This is the detail on the MAKEDEV difficulties [root@hoho2 ~]# yum update MAKEDEV Gathering header information file(s) from server(s) Server: Fedora Core 2 - Development Tree Finding updated packages Downloading needed headers Resolving dependencies Dependencies resolved I will do the following: [update: MAKEDEV 3.9.1-1.i386] Is this ok [y/N]: y Downloading Packages Running test transaction: Test transaction complete, Success! Cannot install the MAKEDEV package: mounted devfs detected. error: %pre(MAKEDEV-3.9.1-1) scriptlet failed, exit status 1 error: install: %pre scriptlet failed (2), skipping MAKEDEV-3.9.1-1 Updated: MAKEDEV 3.9.1-1.i386 Transaction(s) Complete [root@hoho2 ~]# BobG >My system (i686, scsi, ipv4) is not so happy at the moment. > >yum update at the moment, but MAKEDEV may or may not be up2date >%pre message says it cannot install because of /devfs, >but bottom line message says 'Success' ?? > >Same messages with 'yum update dev' > >Version number of either MAKEDEV or dev was 3.9.1-1.i386 > >When the boot finally ends and I log in, I needed to manually ifup the eth0 > >su >/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup eth0 > >If I then go back to user and startx > >exit >startx > >My Gnome desktop comes up, but stays up and controllable for about a minute. > >I was able to start Mozilla, and start creating a bug report, but then >after I had almost all of the text typed, all I could move was the mouse >cursor - everything else was frozen. > >Fortunately the code behind the power button has been nicely massaged. A >single click will put the system into a graceful shutdown. > > >Hope this email will offer some clues. > >BobG > > >-- >fedora-devel-list mailing list >fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx >http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
