Hello there,
I think I've shutdown my box right in the middle of a yum update.. The latest kernel installed won't simple boot, and the old one can, but only in init 3 mode (tty).
From a console, I wanted to complete the yum update and it suggested me to do a `yum-complete-transaction`.
yum-complete-transaction tells me that 447 elements are left to run in 1 transaction, runs and show lots of "Removing <packagename> - ud from the transaction" then processes lots of stuff, and ends with listing lots of duplicate packages (mostly Xorg stuff) and.. and that's all. Same stuff if I start that command again.
A `yum cleanup` doesn't change it.
Any hint how I could get of that deadly loop?
Regards,
On 02/08/2012 11:32 AM, wwp wrote:
Hello there,
I think I've shutdown my box right in the middle of a yum update.. The latest kernel installed won't simple boot, and the old one can, but only in init 3 mode (tty).
From a console, I wanted to complete the yum update and it suggested me to do a `yum-complete-transaction`.
yum-complete-transaction tells me that 447 elements are left to run in 1 transaction, runs and show lots of "Removing<packagename> - ud from the transaction" then processes lots of stuff, and ends with listing lots of duplicate packages (mostly Xorg stuff) and.. and that's all. Same stuff if I start that command again.
A `yum cleanup` doesn't change it.
Any hint how I could get of that deadly loop?
"yum history list" will give you of last yum transaction (highest number). Use that number in:
"yum history undo <number>", "yum history redo <number>" or "yum history rollback <number>"
Read "man yum" for differences between commands if necessary.
Hello Ljubomir,
On Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:06:44 +0100 Ljubomir Ljubojevic office@plnet.rs wrote:
On 02/08/2012 11:32 AM, wwp wrote:
Hello there,
I think I've shutdown my box right in the middle of a yum update.. The latest kernel installed won't simple boot, and the old one can, but only in init 3 mode (tty).
From a console, I wanted to complete the yum update and it suggested me to do a `yum-complete-transaction`.
yum-complete-transaction tells me that 447 elements are left to run in 1 transaction, runs and show lots of "Removing<packagename> - ud from the transaction" then processes lots of stuff, and ends with listing lots of duplicate packages (mostly Xorg stuff) and.. and that's all. Same stuff if I start that command again.
A `yum cleanup` doesn't change it.
Any hint how I could get of that deadly loop?
"yum history list" will give you of last yum transaction (highest number). Use that number in:
"yum history undo <number>", "yum history redo <number>" or "yum history rollback <number>"
Read "man yum" for differences between commands if necessary.
Hm. Since I use CentOS (was using Fedora before) I discover some yum advanced features, thanks for teaching me, Ljubomir :-).
None of the undo or rollback commands work, mostly because of hundreds of "Failed to downgrade <packagename>" lines (those packagenames are not part of the stalled transaction, BTW).
It seems that the problem is not simply a broken transaction today, `yum check` reports 399 pre-existing rpmdb problems, typically conflicts between duplicate old and new versions of tons of other packages, and I don't have a clue of when/how this has all been broken.
And don't know how to fix.. reinstalling the system seems a bit rough?
Regards,
On 02/08/2012 03:22 PM, wwp wrote:
Hello Ljubomir,
On Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:06:44 +0100 Ljubomir Ljubojevicoffice@plnet.rs wrote:
On 02/08/2012 11:32 AM, wwp wrote:
Hello there,
I think I've shutdown my box right in the middle of a yum update.. The latest kernel installed won't simple boot, and the old one can, but only in init 3 mode (tty).
From a console, I wanted to complete the yum update and it suggested me to do a `yum-complete-transaction`.
yum-complete-transaction tells me that 447 elements are left to run in 1 transaction, runs and show lots of "Removing<packagename> - ud from the transaction" then processes lots of stuff, and ends with listing lots of duplicate packages (mostly Xorg stuff) and.. and that's all. Same stuff if I start that command again.
A `yum cleanup` doesn't change it.
Any hint how I could get of that deadly loop?
"yum history list" will give you of last yum transaction (highest number). Use that number in:
"yum history undo<number>", "yum history redo<number>" or "yum history rollback<number>"
Read "man yum" for differences between commands if necessary.
Hm. Since I use CentOS (was using Fedora before) I discover some yum advanced features, thanks for teaching me, Ljubomir :-).
