DVD as zypper dup source

[Roger Oberholtzer]

I saw a discussion of this, but missed the answer. If I want to use a
local DVD to update from openSUSE 11.1 to 11.2, I can simply add the DVD
as the only repo source, right? This will make available the packages in
repo-oss and repo-non-oss, but not repo-update, right?

I looked for this on http://en.opensuse.org/Upgrade/11.2, but there was
no mention of the local DVD source method.
--
Roger Oberholtzer

OPQ Systems / Ramböll RST

Ramböll Sverige AB
Krukmakargatan 21
P.O. Box 17009
SE-104 62 Stockholm, Sweden

Office: Int [phone]
Mobile: Int [phone]

[Lars Müller]

Post by Roger Oberholtzer
I saw a discussion of this, but missed the answer. If I want to use a
local DVD to update from openSUSE 11.1 to 11.2, I can simply add the DVD
as the only repo source, right? This will make available the packages in
repo-oss and repo-non-oss, but not repo-update, right?
I looked for this on http://en.opensuse.org/Upgrade/11.2, but there was
no mention of the local DVD source method.

If you only use the DVD source you will face the issue with the
kernel-{default,pae} package as described at
http://en.opensuse.org/Bugs:Most_Annoying_Bugs_11.2

Bug #551642 : When updating a 11.1 from the DVD, kernel-pae-base (or
kernel-default-base) is not removed. zypper dup from the online
repository works ok. Workaround: Deselect kernel-pae-base manually (In
the Update Overview, click Packages, go to the Installation Overview
tab, select Show packages with status [X] Keep, scroll down to
kernel-pae-base and deselect it).

In any case I would add the online http openSUSE 11.2 source - http,
cause only then you use the MirrorBrain infrastructure - with a lower
priority if possible. Cause then it is more likely that all your 11.1
packages get upgraded as some might not be part of the DVD.

Plus the update/11.2/ repo with the highest priority to ensure all
available fixes get included too.

source priority

http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.2/ 20
DVD 100
http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.2/repo/oss/ 120

All as long as you have network access while the upgrade.

Lars

[Roger Oberholtzer]

Post by Lars Müller

Post by Roger Oberholtzer
I saw a discussion of this, but missed the answer. If I want to use a
local DVD to update from openSUSE 11.1 to 11.2, I can simply add the DVD
as the only repo source, right? This will make available the packages in
repo-oss and repo-non-oss, but not repo-update, right?
I looked for this on http://en.opensuse.org/Upgrade/11.2, but there was
no mention of the local DVD source method.

If you only use the DVD source you will face the issue with the
kernel-{default,pae} package as described at
http://en.opensuse.org/Bugs:Most_Annoying_Bugs_11.2
Bug #551642 : When updating a 11.1 from the DVD, kernel-pae-base (or
kernel-default-base) is not removed. zypper dup from the online
repository works ok. Workaround: Deselect kernel-pae-base manually (In
the Update Overview, click Packages, go to the Installation Overview
tab, select Show packages with status [X] Keep, scroll down to
kernel-pae-base and deselect it).
In any case I would add the online http openSUSE 11.2 source - http,
cause only then you use the MirrorBrain infrastructure - with a lower
priority if possible. Cause then it is more likely that all your 11.1
packages get upgraded as some might not be part of the DVD.
Plus the update/11.2/ repo with the highest priority to ensure all
available fixes get included too.
source priority
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.2/ 20
DVD 100
http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.2/repo/oss/ 120
All as long as you have network access while the upgrade.

...

I did all this. Used the DVD as the OSS source, and added the network
sources for non-oss and updates.

The install went swimmingly. The same cannot be said for after the
reboot:

1) A file called libvolume_id.so.1 seems not to have been installed. So,
no disks could be mounted. At all. Luckily, I ran the 11.2 repair off
the DVD, and it found that two packages were not installed, I let it do
so, and these and 20 or 30 dependent packages were installed. Then the
system boot ok. I apologize that I cannot find the names of the two
errant packages. I wrote them down on Friday. Here I sit on Monday, and
I cannot find the paper. If it turns up, I will report which they were.

2) The update changed the ATI radeonhd driver to a new version (1.2.4 ->
1.3.0). This was not good! The system froze all the time. Luckily, I
found out why in the openSUSE forum. I updated the radeonhd driver and
all is ok. That should really be in the 11.2 update directory so it is
picked up during install! Now I need to see whi Xorg is taking 20% CPU
time when there is little activity. I suspect I need to disable some
things the ATI driver is up to.

3) The postfix setup was messed up. Existing .db files were deleted and
not remade. It took a wile to see that this is why smtp connections were
refused. A few postmap commands later and all worked again.

4) And, the vmware upgrade, which is not really an openSUSE issue. But
it was part of my upgrade experience.


I did a similar update from a 11.2 beta to the final release, and that
went much better.

I can say that the repair feature was really great to have. Without it I
would have had to do a new install.
--
Roger Oberholtzer

OPQ Systems / Ramböll RST

Ramböll Sverige AB
Krukmakargatan 21
P.O. Box 17009
SE-104 62 Stockholm, Sweden

Office: Int [phone]
Mobile: Int [phone]