Problem after update

[ka1ifq]

I have been using FC12 to compile some programs, I do not use it on a regular 
basis. I decided to let it do an update as the list of packages to update 
seemed long and long overdue.

I got it started and left for work, in the morning I came back to a black 
screen with a blinking cursor in the upper left corner, the machine was not 
hung as I could login on a text console.

I tried an update from command line  "yum update" , this produced errors and 
some type of 'fix' info, followed the directions but am back at the same 
problem, never actually does the updates and I still have a black screen with 
blinking cursor.

What is the correct way to get this back working short of a reload (where I 
will loose all my program info)?

Thanks, Mike.

[Steve Searle]

Around 05:33pm on Friday, March 12, 2010 (UK time), ka1ifq scrawled:
> What is the correct way to get this back working short of a
>    reload (where I will loose all my program info)?

Post the errors that are first displayed would be a good start.

Steve

[ka1ifq]

"On 12:36:44 pm Steve Searle  said"
> Around 05:33pm on Friday, March 12, 2010 (UK time), ka1ifq scrawled:
> > What is the correct way to get this back working short of a
> >    reload (where I will loose all my program info)?
>
> Post the errors that are first displayed would be a good start.
>
> Steve

Ok, hope I can type it all.

yum update
(updates package list)  package xxx set to be updated (long list).
some - package xxx has depsolving problems.

suggests yum --skip-broken

tried yum --skip-broken

there are unfinished transactions, try yum-complete-transactions first

tried yum-complete-transactions
no unfinished transactions left

tried yum update again

file /usr/share/setroubleshoot/gui/browser.glade from install of 
setroubleshoot-2.2.64-1.fc12.i686 conflicts with file from package 
setroubleshoot-server-2.2.50-1.fc12.i686

the screen leads me to belive it did install a bunch of packages, but if I do 
a yum clear all I go thru the same thing like nothing ever gets installed.

Not sure what to do. Is there some way to go back to before the update??

Thanks,Mike.

[Daniel J Walsh]

On 03/14/2010 08:38 AM, ka1ifq wrote:
> "On 12:36:44 pm Steve Searle  said"
> > Around 05:33pm on Friday, March 12, 2010 (UK time), ka1ifq scrawled:
> > > What is the correct way to get this back working short of a
> > >    reload (where I will loose all my program info)?
> >
> > Post the errors that are first displayed would be a good start.
> >
> > Steve
>
> Ok, hope I can type it all.
>
> yum update
> (updates package list)  package xxx set to be updated (long list).
> some - package xxx has depsolving problems.
>
> suggests yum --skip-broken
>
> tried yum --skip-broken
>
> there are unfinished transactions, try yum-complete-transactions first
>
> tried yum-complete-transactions
> no unfinished transactions left
>
> tried yum update again
>
> file /usr/share/setroubleshoot/gui/browser.glade from install of
> setroubleshoot-2.2.64-1.fc12.i686 conflicts with file from package
> setroubleshoot-server-2.2.50-1.fc12.i686
>
> the screen leads me to belive it did install a bunch of packages, but if I do
> a yum clear all I go thru the same thing like nothing ever gets installed.
>
> Not sure what to do. Is there some way to go back to before the update??
>
> Thanks,Mike.

I do not know what is causing this, but I would just

yum remove setroubleshoot-server
yum install setroubleshoot

Should be able to get around this problem.