The MAKEDEV problem eems to be fixed - I think I saw a successful update. However, ifup still needs to be run after boot [root@hoho2 user1]# date Sat Aug 28 10:40:45 CDT 2004 [root@hoho2 user1]# yum update MAKEDEV Gathering header information file(s) from server(s) Server: Fedora Core 2 - Development Tree Finding updated packages Downloading needed headers No Packages Available for Update No actions to take [root@hoho2 user1]# BobG On Sat, 28 Aug 2004 10:38:58 -0400 David T Hollis wrote >Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; > protocol="application/pgp-signature"; > boundary="=-8bQYaw0pi3O8cM10Vndu" > >On Sat, 2004-08-28 at 08:58 -0500, Bob Gustafson wrote: >> 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 ~]# >> >Updating dev also produces this. The problem is that the the preinstall >script is checking for anything mounted on /dev (thinking that would be >devfs). Recently (not sure when exactly), /dev is now mounted as ramfs >so the install/upgrade of dev fails. > >-- >David T Hollis <dhollis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc >Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part > >Attachment converted: Mac4B:signature.asc 1028 (????/----) (0001EA8B) >-- >fedora-devel-list mailing list >fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx >http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
