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

Sun Jul 22 18:51:15 CEST 2012

Hi all,
+
+On Sun, 22 Jul 2012 19:46:58 +0300
+Shlomi Fish <shlomif at shlomifish.org> wrote:
+
+> 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.
+
+OK, I figured out. After I ran as root:
+
+# cd /var
+# mv lock lock.ol
+# mv run run.old
+
+It was fixed and I was able to install the "filesystem" package and the rest
+of the packages. However, something like that should not happen.
+
+Regards,
+
+	Shlomi Fish
+
+> 
+> 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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