F11 to F12 update on s390x

[Andrew Avramenko]

Hello,

During upgrade from F11 to F12 on s390x I've got an error
rpmlib(PayloadIsXz) is needed. I know how to fix it on x86, just need
to update rpm from updates repo, but it seems there is no such repo
for Fedora on s390x. Could You please tell how to fix that? Thanks.

[Dan Horák]

Andrew Avramenko píše v Pá 25. 12. 2009 v 09:55 +0300:
> Hello,
>
> During upgrade from F11 to F12 on s390x I've got an error
> rpmlib(PayloadIsXz) is needed. I know how to fix it on x86, just need
> to update rpm from updates repo, but it seems there is no such repo
> for Fedora on s390x. Could You please tell how to fix that? Thanks.

Fedora 12 is still in development state so the update is not so
straightforward as on x86 and you need to manually download and install
some packages from the buildsystem at
http://s390.koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/

You will need 
- rpm-4.7.1-2.fc11 http://s390.koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=12363
- xz-4.999.8-0.7.beta.fc11 http://s390.koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=12365
- python-pycurl-7.19.0-4.fc12 http://s390.koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=14442
- yum-3.2.25-1.fc12 http://s390.koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=13154
and maybe some others. The process as a whole is clean, nothing needs to
be installed with "--nodeps" if I remember correctly.

There are also some obstacles during the runtime of F-12, like network
doesn't start automatically, udev not compatible with newer kernels
(updated package again available in buildystem), etc. So if you can, do
a backup of your F-11 environment (like a copy of hercules DASD image)
before staring the update. You can also visit #fedora-s390x IRC channel
on freenode.net if you need an on-line help, but availability of the
people is limited during the holidays.

Dan

[Andrew Avramenko]

Dan, Thanks!

My Fedora is not in the production. Just for tests.