Update of Fedora Core 2 to Fedora Core 4 ended abnormally :-(

[alexander.beck-ratzka]

Hello list,

I've tried to update my Fedora Core 2 partition to Fedora Core 4, but the 
update failed with the message: "Update ended abnormally".

After this message all deveices have been unmounted, to enable a stop of the 
computer. I am happy about the fact that I can still work with my PC, but I 
assume that was nothing else then great luck!!!

Because I really don't know why this update has failed, I want to know, where 
I can find more informations about the failed update. Does anyone know, where 
such a logfile is?

Regards

Alexander

[Mogens Kjaer]

alexander.beck-ratzka wrote:
...
> Because I really don't know why this update has failed, I want to know, where 
> I can find more informations about the failed update. Does anyone know, where 
> such a logfile is?

Check if you have files in /root named
upgrade.log and upgrade.log.syslog.

If you have, does the timestamp match
the time of the upgrade? If so, check
the contents of these files.

Mogens

[alexander.beck-ratzka]

On Tuesday 20 December 2005 01:54 pm, Mogens Kjaer wrote:
> alexander.beck-ratzka wrote:
> ...
> > Because I really don't know why this update has failed, I want to know,
> > where I can find more informations about the failed update. Does anyone
> > know, where such a logfile is?
>
> Check if you have files in /root named
> upgrade.log and upgrade.log.syslog.
>
> If you have, does the timestamp match
> the time of the upgrade? If so, check
> the contents of these files.

I've found such a file, but I don't think that its content is helpful. Anyway, 
here it is.

Can anyone explain from this, why the update has ended abnormally?

Regards

Alexander

P.S. The last line is really truncetad...
##############################cut here#########################

Upgrading 917 packages

The following packages were automatically
selected to be installed:
Upgrade: Found a graphical browser.  Pulling in firefox
Upgrade Dependency: Needs libidn-devel-0:0.5.15-1.i386, automatically added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs pcre-devel-0:5.0-4.i386, automatically added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs gnome-python2-extras-0:2.10.0-2.1.i386, 
automatically added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs fonts-arabic-0:1.5-3.noarch, automatically added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs dbus-x11-0:0.33-3.i386, automatically added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs hal-cups-utils-0:0.5.3-3.i386, automatically added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs hal-0:0.5.2-2.i386, automatically added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs libidn-0:0.5.15-1.i386, automatically added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs net-snmp-libs-0:5.2.1-12.i386, automatically added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-0:6.8.2-31.i386, 
automatically added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs rpm-libs-0:4.4.1-21.i386, automatically added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs sqlite-0:3.1.2-3.i386, automatically added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs evolution-data-server-0:1.2.2-3.i386, automatically 
added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs gnome-menus-0:2.10.1-3.i386, automatically added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs libtheora-0:1.0alpha4-2.i386, automatically added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs python-elementtree-0:1.2.6-4.i386, automatically 
added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs python-sqlite-0:1.1.6-1.i386, automatically added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs python-urlgrabber-0:2.9.6-1.noarch, automatically 
added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs howl-libs-0:0.9.8-3.i386, automatically added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs aqbanking-0:1.0.4beta-2.i386, automatically added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs gnome-python2-gnomevfs-0:2.10.0-1.i386, 
automatically added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs fonts-korean-0:1.0.11-4.noarch, automatically added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs gnome-doc-utils-0:0.2.0-2.noarch, automatically 
added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs gnome-netstatus-0:2.10.0-4.i386, automatically 
added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs libwmf-0:0.2.8.3-8.i386, automatically added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs pm-utils-0:0.01-1.i386, automatically added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs freeglut-0:2.2.0-16.i386, automatically added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs libsepol-0:1.5.9-2.i386, automatically added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs libaio-devel-0:0.3.104-2.i386, automatically added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs fonts-gujarati-0:1.10-2.noarch, automatically added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs gwenhywfar-0:1.7.2-2.i386, automatically added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs gnome-bluetooth-libs-0:0.5.1-12.i386, automatically 
added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs fonts-chinese-0:2.15-2.noarch, automatically added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-devel-0:6.8.2-31.i386, 
automatically added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs fonts-tamil-0:1.10-2.noarch, automatically added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs neon-devel-0:0.24.7-6.i386, automatically added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs sqlite-devel-0:3.1.2-3.i386, automatically added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs regexp-0:1.3-1jpp_5fc.i386, automatically added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs compat-gcc-32-0:3.2.3-47.fc4.i386, automatically 
added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs libsilc-0:0.9.12-11.i386, automatically added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs gnutls-0:1.0.25-1.i386, automatically added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs spamassassin-0:3.0.3-4.fc4.i386, automatically 
added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs fonts-hebrew-0:0.100-4.noarch, automatically added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs java-1.4.2-gcj-compat-0:1.4.2.0-40jpp_31rh.i386, 
automatically added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs 
java-1.4.2-gcj-compat-devel-0:1.4.2.0-40jpp_31rh.i386, automatically added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs jpackage-utils-0:1.6.3-1jpp_1rh.noarch, 
automatically added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs fonts-hindi-0:1.10-2.noarch, automatically added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs fonts-punjabi-0:1.10-2.noarch, automatically added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs gnome-speech-0:0.3.6-1.i386, automatically added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs audit-libs-0:0.8.2-1.i386, automatically added.
Upgrade Dependency: Needs pe

