On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 2:34 PM, Robert Heller <heller@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
.....
> I was unsure of the specific options above -- After installing revisor
> and poked around in the source code and found what I needed, but my test
> install failed -- it complained that there was a problem with mkinitrd --
> could not open it or find it -- guessing I need to rebuild the repro
> database.
>
>
>>
>> ... reboot, lather, rinse and repeat .... :-) :=)
>>
>> You may find "re-generating" the CentOS CDs/DVD quite easy at
>> times and very frustrating and complex at others ......
>
> Yeah, it appears so. I just hope I don't have to rebuild all 6 CDs,
> since I don't have the DVD nor do I have a DVD-R drive either, so doing
> things with a single DVD is not an option.
>
Last time I added a DVD burner to my Build system, it cost $29 (USD) and
this was for a very good, reliable unit. Not worth my time and immense
hassle to do otherwise ....
As for ...
> could not open it or find it -- guessing I need to rebuild the repro
> database.
What about:
>> First of all, if you replace an RPM, you'll need to do createrepro.
What isn't clear?? As "need to" means **MUST**.... <hmmmm>.
Why did you even make an attempt without the createrepro command??
Two to three minutes of your time wasn't worth it (but taking our time
is, of course) :-):-) ...
While I believe your bug reports, I install CentOS on RAID + LVM
everyday without any problems, private kernel patches, etc. -- as a
counter-example.
Now, let's see if we understand the situation clearly:
1. This is a "one-time" conversion (will "throw the CD away when done") ...
2. You're migrating a system from Ubuntu to CentOS (e.g., a different
version / patch level of LVM + RAID) and *hope* to keep data
consistency and reliability ...
3. You have a backup of this precious data, yes / no?? If no, eegaddss....
4. So, why not just do a wipe + fresh install and reload the data???
Now how much time have you spent on this "project" so far?? I believe
the above would be done 2 to 3x times over by now ....
Plus, you've found out that it is a lot more than "just a mkisofs command
with a few arguments" (and that you have to follow instructions precisely
or things just don't WORK(tm)).
Hmmmm....
-rak-
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