PS: I think I should do a yum erase \*fc11 to get rid of the partially-updated fc11 rpms? But the rpms have to somewhere on the system, no? I have lost network connectivity on the machine. Best, T --- On Tue, 6/16/09, Sam Varshavchik <mrsam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Sam Varshavchik <mrsam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: laptop battery died while upgrading using Pre-upgrade > To: "Community assistance, encouragement, and advice for using Fedora." <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2009, 7:16 PM > Globe Trotter writes: > > > > > Hi, > > > > Does anyone know how to address this problem? My > laptop battery died while upgrading using Pre-upgrade. It > was not connected. So what should I do when I switch it on? > > Cross your fingers, and hope that your RPM database isn't > fscked. > > > Any suggestions? > > Nope, you'll be flying by the seat of your pants. It's > anyone's guess what state your system will be in. Chances > are fairly good that you'll be able to boot, at least in run > level 1, so you can get a shell prompt. > > Presuming that you can get a shell, the next step would be > to assess the damage to your RPM database. Presuming that > rpm --rebuilddb survives, the next step would be to run "rpm > -q -a", and see what you've got. > > When rpm goes down in a middle of updates, the most likely > result is that the rpm database will list both the old and > the new version of each package, and you'll need to compile > a list of them all, and manually remove the old version of > each package. > > Been there, done that. It's not fun, but the only other > option is to salvage the data, reformat, and reinstall. > > Once you manage to put your rpm database in a sane state, > the next best thing to do is to forget preupgrade, and run > F11's installer, which will clean up and finish the > install. > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
