Kevin J. Cummings wrote: > Kevin J. Cummings wrote: >> David Timms wrote: >>> Kevin J. Cummings wrote: >>>> I've just finished an aborted attempt to install FU 20070204 8 X86_64 on >>>> my laptop, currently running an FC6.i686 installation. >>>> Try #1: I tried the "upgrade" option. Anaconda tells me that this >>>> method is not supported and may fail since I am changing architectures. >>> It isn't supported. No work has been done in trying to mkae it possible. >>> >>>> So, what did I do wrong, and how do I fix it? >>> Sounds like there are some packages installed from the new distro/arch. >> Not that *I* can find. > > OK, after some really deep searching of my system, I discovered that the > attempted install destroyed my copies of: > > /etc/modprobe.conf > /etc/sysconfig/network > /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/ifcfg-eth0 > /etc/rc.d/*/S10networking > > After some painstaking searching and fixing, I believe I have returned > my FC6 laptop to its pre-install (F8) state; with one notable exception: > my lo and vmnet devices are missing, and eth1 seems to be called > eth1_rename (and even so, my wireless appears to be working!). Other > than that, I seem to be restored. And after deleting /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules I'm back to normal. Now on the the F8 upgrade. (sigh) -- Kevin J. Cummings kjchome@xxxxxxx cummings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx cummings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Registered Linux User #1232 (http://counter.li.org)
