F11 -> F12 from DVD: error; unable to read package metadata

[Craig White]

On Thu, 2009-11-26 at 07:05 -0800, Colin Brace wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I would like to upgrade an existing F11 system to F12. However, the
> installer throws up an error message:
> 
> ----
> Unable to read package metadata. This may be due to a missing repodata
> directory. Please ensure that your install tree has been properly generated.
> 
> Cannot retrieve repository data (respond.xml) for respository
> anaconda-InstallationRepo-200911081904-x86_64. Please verify its path and
> try again.
> ----
> 
> I've seen this the last few Fedora upgrades. As a result, I usually end up
> doing the upgrade with yum. However this time I am changing architecture
> (686->86_64) and would prefer to do it from the DVD, as I don't believe that
> using yum to do this is supported.
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did you verify the DVD so that it properly matches the sha256sum?

Generally I burn these things at the slowest rate possible so I have
least likelihood of problems in whatever cd/dvd reader I put it into.

Craig


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