[Mogens Kjaer]

alexander.beck-ratzka wrote:
...
> P.S. The last line is really truncetad...

...

Hm, apparently, it died without flushing the buffers.

I don't think you can get anything useful out of this
logfile.

When the upgrade died, did you have the possibility of
switching consoles with Alt-F1, Alt-F2, etc., and check
for messages on the other consoles?

Mogens

[alexander.beck-ratzka]

On Tuesday 20 December 2005 02:11 pm, Mogens Kjaer wrote:
> alexander.beck-ratzka wrote:
> ...
> > P.S. The last line is really truncetad...
>
> ...
>
> Hm, apparently, it died without flushing the buffers.
>
> I don't think you can get anything useful out of this
> logfile.
>
> When the upgrade died, did you have the possibility of
> switching consoles with Alt-F1, Alt-F2, etc., and check
> for messages on the other consoles?

No, all devices have been umounted automatically :-(

Can I force the update process to bring out some more informations?

Alexander

[Mogens Kjaer]

alexander.beck-ratzka wrote:
....
> > When the upgrade died, did you have the possibility of
> > switching consoles with Alt-F1, Alt-F2, etc., and check
> > for messages on the other consoles?
>
> No, all devices have been umounted automatically :-(

Did you try to switch consoles with Alt-Fx?

Mogens

[alexander.beck-ratzka]

Mogens Kjaer wrote:
> alexander.beck-ratzka wrote:
> ....
> > > When the upgrade died, did you have the possibility of
> > > switching consoles with Alt-F1, Alt-F2, etc., and check
> > > for messages on the other consoles?
> >
> > No, all devices have been umounted automatically :-(
>
> Did you try to switch consoles with Alt-Fx?

I've just tried an update again, and on the 5th console I've found a message, 
which might be a hint:

No volume groups found

On all other consoles there was no error message. The last message on another 
console was:

setting file_context_path to /etc/selinux/targeted/context/files

However, I cannot find a directory selinux in /etc.

Alexander

[Gerry Doris]

On Tue, 2005-12-20 at 14:13 +0100, alexander.beck-ratzka wrote:
> On Tuesday 20 December 2005 02:11 pm, Mogens Kjaer wrote:
> > alexander.beck-ratzka wrote:
> > ...
> > > P.S. The last line is really truncetad...
> >
> > ...
> >
> > Hm, apparently, it died without flushing the buffers.
> >
> > I don't think you can get anything useful out of this
> > logfile.
> >
> > When the upgrade died, did you have the possibility of
> > switching consoles with Alt-F1, Alt-F2, etc., and check
> > for messages on the other consoles?
>
> No, all devices have been umounted automatically :-(
>
> Can I force the update process to bring out some more informations?
>
> Alexander

I have one system that has the same behaviour.  It refused to upgrade
from FC2 to FC3 and from FC3 to FC4.  The upgrade just stops, everything
is unmounted and it restarts...that's it.

I finally gave up on trying to upgrade and did a clean install.  That
worked.