<p>/boot on software raid is not supported in the upgrade kernel due to some pile of reasoning I read about months ago. Upgrade still possible but requires a boot cd and wired metworking.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Apr 13, 2011 10:58 PM, "Drifter" <<a href="mailto:drifter@oppositelock.org">drifter@oppositelock.org</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution">> A clue!<br>> Maybe -- but not for me. :(<br>
> <br>> I keep trying to download the upgrade to FC-14. It keeps not working.<br>> Found this in /var/log/messages:<br>> <br>>> python: abrt: detected unhandled Python exception in <br>> /usr/share/preupgrade/preupgrade-gtk.py<br>
> <br>>> abrtd: dumpsocket: New client connected<br>> <br>>>abrtd: dumpsocket: Saved Python crash dump of pid 3156 to <br>> /var/spool/abrt/pyhook-1302748263-3156<br>> <br>>>abrtd: dumpsocket: Socket client disconnected<br>
> <br>>>abrtd: Directory 'pyhook-1302748263-3156' creation detected<br>>>abrtd: Crash is in database already (dup of <br>> /var/spool/abrt/pyhook-1302741226-9340)<br>> <br>>>abrtd: Deleting crash pyhook-1302748263-3156 (dup of <br>
> pyhook-1302741226-9340), sending dbus signal<br>> <br>> I now suspect there is a problem in preupgrade-gtk.py, but I do not have <br>> the skills to begin to unravel that sort of thing.<br>> <br>> One last check of /var/spool/abrt/pyhook-1302748263-3156/reason <br>
> yields this:<br>> <br>>>dev.py:91:bootpath_to_anacondapath:PUError: /boot is on RAID device md0<br>> <br>> So I took another look at the python script and found this (which is of no <br>> help to me):<br>
> <br>> ***********************************************<br>> <br>> # If available, download the stage2 installation image<br>> if self.pu.mainimage is not None:<br>> try:<br>
> # download stage2.img<br>> stage2file = self.pu.retrieve_non_critical_files()<br>> stage2_abs = self.pu.bootpath+"/"+stage2file<br>> bootdevpath = bootpath_to_anacondapath(stage2_abs, <br>
> UUID=True)<br>> extra_args += " stage2=%s" % bootdevpath<br>> except PUError, e:<br>> # TODO: offer to create CD/copy stage2 to USB. bluh.<br>> message = str(e) + "\n\n"<br>
> print message<br>> message += _("The main installer image could not be saved <br>> to your hard drive. The installer can download this file once it starts, <br>> but this requires a wired network connection during installation.\n\nIf <br>
> you do not have a wired network connection available, you should quit <br>> now.")<br>> response = continueQuitDialog(self.ui.assistant, message)<br>> if response == gtk.RESPONSE_NO:<br>
> self.exit_instance(exitcode=1)<br>> # Fallback: let anaconda stage1 download stage2 from <br>> instrepo<br>> stage2url = os.path.join(self.pu.instrepo.urls[0], <br>
> self.pu.mainimage)<br>> extra_args += " stage2=" + stage2url<br>> <br>> **********************************************<br>> <br>> <br>> I never see the message about saving to the hard drive, so I suspect the <br>
> script is crashing before it gets there.<br>> <br>> I think I'm going to quit now and go to bed. Tomorrow, as Scarlett said, <br>> is another day.<br>> <br>> Sean<br>> <br>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
> <br>> <br>> On Wednesday, April 13, 2011 09:51:14 pm Sean Kilpatrick wrote:<br>>> Sometimes I just do not understand! :)<br>>> <br>>> The system kept offering to upgrade to FC-14.<br>>> But when I tried it kept failing to load the necessary files.<br>
>> <br>>> So I ran <yum upgrade> and the FC-13 was upgraded -- some 64 files<br>>> were changed to the tune of 305 MgB<br>>> <br>>> There was no reminder to reboot. Minutes after the upgrade was<br>
>> completed the reminder to upgrade to FC-14 reappeared and once again I<br>>> clicked on "Okay".<br>>> This time the file download ran without interruption and at the end I<br>>> got the expected reminder to reboot, which I did.<br>
>> <br>>> System rebooted normally and reports<br>>> kernel 2.6.34.8-68fc13x86_64 x86_64<br>>> system Fedora release 13 (Goddard)<br>>> <br>>> WTF<br>>> <br>>> As I am typing this note, once again the notification appears courtesy<br>
>> of KPackageKit that a Distribution upgrade is available<br>>> Fedora-14 (Laughlin) and again I click on "Okay."<br>>> <br>>> Then 110 MgB of downlater I am told that<br>>> <br>>> "Ready to begin upgrade<br>
>> Your system now has the necessary information and packages needed to<br>>> complete the upgrade to Fedora 14 (Laughlin).<br>>> "When you are ready, you may reboot your system to complete the upgrade<br>
>> process. Make sure you save any unsaved work before rebooting."<br>>> <br>>> More later<br>>> <br>>> Sean<br></div>