On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 9:29 PM, S. Robert Cube <este...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Multiple threads appear to have run into a similar problem with preupgrade:
> it seems to run fine, but won't complete the install upon reboot. This might
> work for you.
>
> I'm running a multiboot system, and I have the /boot file on a separate
> partition. Preupgrade seems to assume you're using the local /boot file, and
> only modifies the local /boot folder. This is the problem.
>
> Preupgrade adds four files to the local /boot folder, in a new folder
> /boot/upgrade. (initrd.img, install.img, ks.cfg, vmlinuz). If this appears in
> your /boot menu, the following steps might solve your problem. You will need
> to modify whatever menu.lst your grub actually uses, then point it to the
> correct upgrade files. Finally, you will have to further modify your menu.lst
> file to add a new entry for the upgraded FC.
>
> In the example below, my grub is pointed to a partition that appears in FC as
> /media/Studio 9.04\boot\grub\menu.lst. My grub entry that boots FC looks like
> this:
>
> title Fedora Core 10 (on /dev/sdb14)
> root (hd1,13)
> kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27.5-117.fc10.x86_64 ro quiet splash
> initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.27.5-117.fc10.x86_64.img
> savedefault
> boot
>
>
> STEP 1.
>
> Add an entry like this to whatever menu.lst file grub uses, changing *'s to
> match your partitions (mine are hd1,13):
>
> title Fedora Upgrade
> root (hd*,*)
> kernel /boot/upgrade/vmlinuz
> initrd /boot/upgrade/initrd.img
> savedefault
> boot
>
>
> STEP 2.
>
> Save, and reboot, selecting Fedora Upgrade.
>
>
> STEP 3.
>
> It will then bring up an ncurses dialog that will ask you to locate the
> install.img file, first by partition, then by file location. The partitions
> are in a dropdown menu. Select the partition of you FC install. It might
> change "sdb" to "sdf"; they point to the same partition.
>
>
> STEP 4.
>
> It also, inaccurately, defaults to install.img. Instead, after you've
> selected the correct partition, enter /boot/upgrade/install.img
>
> The preupgrade install should proceed normally from this point.
>
>
> STEP 5.
>
> Once the upgrade is complete, you will have to add one more entry to your
> grub menu.lst file. Add an entry with the newly installed kernel (begins w/
> "vmlinz") and initrd ("initrd.#.#.#-#.fc#.arch.img") files; you will find
> these in your FC local /boot folder.
>
My initial take on your post was a request for help. Please label your
message as a TIP or SOLUTION. Your tip will probably find a wider
audience if contributed to Fedora Forums and/or wiki.
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