From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko/20030703 Description of problem: I am unable to install packages with rpm and the software manager (Ref. bug #101080). As a workaround, I decided to do an upgrade install of the beta, to get the packages which were not installed. (e.g. licq, plugger, etc...). NOTE: Initial install was done using my CDwriter drive (/dev/hdc alias /mnt/cdrom1). This time, I installed the Disk 1 in my Secondary Slave drive (DVD reader) which is /dev/hdd alias /mnt/cdrom. The installation went as far as selecting "upgrade" system, at which point the error dialog popped up. Please refer to attachment (anacdump.txt) Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Didn't try Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install CD1 and shutdown / restart / reboot machine _ on a system which already has RH 9.0.93 (Severn) installed_. 2. Go through the usual process of choosing mouse, and monitor, etc. 3. Select "upgrade" Actual Results: Installer abends with error message. Expected Results: Installer should proceed, and allow user to select packages, etc. Additional info:
Created attachment 93234 [details] memory dump of crash
If you boot off the CD #1 with 'linux rescue' and when it asks you if you want to mount an existing linux installation, does that succeed?
with "linux rescue" I get into text mode, but I don't know what else to do. (Regrettably I haven't learnt all the procedures in rescue mode). I've done "linux text", and was able to do an upgrade, but this did not (or I missed seeing that) give me the option of selecting particular pacakges, so all that got "upgraded" was one library and xterm.
Put in CD 1 and at the prompt type Linux rescue. When it asks if you want networking support -- answer depending on your preferences, be ready to supply IP addresses if you say yes. When it asks to mount an existing installation, continue with that, to see if it can find a system to mount. If mounting it succeeds (you will be told through a message) you can chroot into your system: chroot /mnt/sysimage and then you can start trouble shooting in your system, inspecting file contents, searching, etc just as if you were at a normal root shell. For example you can issue this: vi /etc/fstab and edit fstab right in the rescue environment. The facility is a great life saver. Bob Cochran
Yep, those are pretty good directions :-) Also, the anacdump.txt that you attached seems to be cut off and missing the bottom of the kernel messages (which are potentially interesting with IO errors). Was there more and bugzilla ate part of the attachment?
Hi, I'm a little unclear about your error; however, I also had a problem installing packages during an install of Severn. It locked up the gui, & wouldn't let me proceed, i.e. select the components for installing. I was able to get around this by opening another user session, by way of ^AltF12. This brought up the same display, however, I was then able to select the components for installation, such as games. Curtis