I've always wondered: If I have F8 and do frequent "yum update" s do I have essentially F9 when F9 arrives! Perhaps some root change in F9 cannot be transmitted by yum??? ---------------------------------------- > Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 09:54:28 -0700 > From: cb@xxxxxx > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: F9 install: anaconda fails: Unable to read package metadata. > > > > Phil Meyer wrote: >> >> I have seen that exact symptom twice, on different versions of Fedora. >> In both cases, the system involved ended up having memory errors. >> >> It may be time for a memtest on the system you are trying to install to. >> > > Thanks for the suggestion. The system is nearly a year old, and I haven't > previously noticed any symptoms which might indicate that, but next time I > boot I will run memtest just to be sure. > > In any case I ended up using yum to bring the system up to F9. That went > fine. > > ----- > Colin Brace > Amsterdam > http://lim.nl > -- > View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/F9-install%3A-anaconda-fails%3A-Unable-to-read-package-metadata.-tp19246623p19274021.html > Sent from the Fedora List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines _________________________________________________________________ Talk to your Yahoo! Friends via Windows Live Messenger. Find out how. http://www.windowslive.com/explore/messenger?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_messenger_yahoo_082008 -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
