[Mageia-dev] ANNOUNCE: The /usr move cometh! <---- Instructions

Sun Jul 22 18:46:58 CEST 2012

Hi Colin,
+
+On Sun, 22 Jul 2012 01:12:58 +0100
+Colin Guthrie <mageia at colin.guthr.ie> wrote:
+
+> OK, so the packages have now all been uploaded.
+> 
+> You should see several packages now that you cannot install on Cauldron.
+> This is intended behaviour.
+> 
+> Here is how to update your cauldron systems:
+> 
+>  1. Run "urpmi --auto-update" install everything that can be installed.
+>  2. Ensure that latest dracut is installed. Run "urpmi dracut" to make
+> sure (it may have been excluded in the --auto-update if it was in a
+> transaction with other packages that could not be installed).
+>  3. Ensure that you do not have zapata or dpkg installed (rpm -e zapata;
+> rpm -e dpkg)
+>  4. Generate a new initrd and include the conversion script: dracut -f
+> -a convertfs
+>  5. If you have /usr on a separate partition
+>      - Ensure there is enough free space to hold /bin, /sbin, /lib and
+> /lib64 content.
+>      - If your /usr is mounted readonly, change your /etc/fstab to mount
+> it rw.
+>  6. Reboot.
+>  7. At the bootloader prompt, edit the command line and append: "rw
+> rd.convertfs" (without the quotes) to your command line and then boot.
+> 
+> That should be all that is needed :)
+> 
+
+OK, I did all that and now I am getting:
+
+[QUOTE]
+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
+Preparing...                     #############################################
+     1/69: filesystem            #############################################
+error: unpacking of archive failed on file /var/lock: cpio: rename failed - Is a directory
+error: filesystem-2.1.9-18.mga3.x86_64: install failed
+     2/69: ncurses               #############################################
+     3/69: lib64ncurses5         #############################################
+     4/69: lib64plymouth2        #############################################
+     5/69: plymouth-plugin-label #############################################
+     6/69: lib64ncursesw5        #############################################
+     7/69: lib64ncursesw-devel   #############################################
+     8/69: plymouth-plugin-script
+                                 #############################################
+     9/69: lib64ncurses-devel    #############################################
+    10/69: findutils             #############################################
+    11/69: lib64dbjava5.1        #############################################
+[/QUOTE]
+
+And the rest of the packages refuse to install.
+
+What should I do?
+
+Regards,
+
+	Shlomi Fish
+
+
+> If you are extra paranoid, or want to see what is going on, then you can
+> remove the "splash" and "quiet" options from the kernel too.
+> 
+> If you want to see things in more depth, you can also add
+> rd.break=pre-pivot to the kernel. You will be dumped into a shell with
+> your / mounted as /sysroot. This shell is *before* conversion. If you
+> type "exit" the conversion will be done, and you'll be dumped to another
+> shell afterwards. Typing exit once more here will boot the system as normal.
+> 
+> 
+> 
+> All the best and good luck!!!
+> 
+> Col
+> 
+
+
+
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