[ATrpms-users] package install failure

[john bray]

On Sun, 2008-03-09 at 08:20 +0200, Axel Thimm wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 08, 2008 at 06:35:53PM -0600, john bray wrote:
> > [resend - apparently my first try didn't get to the list server]
> > 
> > i know this is the wrong list for this, but i'm hoping that, given the
> > number of packaging experts here, someone will see a quick solution.
> > 
> > this is from smart's attempt to install centos 5.1 packages this
> > morning.
> > 
> > Output from kernel-xen-2.6.18-53.1.14.el5 at x86_64:
> > error: unpacking of archive failed on
> > file /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-53.1.14.el5xen;47d2ba05: cpio: write failed -
> > Resource temporarily unavailable
> > 
> > Output from kernel-2.6.18-53.1.14.el5 at x86_64:
> > error: unpacking of archive failed on
> > file /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-53.1.14.el5;47d2ba05: cpio: write failed -
> > Resource temporarily unavailable
> > 
> > i saw this once in a fedora 7 package as well, but it wasn't important
> > at that point.
> > 
> > can anyone point me to a solution to this?
> 
> Is /boot full? Or write protected due to some reason (filesystem
> corruption can somtimes write protect a local mount)?

heh.  exactly!  when i checked his boot, it was full!  thanks so much
axel!  your insights are often amazing!  i'd just never even thought
about /boot being filled up.  and never would have looked for that.

thanks again!

john
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