[ale] Fedora oddity

[Drifter]

A clue!
  Maybe -- but not for me. :(

I keep trying to download the upgrade to FC-14. It keeps not working.
Found this in /var/log/messages:

> python: abrt: detected unhandled Python exception in 
/usr/share/preupgrade/preupgrade-gtk.py

> abrtd: dumpsocket: New client connected

>abrtd: dumpsocket: Saved Python crash dump of pid 3156 to 
/var/spool/abrt/pyhook-1302748263-3156

>abrtd: dumpsocket: Socket client disconnected

>abrtd: Directory 'pyhook-1302748263-3156' creation detected
>abrtd: Crash is in database already (dup of 
/var/spool/abrt/pyhook-1302741226-9340)

>abrtd: Deleting crash pyhook-1302748263-3156 (dup of 
pyhook-1302741226-9340), sending dbus signal

I now suspect there is a problem in preupgrade-gtk.py, but I do not have 
the skills to begin to unravel that sort of thing.

One last check of  /var/spool/abrt/pyhook-1302748263-3156/reason 
yields this:

>dev.py:91:bootpath_to_anacondapath:PUError: /boot is on RAID device md0

So I took another look at the python script and found this (which is of no 
help to me):

             ***********************************************

  # If available, download the stage2 installation image
        if self.pu.mainimage is not None:
            try:
                # download stage2.img
                stage2file = self.pu.retrieve_non_critical_files()
                stage2_abs = self.pu.bootpath+"/"+stage2file
                bootdevpath = bootpath_to_anacondapath(stage2_abs, 
UUID=True)
                extra_args += " stage2=%s" % bootdevpath
            except PUError, e:
                # TODO: offer to create CD/copy stage2 to USB. bluh.
                message = str(e) + "\n\n"
                print message
                message += _("The main installer image could not be saved 
to your hard drive. The installer can download this file once it starts, 
but this requires a wired network connection during installation.\n\nIf 
you do not have a wired network connection available, you should quit 
now.")
                response = continueQuitDialog(self.ui.assistant, message)
                if response == gtk.RESPONSE_NO:
                    self.exit_instance(exitcode=1)
                # Fallback: let anaconda stage1 download stage2 from 
instrepo
                stage2url = os.path.join(self.pu.instrepo.urls[0], 
self.pu.mainimage)
                extra_args += " stage2=" + stage2url

                   **********************************************


I never see the message about saving to the hard drive, so I suspect the 
script is crashing before it gets there.

I think I'm going to quit now and go to bed.  Tomorrow, as Scarlett said, 
is another day.

Sean

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On Wednesday, April 13, 2011 09:51:14 pm Sean Kilpatrick wrote:
> Sometimes I just do not understand! :)
> 
> The system kept offering to upgrade to FC-14.
> But when I tried it kept failing to load the necessary files.
> 
> So I ran <yum upgrade> and the FC-13 was upgraded -- some  64 files
> were changed to the tune of 305 MgB
> 
> There was no reminder to reboot.  Minutes after the upgrade was
> completed the reminder to upgrade to FC-14 reappeared and once again I
> clicked on "Okay".
> This time the file download ran without interruption and at the end I
> got the expected reminder to reboot, which I did.
> 
> System rebooted normally and reports
> kernel 2.6.34.8-68fc13x86_64 x86_64
> system Fedora release 13 (Goddard)
> 
> WTF
> 
> As I am typing this note, once again the notification appears courtesy
> of KPackageKit that a Distribution upgrade is available
> Fedora-14 (Laughlin)  and again I click on "Okay."
> 
> Then 110 MgB of downlater I am told that
> 
> "Ready to begin upgrade
> Your system now has the necessary information and packages needed to
> complete the upgrade to Fedora 14 (Laughlin).
> "When you are ready, you may reboot your system to complete the upgrade
> process.  Make sure you save any unsaved work before rebooting."
> 
> More later
> 
> Sean
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