Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 112950
RFE: System update should check CPU architecture.
Last modified: 2007-11-30 17:10:35 EST
Description of problem: When to upgrade Fedora Core 1 on different machine with different machine architecture, Fedora Core 1 update will fail to detect the new architecture and will not upgrade/replace the kernel. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Fedora Core 1. How reproducible: Always. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install FC1 on Athlon CPU machine; 2. Move the HDD to machine with i586 CPU machine; 3. As the Athlon kernel is unable to start up the machine, upgrade the system from the same FC1 media You installed it at the first place; Actual results: Kernel is not being upgraded/replaced and at the end You are still unable to start the system. Expected results: Kernel replaced and system running. Additional info: The box I put the "Athlon" HDD is VIA Samuel2 what is being classified as i586. How do upgrade the box?
The package version is the same and so it's not an upgrade. To workaround, you can originally install by booting with 'linux rpmarch=i586' and it will assume that you're an i586 (should work, not really tested or supported).
Thanks, I'll try this. But Your explanation about the package version as being the same has some flaws. Why this kind of upgrade does upgrade 3 packages: xterm, w3m and compat_db? Why these are upgraded? And as these packages are upgraded to the same version then why not add kernel to the same category? If it still not classify as a bug then I'll add it as RFE.
Because those packages got flagged as newer for some reason or another. An upgrade does not reinstall any packages and this is not going to change.
*** Bug 109212 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***