Xorg corrupt after a failed install from Rawhide (How to recover)

[Williams Jr, Ernest L.]

-----Original Message-----
From: fedora-test-list-bounces at redhat.com on behalf of Jim Cornette
Sent: Sat 8/28/2004 9:26 PM
To: For testers of Fedora Core development releases
Subject: Re: Xorg corrupt after a failed install from Rawhide	(How	to	recover)
 

> I hope you get the basic concept from this attempted explanation. I'm 
> getting lost myself. It is easier done than said.
> 
> =============================
> I am back in business.  Thanks for the guidance here.
> 
> Here is what I did to recover:
> 
> Step 1: Go to init level 3
> 
> Step 2: remove xorg-x11 from my system
> 
> Step 3: remove old header info for yum
> rm -rf /var/cache/yum/development/header.info
> cd /var/cache/yum/development/headers
> rm -rf *.hdr
> 
> Step 4: Use yum to install xorg-xll
> yum  install  xorg-x11
> 
> 
> 
> Success.


It is great that this worked for you. Out of curiousity, were there any 
rpm files still in the /var/spool/up2date directory? 

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Yes, but I cleared that area as well.

Which rpm was not recognized as such?

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Not sure what you mean here?

It's great that you got X back up and running again.

Jim


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