Re: Urgent,Upgrade Glibc 2.3 Failed,can't boot

>>From: [email protected]
>>[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Hong Li
>>Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 2:34 PM
>>To: [email protected]
>>Subject: Urgent,Upgrade Glibc 2.3 Failed,can't boot
>>
>>
>>Guys,
>>
>>Please help me on this! My linux box is redhat 7.x, not sure (but in /boot
>>it's vmlinuz-2.4.7-10 and kernel.h-2.4.7). While I try to install
>>libxml2.4
>>rpm, it ask for  glibc 6 so I guess mine is libc 5. then i start a pain
>>process. so many depencies. Finally, I start with install new gcc
>>3.2.2(install successfully) and glibc 2.3.1, and linuxthread
>>
>>Follow steps  in INSTALL file from glibc2.3.1, but when make install, I
>>can't remember if I type "env LANGUAGE=C LC_ALL=C" with "make install",
>>anyway, after that, I type any command, said "
>>
>>/bin/sh: /lib/i686/libc.so.6: version 'GLBIC_2.3' not found (required by
>>/lib/libdl.s0.2)
>>/bin/sh: /lib/i686/libc.so.6: version 'GLBIC_PRIVATE' not found
>>(required by
>>/lib/libdl.s0.2)
>>/bin/sh: /lib/ld-linux.so.2: version 'GLBIC_2.1.1' not found (required by
>>/lib/i686/libc.s0.6)
>>/bin/sh: /lib/ld-linux.so.2: version 'GLBIC_2.2.3' not found (required by
>>/lib/i686/libc.s0.6)
>>/bin/sh: /lib/ld-linux.so.2: version 'GLBIC_2.2' not found (required by
>>/lib/i686/libc.s0.6)

It looks like ld.so is finding an old version of libc.so.6.  (I presume 
that's GLIBC not GLBIC.)
You might try
mv /mnt/sysimage/lib/i686 /mnt/sysimage/lib/i686.old
or if that doesn't help
rm -r /mnt/sysimage/lib/i686
Where did you install the new glibc?  Is it in /lib/libc.so.6?
John Dalbec

>>
>>
>>
>>and when I reboot, said "kernel panic...", now I boot with RH 8.0 CD with
>>"linux rescue", so every file is there under /mnt/sysimage. What should I
>>do???? searched alot but no solution, seems from reading this
>>might be some
>>symbol link error? though installed those glibc2.3 but hadn't really link
>>correctly by ld? What should I do ????Many many thanks,
>>
>>
>>Vincent