Re: BUG: no more kernel updates

HI Markus:

This is a SuSE 9.0 box, and the other one is a SuSE 8.2.

# fou4s -e
211.20.181.250: Checking [#################################] 100 %
aaa_base                        9.0-10        (9.0-6        ) [ok] security      189kb 
libtiff                         3.5.7-376     (3.5.7-302    ) [ok] security      317kb 

Update statistics for SuSE 9.0 host mbox-1b (fou4s 0.12.4):
                               Size    After Upd.   To D/L
  2 update(s), total            506kB      -38kB        0kB
     2 security update(s)       506kB      -38kB        0kB
This run of fou4s took 7 secs.
*** IF YOU CAN READ THIS, try fou4s --inversecolor or set InverseColor=1 ***
mbox-1b /home/happyman# fou4s --version
fou4s v0.12.4  (c) 2002-2004 Markus Gaugusch <[email protected]>
mbox-1b /home/happyman# uname -a
Linux mbox-1b 2.4.21-243-smp4G #1 SMP Thu Aug 12 15:32:27 UTC 2004 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
mbox-1b /home/happyman# 

mbox-1b /home/happyman# fou4s -i
211.20.181.250: Checking [#################################] 100 %
aaa_base                        9.0-10        (9.0-6        ) [ok] security      189kb 
Installing aaa_base-9.0-10.i586.patch.rpm


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* ERROR: Update failed *
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Illegal variable name.


Please try option --end, -a or --nodeps in case of dependency problems.
Using --nopatchrpms might also help
THE PACKAGES SHOWN ABOVE HAVE NOT BEEN INSTALLED!
libtiff                         3.5.7-376     (3.5.7-302    ) [ok] security      317kb 
Installing libtiff-3.5.7-376.i586.patch.rpm


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* ERROR: Update failed *
************************

Illegal variable name.


Please try option --end, -a or --nodeps in case of dependency problems.
Using --nopatchrpms might also help
THE PACKAGES SHOWN ABOVE HAVE NOT BEEN INSTALLED!
Warning: 2 updates failed. Please fix the problems and try again

What can I provide you to debug this?

happyman 
Markus Gaugusch <[email protected]> at Tue, 26 Oct 2004 11:41:00 +0200
(CEST) wrote:

> On Oct 26, happyman <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> > Yes, after I upgrade fou4s to 0.12.4,  all updates failed.
> I tried to reproduce your problem (and Kevin's), but everything worked for 
> me. (I installed the aaa_base update on several machines this morning 
> using fou4s 0.12.4). The kernel update is also shown on at least one 
> machine (SuSE 9.1).
> I'll try to investigate further.
> 
> Markus

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happyman <[email protected]>

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