On Wed, 3 Nov 2004, achoens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > I've got a complicated problem. I keep yum pointed at development. I > updated my system via yum and then things went crazy. The system > started off as a FC3 T2(2.91) system running on a Toshiba laptop. > > Now when I boot, X won't work and rhgb goes crazy. I can get to a > useful command prompt by editing my kernel arguments, although rhgb > tries to start if it's listed in the kernel argument or not. I can > boot to single and then init 3 to get the network up and running. > Booting straight to 3 doesn't work. It makes the machine go crazy and > won't let you log in. > > I tried to roll-back my X installation using yum's cache, but when I try > to use rpm, I am told that my ELF headers are invalid in > /usr/lib/libpopt.so.0 > > So, what can I do to get this computer running again? I'm downloading > 2.92 installation CD's now. I don't know if this will help or not, but > it's the only thing I can think of. I seem to have basic bash > capability, but most things beyond that gives me the error above about > my ELF headers. > > Ideas, comments, and suggestions are encouraged. How about 'rpm -V popt' or 'rpm -Va' to find perhaps corrupted rpms - and try reinstalling them again? Satish