I think I just fixed it.. I went to /var/lib/rpm and moved out all the files in there. (I put them into another directly in /home) then I copied just the base files, like packages and left out any DB files..
then I did rpm --rebuild --vv and it plodded away for 20 minutes, and now I have a working rpm again.. I don't know what was broken though.. rgds Frank -----Original Message----- From: ngn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, 25 January 2002 11:38 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] completely dead rpm database. I experienced the same that you had!!!...... I have my RPM Dbase dead just after an install, and I re-install LM.... I've tried with a lot of rpm commands so far, but I did not get any satisfactory result ----- Original Message ----- From: "Franki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 1:13 AM Subject: [newbie] completely dead rpm database. > Hi all > > I have a completely dead rpm database... > > I can't do an rpm --rebuilddb > > it sits there for hours doing nothing till I kill it.. > > I can't install any rpms, and I can't remove any, it just sits there doing > nothing... > > should I delete the DB and then try to rebuild it? if so, where is it? > > is it necessary to to an expert/upgrade to fix the problem? > > any suggestions would be great and much appreciated. > > other then that, the system is working fine.. > > I just went to install kernel 2.4.17.7mdk-1-1mdk to see what it was like on > a slower system (P233mmx 160MB ram) but I can't install it or anything > else.. > > the problem was I had a dud fstab, which was trying to mount my partitions > on the wrong bus, (hdc instead of hdb, hdc is the cdrom,,, I fixed that, and > got the system back up, but I still can't install anything... > > > any ideas anyone? > > rgds > > Frank > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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