FC4 update problem on x86_64 in /usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/repoBackends/genericRepo.py", line 17, in __getattr__

[Piet Delaney]

Updates on two i386 systems went fine (other than GUI not indicating
that updates were available). My x86_64/AMD Hammer system is hanging
when the python scripts go to get the rpm modules. Here's the msg in
the /var/log/up2date file:


-- [Tue Aug  2 10:01:54 2005] up2date   File "/usr/sbin/up2date", line
1265, in ?
    sys.exit(main() or 0)
   File "/usr/sbin/up2date", line 891, in main
    gui.main()
   File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/gui.py", line 2158, in main
    gtk.mainloop()
   File
"/usr/src/build/535816-x86_64/install/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py", line 70, in __call__
   File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/gui.py", line 1822, in
doRetrieval
    self.setRetrievalProgress)
   File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/up2date.py", line 178, in
getPackage
    buf = rpcServer.doCall(repos.getPackage, pkg, msgCallback,
progressCallback)
   File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/rpcServer.py", line 316, in
doCall
    ret = apply(method, args, kwargs)
   File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/repoDirector.py", line 36, in
getPackage
    return self.handlers[channel['type']].getPackage(pkg, msgCallback,
progressCallback)
   File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/rpmSource.py", line 186, in
getPackage
    package = source.getPackage(pkg, MsgCallback, progressCallback)
   File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/repoBackends/repomdRepo.py", line
251, in getPackage
    self.initRepo()
   File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/repoBackends/repomdRepo.py", line
123, in initRepo
    log.trace_me()
   File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/up2dateLog.py", line 35, in
trace_me
    x = traceback.extract_stack()

[Tue Aug  2 10:01:59 2005] up2date   File
"/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/gui.py", line 1822, in doRetrieval
    self.setRetrievalProgress)
   File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/up2date.py", line 192, in
getPackage
    progressCallback)
   File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/rpcServer.py", line 316, in
doCall
    ret = apply(method, args, kwargs)
   File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/repoDirector.py", line 39, in
getPackageSource
    return self.handlers[channel['type']].getPackageSource(channel, pkg,
msgCallback, progressCallback)
   File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/repoBackends/genericRepo.py",
line 17, in __getattr__
    self.psc.setSourceInstances(self.sources[name])


I tried deleting the rpm's in /var/spool/up2date/ and it didn't help,
thought deleting the hdr files might be worth trying next.

-piet