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Run "urpmi --auto-update" install everything that can be installed. +</I>>>><i> 2. Ensure that latest dracut is installed. Run "urpmi dracut" to make +</I>>>><i> sure (it may have been excluded in the --auto-update if it was in a +</I>>>><i> transaction with other packages that could not be installed). +</I>>>><i> 3. Ensure that you do not have zapata or dpkg installed (rpm -e zapata; +</I>>>><i> rpm -e dpkg) +</I>>>><i> 4. Generate a new initrd and include the conversion script: dracut -f +</I>>>><i> -a convertfs +</I>>>><i> 5. If you have /usr on a separate partition +</I>>>><i> - Ensure there is enough free space to hold /bin, /sbin, /lib and +</I>>>><i> /lib64 content. +</I>>>><i> - If your /usr is mounted readonly, change your /etc/fstab to mount +</I>>>><i> it rw. +</I>>>><i> 6. Reboot. +</I>>>><i> 7. At the bootloader prompt, edit the command line and append: "rw +</I>>>><i> rd.convertfs" (without the quotes) to your command line and then boot. +</I>>>><i> +</I>>>><i> That should be all that is needed :) +</I>>>><i> +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> OK, I did all that and now I am getting: +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> [QUOTE] +</I>>><i> installing findutils-4.5.10-2.mga3.x86_64.rpm lib64plymouth2-0.8.6.1-2.mga3.x86_64.rpm filesystem-2.1.9-18.mga3.x86_64.rpm lib64ncursesw-devel-5.9-7.mga3.x86_64.rpm plymouth-plugin-script-0.8.6.1-2.mga3.x86_64.rpm lib64ncurses5-5.9-7.mga3.x86_64.rpm ncurses-5.9-7.mga3.x86_64.rpm plymouth-plugin-label-0.8.6.1-2.mga3.x86_64.rpm lib64dbjava5.1-5.1.29-4.mga3.x86_64.rpm lib64ncursesw5-5.9-7.mga3.x86_64.rpm lib64ncurses-devel-5.9-7.mga3.x86_64.rpm from /var/cache/urpmi/rpms +</I>>><i> Preparing... ############################################# +</I>>><i> 1/69: filesystem ############################################# +</I>>><i> error: unpacking of archive failed on file /var/lock: cpio: rename failed - Is a directory +</I>>><i> error: filesystem-2.1.9-18.mga3.x86_64: install failed +</I>>><i> 2/69: ncurses ############################################# +</I>>><i> 3/69: lib64ncurses5 ############################################# +</I>>><i> 4/69: lib64plymouth2 ############################################# +</I>>><i> 5/69: plymouth-plugin-label ############################################# +</I>>><i> 6/69: lib64ncursesw5 ############################################# +</I>>><i> 7/69: lib64ncursesw-devel ############################################# +</I>>><i> 8/69: plymouth-plugin-script +</I>>><i> ############################################# +</I>>><i> 9/69: lib64ncurses-devel ############################################# +</I>>><i> 10/69: findutils ############################################# +</I>>><i> 11/69: lib64dbjava5.1 ############################################# +</I>>><i> [/QUOTE] +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> And the rest of the packages refuse to install. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> OK, I figured out. After I ran as root: +</I>><i> +</I>><i> # cd /var +</I>><i> # mv lock lock.ol +</I>><i> # mv run run.old +</I>><i> +</I>><i> It was fixed and I was able to install the "filesystem" package and the rest +</I>><i> of the packages. However, something like that should not happen. +</I> + +Well, this should have been done for you. Did you already have +run.runmove~ and lock.lockmove~ folders in /var? + +If so then I suspect something is killing the symlinks. + +I did have this problem initially too because the +mandriva-clean-var-run-lock.service file would actually delete the +symlinks and then some other system (perhaps systemd-tmpfiles) actually +recreated the /var/run and /var/lock folders. + +In the latest version of the dracut script I ensured that I disabled +that script by deleting the service file. + +Can you double check that rebooting again doesn't "reconvert" the links +back to dirs for /var/run and /var/lock because if so, then there could +be some other "cleaning" config somewhere that I've missed. + +Cheers + +Col + + + +-- + +Colin Guthrie +colin(at)mageia.org +<A HREF="http://colin.guthr.ie/">http://colin.guthr.ie/</A> + +Day Job: + Tribalogic Limited <A HREF="http://www.tribalogic.net/">http://www.tribalogic.net/</A> +Open Source: + Mageia Contributor <A HREF="http://www.mageia.org/">http://www.mageia.org/</A> + PulseAudio Hacker <A HREF="http://www.pulseaudio.org/">http://www.pulseaudio.org/</A> + Trac Hacker <A HREF="http://trac.edgewall.org/">http://trac.edgewall.org/</A> +</PRE> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="017576.html">[Mageia-dev] ANNOUNCE: The /usr move cometh! <---- Instructions +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="017585.html">[Mageia-dev] ANNOUNCE: The /usr move cometh! <---- Instructions +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#17580">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#17580">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#17580">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#17580">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |