[ATrpms-users] FC5 to FC8 upgrade attempt

[Axel Thimm]

On Mon, Nov 26, 2007 at 09:00:20AM +0000, Neil Bird wrote:
> and prefer the DVD-upgrade route, but the as-yet unfixed yumlop bug is 
> scaring me off ATM.

What is the unfixed yumlop bug? :)

> >> Error: Package lirc-kmdl-2.6.20-1.2320.fc5 needs /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-1.2320.fc5, this is not available.
> 
>    I read this as the kernel models listed not having newer (FC8) versions 
> calculated.

No, there are kmdl for F8, but the above means "I just wanted to kill
the kernel for 2.6.20-1.2320.fc5, but I never checked that other
packages depend on it. So after I scheduled it for removal I see that
there are dependency issues". E.g. a yum bug in the installonly code.

>    I don't know the state of ivtv;  it's supposed to be merged, or at least 
> mostly merged, into the core kernel tree as part of video4linux, but I kind 
> of get the impression you still need or should/could have the individual 
> ivtv kmdl installed.  I'll ask on the ivtv site before I jump.

You need the kmdl for the framebuffer. It only contains the fb anyway.

>    Any which way, *my* route would be to make a note of those problematic 
> kmdls, rpm -e them (see if you can find the orig. rpms in case of emergency 
> recovery!) and try again with (hopefully) nothing holding onto the old 
> kernel files.  Then, after the upgrade, re-install them from whatever the 
> current equiv. is.

Better is to use proper tools, either smart/apt or yum with
yum-plugin-kmdl and no installonly stuff. I upgraded some FC6 to F8
and it worked well, even with yum (but I haven't tried FC5->F8, nor
will I ba able to as I don't have any such systems left).

BTW thin kabout moving to RHEL5/CentOS5 if you are on FC5. It means
that you don't upgrade that often (FC5->F8 is 1.5 years), and that
cycle is the same as RHEL's so you might be better off following
RHEL's/CentOS' cycle then.
-- 
Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
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