Bad update - X11 corrupted

[jludwig]

> Hi all,
>     I recently decided to upgrade from RH8 to Fedora.  I downloaded
> the 
> .iso files, burned them and installed without a hitch (checked the 
> md5sum and the finished CDs first).
>     Unfortunately, when I performed the system update, the X11 package
> was corrupted.  Now I can't boot into Fedora normally.  I can get in 
> through the "Linux rescue" from the install disk, but I'm afraid I
> don't 
> know what to do from there.  I'm at that dangerous stage where I know 
> enough to get myself into trouble, but not enough to get myself out,
> so 
> I don't really want to touch anything without some advice first.  Is 
> there an easy fix to this?
> 
> Thanks,
> Dick

What were the error messages, if any, while booting?
This will give me/us an idea how to help you fix this problem.
jludwig <wralphie at comcast.net>