On 30/05/11 19:52, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
On 05/30/2011 01:20 PM, n2xssvv.g02gfr12930 wrote:
Failed completely means I cannot even boot to a console, (inittab 3). Currently I'm trying to boot the last Fedora 14 kernel and it's having to do some SELinux filesystem update. So the next thing to try is to install from a Fedora 15 install DVD. Just for the record the yum Fedora 14 -> 15 upgrade for the minimal install ran faultlessly, no conflicts or package removals.
The only other thing that maybe affecting things is there are other partitions and drives. But that should not be a problem, although I may try again with just the one drive.
Having upgraded using yum Fedora 10 -> 14 incrementally without this problem, I'm somewhat concerned. Bottom line, trying to upgrade to Fedora 15 via yum is inherently risky and I cannot recommend people try it, based on my experience. So for now my laptop is going to stay with Fedora 14 install until I can gain some confidence installing Fedora 15 on my Desktop.
cpp4ever
Having more then one drive can be a problem, depending on if the drive mapping is the same when you boot from a CD/DVD as when you boot from a hard drive. It can also be a problem with a yum upgrade if the Grub drive map does not match your system.
I have seen the first stage boot loader get installed to the wrong drive, and I have seen the first stage look for the next stage on the wrong drive.
It would help to know if you get the Grub menu screen and then it gets stuck, or if you can not even get to the Grub menu screen.
Mikkel
Grub works fine thanks Mikkel. Apparently I'm gaining the reputation of being a FUD spreading Troll, so your response is appreciated. Unfortunately, as I've tried to make clear in other posts, recovering much technical information is not as simple as I'd like, and I've tried.
cpp4ever