--- Antonio Olivares <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > --- Antonio Olivares <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > > > --- John Summerfield > <debian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > wrote: > > > > > Antonio Olivares wrote: > > > > Dear folks, > > > > > > > > since Fedora 7 is slowly passing away, support > > is > > > > ending EOL, I decided to update it to rawhide, > > > since > > > > Fedora 8 is not what I wanted to update it to. > > > > > > > > > I downloaded the fedora-release-8.92 rpm and > > > installed > > > > it and the fedora-notes which was a > prerequisite > > > for > > > > fedora-release then I disabled fedora repo and > > > enabled > > > > development repo and on the journey begins. > > > > > > > > I am following the advice from > > > > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Testing > > > > > > > > I have encountered a few issues, namely the > > kernel > > > > does not boot --??185. I have to boot to > > > 2.6.23.15?? > > > > > > As usual, a dearth of information. What > hardware? > > > What kernel? What > > > symptoms? > > > > > > > > > > only since the machine only boots two kernels > I > > > have > > > > to resort to booting it. A few conflicts here > > and > > > > there, Is there a cleanup script that checks > for > > > fc7 > > > > rpms and deletes them and finds corresponding > > fc9 > > > > rpms? > > > > > > I wouldn't expect one; if Anaconda and yum don't > > do > > > it, you're pretty > > > much Pat Malone. > > > This will give some clues as to what's obsolete: > > > > > > rpm -qa --last | less > > > > > > As for suitable replacements, it's like beauty. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I know that updating a dying Fedora 7 to > rawhide > > > is > > > > not recommended, but I said what the heck, if > I > > > get > > > > burned, I'll just get Fedora-9-Beta media and > > > install > > > > from there. I just want a script if it exists > > and > > > try > > > > to sort things out and hopefully make the > > machine > > > boot > > > > into the newer kernels and get going from > there. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Cheers > > > John > > > > > > -- spambait > > > 1aaaaaaa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Z1aaaaaaa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > -- Advice > > > http://webfoot.com/advice/email.top.php > > > > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 > > > > > > You cannot reply off-list:-) > > > > > > -- > > > fedora-test-list mailing list > > > fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > To unsubscribe: > > > > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list > > > > > > > > > So far so good except the following: > > > > I can login as regular user, but startx does not > > work > > :( > > > > Several updates fail, but I guess they are > workable > > > > [root@localhost ~]# yum clean metadata > > Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit > > 0 metadata files removed > > 0 sqlite files removed > > 0 metadata files removed > > [root@localhost ~]# yum update > > Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit > > rawhide 100% > > |=========================| 2.4 kB 00:00 > > primary.sqlite.bz2 1% | > > > > > | 72 kB 00:27 ETAprimary.sqlite.bz2 > > 5% > > |= | 344 kB 00:22 > > ETAprimary.sqlite.bz2 10% |== > > > > > | 640 kB 00:18 ETAprimary.sqlite.bz2 > > > 15% |=== | 944 kB 00:15 > > ETAprimary.sqlite.bz2 20% |===== > > > > > | 1.2 MB 00:12 ETAprimary.sqlite.bz2 > > > 25% |====== | 1.5 MB 00:10 > > ETAprimary.sqlite.bz2 29% |======= > > > > > | 1.8 MB 00:09 ETAprimary.sqlite.bz2 > > > 34% |======== | 2.1 MB 00:08 > > ETAprimary.sqlite.bz2 39% |========= > > > > > | 2.4 MB 00:07 ETAprimary.sqlite.bz2 > > > 44% |=========== | 2.7 MB 00:06 > > ETAprimary.sqlite.bz2 49% |============ > > > > > | 3.0 MB 00:05 ETAprimary.sqlite.bz2 > > > 54% |============= | 3.3 MB 00:04 > > ETAprimary.sqlite.bz2 59% |============== > > > > > | 3.6 MB 00:04 ETAprimary.sqlite.bz2 > > > 64% |================ | 3.9 MB 00:03 > > ETAprimary.sqlite.bz2 69% > |================= > > > > | 4.2 MB 00:02 ETAprimary.sqlite.bz2 > > > 73% |================== | 4.5 MB 00:02 > > ETAprimary.sqlite.bz2 78% > > |=================== > > | 4.8 MB 00:01 ETAprimary.sqlite.bz2 > > > 83% |==================== | 5.1 MB 00:01 > > ETAprimary.sqlite.bz2 88% > > |====================== | 5.4 MB 00:00 > > ETAprimary.sqlite.bz2 93% > > |======================= | 5.7 MB 00:00 > > ETAprimary.sqlite.bz2 98% > > |======================== | 6.0 MB 00:00 > > ETAprimary.sqlite.bz2 100% > > |=========================| 6.1 MB 00:06 > > Setting up Update Process > > Resolving Dependencies > > --> Running transaction check > > ---> Package system-config-firewall.noarch > > 0:1.2.7-1.fc9 set to be updated > > ---> Package mikmod.i386 0:3.2.2-8.beta1.fc9 set > to > > be > > updated > > ---> Package crystalsvg-icon-theme.i386 > === message truncated === Dear all, most of the hard work is done, little things need to be fixed. Firefox beta is not working well, duplicates were removed using David's script /.rmdup Here's what was done to get the conflicts resolved. http://www.geocities.com/olivares14031/fc72rawhide.htm Regards, Antonio ____________________________________________________________________________________ You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text5.com -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list
