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can't get upgrade to Fedora working

  • 05-04-2004 7:20pm
    #1
    sovtek
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,485 ✭✭✭


    I was attempting to upgrade from RH 7.1 to Fedora Core 1.
    I tried installing using CD's and I get an error on 3rd CD:
    All media tests passed...

    "Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 1120, in ?
    intf.run(id, dispatch, configFileData)
    File "/usr/lib/anaconda/text.py", line 474, in run
    dispatch.gotoNext()
    File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 168, in gotoNext
    self.moveStep()
    File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 236, in moveStep
    rc = apply(func, self.bindArgs(args))
    File "/usr/lib/anaconda/bootloader.py", line 143, in writeBootloader
    justConfigFile, intf)
    File "/usr/lib/booty/bootloaderInfo.py", line 1054, in write
    justConfig | (self.useGrubVal))
    File "/usr/lib/booty/bootloaderInfo.py", line 937, in writeLilo
    config.write(instRoot + self.configfile, perms = self.perms)
    File "/usr/lib/booty/lilo.py", line 225, in write
    f = open(file, "w")
    IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/mnt/sysimage/etc/lilo.conf'"

    And then tells me a probable bug and to save to disk.
    After which it says install exited abnormally.
    System will not boot afterward.
    Then I tried installing from ISO images on HD and get the same error when it comes to the end.
    That "permission denied is really throwing me. It seems like it can't access lilo.conf because of permissions. I did a linux rescue and lilo.conf is:

    rw-r--r-- root root /mnt/sysimage/etc/lilo.conf

    I'd would have thought that to be correct.

    Anyone have any ideas....pulling my hair out and there seems to be nothing in all of Googledom.

    TIA

    C


Comments

  • #2
    nadir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,419 ✭✭✭nadir


    chmod 755 lilo.conf
    and try again


  • #3
    sovtek
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,485 ✭✭✭sovtek


    Originally posted by nadir
    chmod 755 lilo.conf
    and try again

    Wouldn't allow it.
    Seems Fedora doesn't like the old bootloader.
    I ended up just doing a fresh install of Fedora.
    Now, if anyone has a great way of getting the user accounts back on I'd like to hear it. I've never done that before and we have about 50 user accounts on the server.


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