-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Kenneth Wolcott wrote: > Hi; > > I deleted the rpm db files. > > I then ran yum update again. > > Seems to go fine for quite awhile and then... I'm not an expert, but I have never heard of rerunning yum after a removal of the *.db files without running a `rpm --rebuilddb` you might try re doing both of those! It might even be an idea to run a `rpm -qaV` to verify all of the rpms in your system ( Careful here this will take a LONG time). Probably you will get some new information that will point to the final "cure" Scott P.S. Please do not post replies at the top (before) what you're answering, and as much as is possible delete sections that no longer apply or do not apply to your post > ... > Running Transaction > ^M Updating : libxml2 ##################### [ > 1/719]rpmd > b: page 586: illegal page type or format > rpmdb: PANIC: Invalid argument > error: db4 error(-30977) from dbcursor->c_get: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal > error, run > database recovery > error: error(-30977) getting ")�ë���^L]�[7m^F^A" records from Filemd5s > index > rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery > error: db4 error(-30977) from dbcursor->c_get: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal > error, run > database recovery > error: error(-30977) getting "ĉ&1m��[7m^L^A:�[7m^A" records from > Filemd5s index > rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery > ... > > What to do now? Is libxml2 package corrupt? > > I have a 333MHz CPU, 230Mb RAM and 12gb disk -- I'm experimenting with > the entire FC6...is this too much FC6 for this machine? :-) > > Thanks, > Ken -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFFtPyn5mBKdb7VQEcRAiA6AJsGgT9HZPxhabKYWmOHkQ9PdAMFBwCeOq8p ZythGFYWW+GoMQmgP8+UHoE= =uR2S -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----