FC4 hosed

[Jim Douglas]

>From: "Michael Wiktowy" <michael.wiktowy at gmail.com>
>Reply-To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list at redhat.com>
>To: "For users of Fedora Core releases" <fedora-list at redhat.com>
>Subject: Re: FC4 hosed
>Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 15:05:13 -0400
>
>On 10/24/06, bruce <bedouglas at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>>hey jim....
>>
>>
>>you're going to need to get a copy of a script rpm2cpio, and use it to
>>rebuild/install the rpm app.
>>
>>steps
>>-get a copy of the rpm2cpio script from googling
>>-install the script per instructions
>>-get a copy of the rpm rpm and download it
>>-run the rpm2cpio on the rpm file to install the rpm app
>>
>>this should get you your rpm functionality back
>>
>>you can then use this to reinstall yum
>>
>>you can then use yum to reinstall rpm/yum, and update the rpm database...
>>
>>have fun!
>
>
>Is there no solution with the rescue disk using --dbpath and --root 
>options?
>Or does the rescue disk not include a standalone rpm?
>
>/Mike


>--
>fedora-list mailing list
>fedora-list at redhat.com
>To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list


I created a rpm448.cpio file

Do you know the cpio command to install this created file?

I have googled endlessly..

Jim

_________________________________________________________________
Get today's hot entertainment gossip  
http://movies.msn.com/movies/hotgossip?icid=T002MSN03A07001