On 12/23/05, Richard England <rengland@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Toshiba Tecra 9000 W/ FC3. > > I attempted an upgrade from FC3 to FC4 using a set of CDs that pass both > the sha1sum and "Media Check". The installation (upgrade) seemed to run > to completion (Graphical install was used), but when I rebooted, I came > up in FC3. > > If I try to perform the upgrade again, the only options I am given are > to perform a complete fresh install or "Upgrade and existing > installation" [Fedora Core 4 (/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00) ] and there is > no indication of the older FC3 version. When I check "/boot", I do not > see any indication of the new kernel. grub.conf does not contain the > new kernel configuration either. "/root/upgrade.log" has a new date/time > so it is being modified. Checking it only shows that Firefox was updated > but it has a whole boat load of packages that are marked "available > ...but NOT upgraded". ??! > > When I let it do the Upgrade it very quickly tells me it needs to > install Firefox-1.0.4 and then prompts me for Disk 2. After I feed it > Disk 2 it announces it is doing the boot loader step, then that it is > successful.... but still no joy on reboot. > > I've not encountered this one. Can anyone shed some light on this > and/or tell me if I can "force" the complete upgrade installation > somehow? I'd just as soon not install from scratch at this time, if I > can avoid it. > > > > If the reinstall becomes inevitable, what do I tell it to use for "/" > in Disk druid so I can have it reuse the existing partitioning? At this > time it is configured with LVM and I am a complete novice there. > > > Or should I bide my time and wait for FC5 to hit the streets? > > > Thanks for any enlightenment or guidance. > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > /--R/ > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > Richard, This might be a long shot but try rebooting your FC box and at the grub prompt hit the down arrow key. You may have installed FC4 as a SECOND system and grub knows about it. Free to try anyway. John Purser
