Johnny Hughes wrote: <snip> > To work around that issue: > > yum update yum sqlite python-sqlite kernel > > Then do the rest of the upgrade. > > There is a futex issue that happens to some people (and has been > happening since RH 5.x) ... to minimize that reboot prior to upgrade and > remove the files __db.00* from /var/lib/rpm. > On a an ASUS A7N8X / Athlon 2600+ box that has historically been a tad ornery, this worked like a champ! When the smoke cleared, the only anomaly I found was that hald wasn't running. Thanks!