Description of problem: I am attempting to install Fedora Core 6 on an old dual Pentium II system. This system was previously running FC2 with no problems. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1. Create a set of FC6 install CDs (media check successfully done on another system). 2. Boot from install CD 1. 3. Choose "re-install" rather than upgrade; choose "delete all partitions and use default partition layout" 4. Accept default partition layout. 5. Accept default package installation (no customization) 6. Choose DHCP network configuration. De-select "activate on boot" for eth0, and select "activate on boot" for eth1. (Only eth1 has a cable installed.) 7. Proceed with install. Actual results: While installing the 7th package (glibc-common) the install fails with the following message: rpmdb: DB_LOCK->lock_put lock is no longer valid Expected results: I was hoping for a successful install! Additional info:
How much mmeory does the machine have?
The machine has 128 meg (i.e. 131072K) Other details about the machine: ASUS P2L97-DS Dual Pentium Motherboard CPU 0: 266 mHz Intel Pentium II (Klamath) Stepping 04 CPU 1: same Master hard drive on primary IDE controller: Size 15357 Cyl 1867 Head 255 Precomp 0 Landing Zone 29764 Sectors 63 Mode LBA Slave on primary IDE controller: None Master on secondary IDE controller: ATAPI CD-ROM Slave on secondary IDE controller: None That's all I know about this box. It's a rackmount server I picked up on E-Bay a few years ago (and it was ancient even then). I put Fedora Core 2 on it when I bought it & it's been running like a champ. It's been down for a few months, and I wanted to put it back into service with an OS that is a bit more up-to-date than FC2.
requested by Jams Antill
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