None of the undo or rollback commands work, mostly because of hundreds of "Failed to downgrade<packagename>" lines (those packagenames are not part of the stalled transaction, BTW).
It seems that the problem is not simply a broken transaction today, `yum check` reports 399 pre-existing rpmdb problems, typically conflicts between duplicate old and new versions of tons of other packages, and I don't have a clue of when/how this has all been broken.
And don't know how to fix.. reinstalling the system seems a bit rough?
I am hesitant to further advise you, since my yum problem solving is not so great. Please backup any files you need/want first.
That said, you can try "yum history sync" , and if even that does not help, think about re-installing all packages with "yum reinstall *"
On Wed, 2012-02-08 at 15:22 +0100, wwp wrote:
Hello Ljubomir,
On Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:06:44 +0100 Ljubomir Ljubojevic office@plnet.rs wrote:
On 02/08/2012 11:32 AM, wwp wrote:
Hello there,
I think I've shutdown my box right in the middle of a yum update.. The latest kernel installed won't simple boot, and the old one can, but only in init 3 mode (tty).
From a console, I wanted to complete the yum update and it suggested me to do a `yum-complete-transaction`.
yum-complete-transaction tells me that 447 elements are left to run in 1 transaction, runs and show lots of "Removing<packagename> - ud from the transaction" then processes lots of stuff, and ends with listing lots of duplicate packages (mostly Xorg stuff) and.. and that's all. Same stuff if I start that command again.
A `yum cleanup` doesn't change it.
Any hint how I could get of that deadly loop?
"yum history list" will give you of last yum transaction (highest number). Use that number in:
"yum history undo <number>", "yum history redo <number>" or "yum history rollback <number>"
Read "man yum" for differences between commands if necessary.
Hm. Since I use CentOS (was using Fedora before) I discover some yum advanced features, thanks for teaching me, Ljubomir :-).
You may want to try the package-cleanup command. package-cleanup --problems could be the first thing to try
Louis
Hello Louis,
On Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:23:35 +0100 Louis Lagendijk louis@lagendijk.xs4all.nl wrote:
On Wed, 2012-02-08 at 15:22 +0100, wwp wrote:
Hello Ljubomir,
On Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:06:44 +0100 Ljubomir Ljubojevic office@plnet.rs wrote:
On 02/08/2012 11:32 AM, wwp wrote:
Hello there,
I think I've shutdown my box right in the middle of a yum update.. The latest kernel installed won't simple boot, and the old one can, but only in init 3 mode (tty).
From a console, I wanted to complete the yum update and it suggested me to do a `yum-complete-transaction`.
yum-complete-transaction tells me that 447 elements are left to run in 1 transaction, runs and show lots of "Removing<packagename> - ud from the transaction" then processes lots of stuff, and ends with listing lots of duplicate packages (mostly Xorg stuff) and.. and that's all. Same stuff if I start that command again.
A `yum cleanup` doesn't change it.
Any hint how I could get of that deadly loop?
"yum history list" will give you of last yum transaction (highest number). Use that number in:
"yum history undo <number>", "yum history redo <number>" or "yum history rollback <number>"
Read "man yum" for differences between commands if necessary.
Hm. Since I use CentOS (was using Fedora before) I discover some yum advanced features, thanks for teaching me, Ljubomir :-).
You may want to try the package-cleanup command. package-cleanup --problems could be the first thing to try
Nice try, but this command reports "No Problems Found".
Regards,
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 4:32 AM, wwp subscript@free.fr wrote:
I think I've shutdown my box right in the middle of a yum update.. The latest kernel installed won't simple boot, and the old one can, but only in init 3 mode (tty).
From a console, I wanted to complete the yum update and it suggested me to do a `yum-complete-transaction`.
yum-complete-transaction tells me that 447 elements are left to run in 1 transaction, runs and show lots of "Removing <packagename> - ud from the transaction" then processes lots of stuff, and ends with listing lots of duplicate packages (mostly Xorg stuff) and.. and that's all. Same stuff if I start that command again.
A `yum cleanup` doesn't change it.
Any hint how I could get of that deadly loop?
Are you actually answering yes and letting it continue or stopping when you see the list of things it needs to do?
Hello Les,
On Wed, 8 Feb 2012 11:51:33 -0600 Les Mikesell lesmikesell@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 4:32 AM, wwp subscript@free.fr wrote:
I think I've shutdown my box right in the middle of a yum update.. The latest kernel installed won't simple boot, and the old one can, but only in init 3 mode (tty).
