[ILUG] Upgrading Fedora Core from 4 ---> 5

[David]

Paul Jakma wrote:

> On Fri, 14 Apr 2006, David wrote:
>
>> fedora-release = 4 is needed by (installed) 
>> yum-fedorafaq-4-2006.02.03.no arch
>
>
>> Anyone any ideas?
>
>
> rpm -e  yum-fedorafaq-4?
>
> regards,

Yip this allowed me install the fedora-relase but when I tried the yum 
-y upgrade I got the following error

Package initscripts needs kernel < 2.16.12 this is not available
Package kudzu needs kernel < 2.6.13 this is not available

Im thinking that initscripts and kudzu are amongst the first files to be 
upgraded??

Soooooooo....... I tried yum update kernel  and this gives the following 
errors.

Error: hwdata conflicts with pcmcia-cs
Error: initscripts conflicts with xorg-x11
Error: Missing Dependency: hotplug >= 2001_04_24-9 is needed by package pcmcia-cs
Error: Missing Dependency: hotplug >= 3:2004_04_01-10 is needed by package sane-backends
Error: Missing Dependency: hotplug >= 2001_04_24-13 is needed by package gphoto2
Error: Missing Dependency: /usr/X11R6/bin/sessreg is needed by package xinitrc
Error: Missing Dependency: xorg-x11 is needed by package linuxwacom
Error: Missing Dependency: /usr/X11R6/bin/xsetroot is needed by package xinitrc
Error: Missing Dependency: xorg-x11 is needed by package xorg-x11-tools
Error: Missing Dependency: XFree86-libs is needed by package synaptics
Error: Missing Dependency: gnu-crypto-jce-jdk1.4 >= 0:2.0.1-1jpp_2fc is needed by package jessie
Error: Missing Dependency: xorg-x11-libs = 6.8.2-31 is needed by package xorg-x11-xfs
Error: Missing Dependency: XFree86-libs >= 4.2.99 is needed by package libgnomeui
Error: Missing Dependency: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XKeysymDB is needed by package openmotif
Error: Missing Dependency: libdps.so.1 is needed by package ImageMagick
Error: Missing Dependency: gnu-crypto-sasl-jdk1.4 >= 0:2.0.1-1jpp_2fc is needed by package jessieError: Missing Dependency: libdpstk.so.1 is needed by package ImageMagick
Error: Unable to satisfy dependencies
Error: Package sane-backends needs hotplug >= 3:2004_04_01-10, this is not available.
Error: Package openmotif needs /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XKeysymDB, this is not available.
Error: Package xinitrc needs /usr/X11R6/bin/sessreg, this is not available.
Error: Package hwdata needs pcmcia-cs, this is not available.
Error: Package linuxwacom needs xorg-x11, this is not available.
Error: Package xorg-x11-tools needs xorg-x11, this is not available.
Error: Package ImageMagick needs libdps.so.1, this is not available.
Error: Package gphoto2 needs hotplug >= 2001_04_24-13, this is not available.
Error: Package libgnomeui needs XFree86-libs >= 4.2.99, this is not available.
Error: Package xinitrc needs /usr/X11R6/bin/xsetroot, this is not available.
Error: Package pcmcia-cs needs hotplug >= 2001_04_24-9, this is not available.
Error: Package xorg-x11-xfs needs xorg-x11-libs = 6.8.2-31, this is not available.
Error: Package initscripts needs kernel < 2.6.12, this is not available.
Error: Package kudzu needs kernel < 2.6.13, this is not available.
Error: Package ImageMagick needs libdpstk.so.1, this is not available.
Error: Package synaptics needs XFree86-libs, this is not available.


Now im wondering if  there is

1. a way round the yum -y upgrade problem to get past initscripts and kudzu
2. Are the dependancy errors in yum update kernel a result of the rpm -e 
yum-fedorafaq-4 or would it be worthwhile trying to fix the dependancies 
by hand.

 From Googling it would look like the update from FC4 to FC5 should be 
only be done AFTER the kernel in FC4 is fuly up to date.

I really thought the system was bang up to date with FC4 as even the 
up2date monitor is showing a blue tick and im pretty sure I had ran the 
yum update a day or so ago.

I realise that reinstalling FC from DVD and ensuring it is up to date 
then trying the upgrade to FC5 is probably the most logicial thing to do 
now but this is a learning exercise and im interested to see if I can 
get this to work.  Note that the system (suprisingly) appears to be 
running fine at the minute as it sits.

D