So, What is the best way to upgrade an FC6.i686 to F8.x86_64

[Jim Cornette]

Kevin J. Cummings wrote:
> I've just finished an aborted attempt to install FU 20070204 8 X86_64 on
> my laptop, currently running an FC6.i686 installation.
> 
> The media passes the media check on the DVD.
> 
> Try #1:  I tried the "upgrade" option.  Anaconda tells me that this
> method is not supported and may fail since I am changing architectures.
> 
> Try #2:  I tried the "install" option.  I left the disk partitioning
> alone, and tried to install on top of my current installation.  I choose
> to add "Software Development" on top of the default "Office and
> Productivity" selection.  Things went well until it checked the
> trasaction.  Seems the compiz.i386 from FC6 conflicts with the
> compiz.x86_64 from F8.   Hmmm, I didn't think this was supposed to
> happen.  More may have conflicted, but that's all I could get from the
> truncated F4 console.  So, I rebooted FC6, and did an "rpm --erase
> compiz".  After it finished erasing, I tried again.
> 
> Try #3:  I tried again, this time anaconda bags out with an error
> message, and leaves an anacdump.txt file in my /root directory.
> 
> So, I seem to be stuck, furthermore, my laptop is not exactly the same
> as before the attempt anymore.  NetworkManager can't find my wireless,
> and the RHGB stuff seems to be gone.  I've had to hook the ethernet
> cable to get "connected" again.  I'm not sure what else is "broken".
> VMWare seems to be OK, and X11 is still working, but some of my sensors
> are complaining about my hard disk, so I disabled that sensor for the
> time being.
> 
> So, what did I do wrong, and how do I fix it?
> 
> BTW, my disk is essentially partitioned into a single "/" partition, and
> I'm interested in losing my local data in /home by re-formatting....or
> by losing the list of all of my installed RPMs (so I can re-create my
> system after the architecture change).
> 

It sounds like the system is now partially 32 and 64 bit without much 
hope of stability. You might be able to backup your home directories to 
DVD or tar the content to an external drive.

For the rpms installed, /var/log/rpmpkgs might be useful for what is 
installed for a clean install reference.

I would be interested in what is in anacdump.txt.

Jim