Created attachment 316723 [details] Yum update error Description of problem: cannot yum update, rpm --rebuilddb Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Always here on USB-stick install Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install livecd to USB stick 2. yum update 3. switch-awy using kvm, swith-back borked. Actual results: rpmdb borked. Expected results: Update sucessful, Additional info: maybe related to: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=442250 (usb problems)
Does it blow up if you don't switch away with kvm (ie leave out step 3)?
No, but figured someone needed awareness, just in case it happened to them.
Addendum: Currently requires full re-install, without switching out, to fix.
What does /var/log/messages contain from the time of switching away->switching back? This sounds like the USB subsys gets hosed by the kvm switching (kinda like pulling out and then reinserting the usb stick while rpm is busy writing to it), rpm is certainly not prepared to handle that :)
That's exactly it, hence the previous bug link. My concern would be for those on full usbhd (updating to). They could get upset if using usb kvm. Doesn't affect F8, only 9 and 10 (so far) So forearmed is half an octopus.
Created attachment 316837 [details] /var/log/messages/ Yesterday Cannot find a mention of rmp, so give yesterday messages.
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