[SLE] RE: Failure to install SuSe 9.0 on Sony Vaio (glibc-2.3.2-88.i686 failed)

richard.foley_at_ubs.com
Date: 11/05/03

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    My installation of SuSe 9.0 on a Sony Vaio fails with the error messages at the base of this email.

    Yast2 attempts to (via RPM) install the following package:

            /var/adm/YaST/InstSrcManager/IS_CACHE_0x00000001/MEDIA/suse/i686/glibc-2.3.2-88.i686.rpm

    When it should (clearly) be trying to install this one:

            /var/adm/YaST/InstSrcManager/IS_CACHE_0x00000001/MEDIA/suse/i586/glibc-2.3.2-87.i586.rpm

    In the i686 directory there is just this _single_ file. The rest of the installation appears to be in the i586 directory, which is clearly the one Yast2 should be using.

    I guess the question is how do I affect the installation such that this i686 directory is unreadable, given that it resides on a 'Read-Only' filesystem, the CDRom.

    Good question, huh?

    I've got a root window open behind the installation, but clearly modifying the CD is a problem, does anyone know of a way to circumvent this behaviour, please?

    TIA for any helpful suggestions.

    And if SuSe Installation Support would look at this, I would be grateful...

    Support-Key: 49285486109122

    Richard Foley 

    ---
Ciao - shorter than Aufwiedersehen
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Foley, Richard 
>Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 1:41 PM
>To: 'suse-linux-e@suse.com'
>Cc: 'support@suse.com'; 'suse-linux@suse.com'
>Subject: RE: Failure to install SuSe 9.0 on Sony Vaio
>(glibc-2.3.2-88.i686 failed)
>
>
>Further to this I have investigated the media at point of 
>failure and have found 2 glibc packages:
>
>	
>/var/adm/YaST/InstSrcManager/IS_CACHE_0x00000001/MEDIA/suse/i58
>6/glibc-2.3.2-87.i586.rpm
>
>and 
>
>	
>/var/adm/YaST/InstSrcManager/IS_CACHE_0x00000001/MEDIA/suse/i68
>6/glibc-2.3.2-88.i686.rpm
>
>Presumably i686 is used because 'i686' is returned by the command:
>
>	uname -m 
>
>Which doesn't explain why the earlier i586 packages were 
>installed though.
>
>...
>
>Richard Foley
>---
>Ciao - shorter than Aufwiedersehen
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Foley, Richard 
>>Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 11:43 AM
>>To: 'suse-linux-e@suse.com'
>>Cc: 'support@suse.com'; 'suse-linux@suse.com'
>>Subject: Failure to install SuSe 9.0 on Sony Vaio (glibc-2.3.2-88.i686
>>failed)
>>
>>
>>I have a Sony Vaio PCG-C1MGP running SuSe 8.0 and have been 
>>trying unsuccesfully to install 9.0.
>>
>>It fails with the following message:
>>
>>	Installation of package glibc-2.3.2-88.i686 failed.
>>
>>Details are:
>>
>>	filesystem-9.0-6.i586.rpm installed ok
>>	suse-release-9.0-6.i586.rpm installed ok
>>	aaa_skel-2003.9.18-4.i586.rpm installed ok
>>	glibc-2.3.2-88.i686.rpm failed
>>
>>	rpm output:
>>
>>		package glibc-2.3.2-88 is intended for a i686 
>>architecture
>>
>>So I'm stuffed - unless anyone can think of a solution, please?
>>
>>ps. I'll try and get a German version of some of this written 
>>out for the main list shortly.
>>
>>Meanwhile any helpful suggestions appreciated.
>>
>>TIA
>>
>>Richard Foley
>>---
>>Ciao - shorter than Aufwiedersehen
>>
>>
>
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