FC3 crashes during update of FC2

[Bernard Barton]

I thought I found the explanation for why FC3 crashes during
the install, when upgrading from FC2.  I've listed the URL and
message from the mailing list below.  However, I tried numerous
permutations in my grub.conf file, and it still crashes when
beginning to install the RPM's.  The same message regarding
the kernel is always displayed:

warning: package kernel = 2.6.9-1.667 was already added. Replacing with
kernel = 2.6.9-1.667

Any ideas beside a destructive installation?

-Thanks

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http://readlist.com/lists/redhat.com/fedora-list/5/26939.html

Paul you are 100% correct, I removed 1 of 3 installed kernels and the
install proceeded fully.

Thank you very much.


-----Original Message-----
From: fedora-list-bounces [mailto:fedora-list-bounces]
On Behalf Of Paul Howarth
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 12:39 AM
To: For users of Fedora Core releases
Subject: Re: FC2 to FC3 upgrade exits abnormally

On Sat, 2004-11-27 at 10:28 -0800, Rick Lim wrote:
>  I'm trying to upgrade a working FC2 to FC3, having got past the first
error
>  where the harddisk geometry was read wrong by using the parted update, I
get
>  to the point where it starts to begin the install and then I get
>
>  warning: package kernel = 2.6.9-1.667 was already added. Replacing with
>  kernel = 2.6.9-1.667
>
>  install exited abnormally.

How many kernels do you have installed? I had this problem when I tried
upgrading a machine that had one of the FC3 test release kernels
installed. Try removing as many kernels as possible from FC2 (preferably
leaving just one, < 2.6.9) and try it again. This worked for me.

Paul.
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Paul Howarth <paul>