On 2/6/06, Robert L Cochran <cochranb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > When I run > > sudo yum update > > it issues a message "reading repository metadata from local files" > > and then my hard drive light goes on and stays on and the entire system > locks up solid for long minutes. The update does not actually occur. It > stops dead while the hard drive stays constantly busy. I tailed > /var/log/messages but saw no unusual output printed to the log while > this was happening. Version and kernel information: > > [rlc@bobcp4 ~]$ rpm -q yum > yum-2.4.1-1.fc4 > [rlc@bobcp4 ~]$ uname -a > Linux bobcp4.lingpgmr.com 2.6.15-1.1830_FC4smp #1 SMP Thu Feb 2 17:36:59 > EST 2006 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux > > > I tried `yum clean metadata' with the same result. I also tried booting > the 1656_FC4smp kernel with the same result. > > Any advice about how to fix this? > > Thanks > > Bob Cochran > Did you try "yum clean all"?
