAAAAAbSY/grSLDqNhGgw/s640/IMG_20111013_100156.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LFV08X50d38/TpbvvCO_peI/AAAAAAAAbSo/wB-frnsG-as/s640/IMG_20111013_100200.jpg

The error message in the original English should be (according to a translation file for yuminstall.py):
"A fatal error occurred when installing the util-linux package.  This could indicate errors when reading the installation media.  Installation cannot continue."

NOTE: I still have the inconsistent, unbootable root partition that I was upgrading.  I can retrieve log files if they were stored there.  (But not if they were stored in /boot, which I fear they were.)



Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
util-linux-2.20-1.fc16.x86_64


How reproducible:
I've only tried it once so far :D  I then took a couple hours to create a new root partition from a Live USB disk.  If desired, I can create another root partition and then trash that.


Steps to Reproduce:
1. run preupgrade, upgrading to F16 beta
2. let the computer restart to update packages
  

Actual results:
at util-linux, it encountered a fatal error.


Expected results:
it should go all the way through.  (It would be nice if there was some way to roll back an upgrade if a fatal error occurred :D)


Additional info:
Comment 1 Karel Zak 2012-01-10 14:53:05 UTC 
Can you try to update the machine again with the final F16 release? 

Note that anaconda provides more useful information about installation at another consoles (ctrl+alt+f<n> and alt+f<n>).