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Description of problem:
"up2date -uf" downloaded and installed the kernel-2.4.9-31 and
kernel-smp-2.4.9-31 packages, then crashed with a traceback while trying to
update lilo.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install kernel-2.4.9-21 and kernel-smp.2.4.9-21
2. Run "up2date -uf"

	

Actual Results:  Retrieving selected packages...
kernel-2.4.9-31.i686.rpm:   ########################## Done.                   
kernel-smp-2.4.9-31.i686.rp ########################## Done.                   
Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]
   1:kernel                 ########################################### [ 50%]
   2:kernel-smp             ########################################### [100%]
Traceback (innermost last):
  File "/usr/sbin/up2date", line 1014, in ?
    main()
  File "/usr/sbin/up2date", line 341, in main
    sys.exit(batchRun(argObj.getLong("list"), pkgNames, fullUpdate))
  File "/usr/sbin/up2date", line 993, in batchRun
    up2date.installBootLoader(kernelsToInstall)
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/up2date.py", line 2148, in installBootLoader
    bootloader = checkbootloader.whichBootLoader()
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/checkbootloader.py", line 45, in
whichBootLoader
    fd = os.open(bootDev, os.O_RDONLY)
TypeError: argument 1: expected string, None found


Expected Results:  lilo updated.

Additional info:

/etc/lilo.conf contains:

boot=/dev/hda
compact
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
prompt
read-only
root=/dev/hda1
timeout=50
vga=ext
default=linux

image=/boot/vmlinuz
        label=linux

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.17
        label=linux-new

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.16
        label=linux-prev

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.9-21
        label=linux-up
#       initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.9-21.img

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.9-21smp
        label=linux-orig
#       initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.9-21smp.img