Margaret wrote: >> From: Margaret Doll <Margaret_Doll@xxxxxxxxx> >> Date: January 21, 2010 10:25:47 AM EST >> >> We are running 2.6.18-128.1.6.el5xen on our server. >> >> Recently "yum update", "yum localinstall TIV*.rpm --nogpgcheck", >> and versions of "rpm -U xterm" hang. yum hangs up on the transition >> check after all the packages have been downloaded. "rpm -U" tells >> me which dependencies that I need, but hangs if I include the >> dependencies in the list of programs to upgrade. >> >> "rpm --rebuildbd" seems to work. >> >> How do I start debugging this problem? Is there any clue in /var/log/yum.log? > > I discovered that the rpm database may not be working correctly. > > "rpm -qa kernel" brings back nothing > > rpm -qa | grep kernel > kernel-xen-2.6.18-128.1.6.el5 <snip> That actually makes sense - you don't have the plain kernel on the system. If you did rpm -qi kernel-xen, you'd get an answer. mark -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list