On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 2:34 PM, Robert Heller <heller at deepsoft.com> wrote: ..... > I was unsure of the specific options above -- After installing revisor > and poked around in the source code and found what I needed, but my test > install failed -- it complained that there was a problem with mkinitrd -- > could not open it or find it -- guessing I need to rebuild the repro > database. > > >> >> ... reboot, lather, rinse and repeat .... :-) :=) >> >> You may find "re-generating" the CentOS CDs/DVD quite easy at >> times and very frustrating and complex at others ...... > > Yeah, it appears so. I just hope I don't have to rebuild all 6 CDs, > since I don't have the DVD nor do I have a DVD-R drive either, so doing > things with a single DVD is not an option. > Last time I added a DVD burner to my Build system, it cost $29 (USD) and this was for a very good, reliable unit. Not worth my time and immense hassle to do otherwise .... As for ... > could not open it or find it -- guessing I need to rebuild the repro > database. What about: >> First of all, if you replace an RPM, you'll need to do createrepro. What isn't clear?? As "need to" means **MUST**.... <hmmmm>. Why did you even make an attempt without the createrepro command?? Two to three minutes of your time wasn't worth it (but taking our time is, of course) :-):-) ... While I believe your bug reports, I install CentOS on RAID + LVM everyday without any problems, private kernel patches, etc. -- as a counter-example. Now, let's see if we understand the situation clearly: 1. This is a "one-time" conversion (will "throw the CD away when done") ... 2. You're migrating a system from Ubuntu to CentOS (e.g., a different version / patch level of LVM + RAID) and *hope* to keep data consistency and reliability ... 3. You have a backup of this precious data, yes / no?? If no, eegaddss.... 4. So, why not just do a wipe + fresh install and reload the data??? Now how much time have you spent on this "project" so far?? I believe the above would be done 2 to 3x times over by now .... Plus, you've found out that it is a lot more than "just a mkisofs command with a few arguments" (and that you have to follow instructions precisely or things just don't WORK(tm)). Hmmmm.... -rak-