I thought I found the explanation for why FC3 crashes during the install, when upgrading from FC2. I've listed the URL and message from the mailing list below. However, I tried numerous permutations in my grub.conf file, and it still crashes when beginning to install the RPM's. The same message regarding the kernel is always displayed:
warning: package kernel = 2.6.9-1.667 was already added. Replacing with kernel = 2.6.9-1.667
Any ideas beside a destructive installation?
-Thanks
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Paul you are 100% correct, I removed 1 of 3 installed kernels and the install proceeded fully.
Thank you very much.
-----Original Message----- From: fedora-list-bounces [mailto:fedora-list-bounces] On Behalf Of Paul Howarth Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 12:39 AM To: For users of Fedora Core releases Subject: Re: FC2 to FC3 upgrade exits abnormally
On Sat, 2004-11-27 at 10:28 -0800, Rick Lim wrote:
I'm trying to upgrade a working FC2 to FC3, having got past the firsterror
where the harddisk geometry was read wrong by using the parted update, Iget
to the point where it starts to begin the install and then I get
warning: package kernel = 2.6.9-1.667 was already added. Replacing with kernel = 2.6.9-1.667
install exited abnormally.
How many kernels do you have installed? I had this problem when I tried upgrading a machine that had one of the FC3 test release kernels installed. Try removing as many kernels as possible from FC2 (preferably leaving just one, < 2.6.9) and try it again. This worked for me.
Paul. -- Paul Howarth <paul>