From a console, I wanted to complete the yum update and it suggested me to do a `yum-complete-transaction`.
yum-complete-transaction tells me that 447 elements are left to run in 1 transaction, runs and show lots of "Removing <packagename> - ud from the transaction" then processes lots of stuff, and ends with listing lots of duplicate packages (mostly Xorg stuff) and.. and that's all. Same stuff if I start that command again.
A `yum cleanup` doesn't change it.
Any hint how I could get of that deadly loop?
Are you actually answering yes and letting it continue or stopping when you see the list of things it needs to do?
I tried both :-) (first time: no, second time: yes).
Tried also `rpm --rebuilddb`, no effect. Will try `yum history sync` or `yum reinstall` or.. really reinstall.
Regards,
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 11:56 AM, wwp subscript@free.fr wrote:
From a console, I wanted to complete the yum update and it suggested me to do a `yum-complete-transaction`.
yum-complete-transaction tells me that 447 elements are left to run in
1
transaction, runs and show lots of "Removing <packagename> - ud from the transaction" then processes lots of stuff, and ends with listing lots of duplicate packages (mostly Xorg stuff) and.. and that's all. Same stuff if I start that command again.
A `yum cleanup` doesn't change it.
Any hint how I could get of that deadly loop?
Are you actually answering yes and letting it continue or stopping when
you
see the list of things it needs to do?
I tried both :-) (first time: no, second time: yes).
Tried also `rpm --rebuilddb`, no effect. Will try `yum history sync` or `yum reinstall` or.. really reinstall.
Are you seeing errors from yum as it tries to complete the steps it says it needs to complete the transaction? Does it still show a bunch of duplicate packages?
Hello Les,
On Wed, 8 Feb 2012 12:03:15 -0600 Les Mikesell lesmikesell@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 11:56 AM, wwp subscript@free.fr wrote:
From a console, I wanted to complete the yum update and it suggested me to do a `yum-complete-transaction`.
yum-complete-transaction tells me that 447 elements are left to run in
1
transaction, runs and show lots of "Removing <packagename> - ud from the transaction" then processes lots of stuff, and ends with listing lots of duplicate packages (mostly Xorg stuff) and.. and that's all. Same stuff if I start that command again.
A `yum cleanup` doesn't change it.
Any hint how I could get of that deadly loop?
Are you actually answering yes and letting it continue or stopping when
you
see the list of things it needs to do?
I tried both :-) (first time: no, second time: yes).
Tried also `rpm --rebuilddb`, no effect. Will try `yum history sync` or `yum reinstall` or.. really reinstall.
Are you seeing errors from yum as it tries to complete the steps it says it needs to complete the transaction? Does it still show a bunch of duplicate packages?
Yes and yes.
Regards,
Hello Les, all,
On Wed, 8 Feb 2012 12:03:15 -0600 Les Mikesell lesmikesell@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 11:56 AM, wwp subscript@free.fr wrote:
From a console, I wanted to complete the yum update and it suggested me to do a `yum-complete-transaction`.
yum-complete-transaction tells me that 447 elements are left to run in
1
transaction, runs and show lots of "Removing <packagename> - ud from the transaction" then processes lots of stuff, and ends with listing lots of duplicate packages (mostly Xorg stuff) and.. and that's all. Same stuff if I start that command again.
A `yum cleanup` doesn't change it.
Any hint how I could get of that deadly loop?
Are you actually answering yes and letting it continue or stopping when
you
see the list of things it needs to do?
I tried both :-) (first time: no, second time: yes).
Tried also `rpm --rebuilddb`, no effect. Will try `yum history sync` or `yum reinstall` or.. really reinstall.
Are you seeing errors from yum as it tries to complete the steps it says it needs to complete the transaction? Does it still show a bunch of duplicate packages?
Finally.. `yum reinstall '*'` fixed the issue(s). The RPMDB is now clean, yum is not warning anymore, there's no incomplete transaction, and the CentOS6 install seems fully functional.
Thanks a lot to all, Ljubomir, Mark, Louis and Les, you really helped me (and it was quite critical I had to fix this quickly even if I didn't mention this point).
Regards,
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Les Mikesell -
Ljubomir Ljubojevic -
Louis Lagendijk -
wwp