https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704344 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704344#c3 Jiří­ Suchomel changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |NEEDINFO InfoProvider| |scott@aphofis.com --- Comment #3 from Jiří­ Suchomel 2011-07-20 09:53:41 UTC --- 1. I installed 11.3 x86-64. 2. On the same machine, I booted 11.4 i586 medium. Selected "Update". No partition for update can be seen. If I click "Show all partition", it shows my original 11.3 system (of x86-64 architecture). 3. When I select 11.3 partition to upgrade, I get the warning "The architecture of the system installed in the selected partition is different than the one of this product. Sounds like completely solution. So, what have you done differently that you met the wrong behavior? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704344 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704344#c5 Scott Couston changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |NEW InfoProvider|scott@aphofis.com | --- Comment #5 from Scott Couston 2011-07-23 01:26:26 UTC --- OOOPs -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704344 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704344#c7 Scott Couston changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |NEW InfoProvider|scott@aphofis.com | --- Comment #7 from Scott Couston 2011-07-30 23:09:18 UTC --- Jiri - Sorry about being vague in not specifying what update version I used for testing. I had an existing X_64 11.3 installation - all o.k I then performed an update using 11.3 I586 to illistrate the potential error. I see the major issue of not restricting the same version from X_64 to update to I586 as huge. The Package manager works well in the huge list of conflicts of libray files being downgraded to I586 as part of the update. BUT if the same version of an existing X_64 installation being updated to the same version I586 the net end result would see the PC unable to boot as the I586 Kernel would be installed and replaced once the PC boots from its harddrive rather than any DVD. Whilst I am no infavour of inhibiting most any user action, I think the Package Manager solver should terminate the installation rather than present hundereds of conflicts to downgrage X_64 library files to I586 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704344 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704344#c Scott Couston changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary|An KDE X64 Installation of |An KDE X64 Installation of |11.3 will accept and start |11.3 will accept and start |to upgrade an 11.4 I586 |to upgrade an 11.3 I586 |Version |Version -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704344 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704344#c10 Scott Couston changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |NEW InfoProvider|scott@aphofis.com | --- Comment #10 from Scott Couston 2011-08-05 22:31:57 UTC ---

wrote earlier, that I myself tested the first scenario (boot new media, select Update) and was warned by YaST about different architecture.

Have you done it the same way, but did not see a warning? Than it would be YaST bug that you were not warned.

Or, have you seen the warning, entered package manager and it came up with tons of conflicts? If this is the case, do you consider as bug that you were allowed to enter package manager? Yes, you observed the same test condition as I and got the same result! I am the first to ack that this may be a Yast issue and/or Installation. In this test the packet manager displays a huge amount of X_64 library files to be replaced with I586. If we permit the packet manager conflicts to be accepted to I586 and the installation proceed further; ultimately the Kernel and/or Video specific files will be I586 and the X_64 PC will not boot. The user sees the same issue we see if we try to boot from a the wrong Kernel specific discord with the CPU architecture - The total I584 version would replace the X64 producing either inability to boot and/or completely stuff up Video and perhaps old X_64 repositories. The PC would be totally useless. I dont think there would ever be a deliberate reason to do this! I think at the same time we halt such an installation, we do so by refinement to the packet manager, not offering ANY solution to change software architecture related Library, Kernel and Video files. At the same time we should also make sure an existing PC-MAC installation cannot be upgraded to an I586 and X_64 based PC and vice-a-versa (sp) -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704344 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704344#c12 --- Comment #12 from Scott Couston 2011-08-09 05:07:07 UTC --- Jiri, Yes I can see the advanced search for partitions. Part of development often involves not taking action, even if it ends up hurting the user. All I can do is log the instance - Yours is the hardest call in deciding the risk does not outweigh the cost of making things 100% - This is perfectly acceptable - The biggest wrong thing is to not take action either way - Yours is the far harder job :-) -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704344 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704344#c14 --- Comment #14 from Jiří Suchomel 2011-09-01 10:13:34 UTC --- (In reply to comment #13)

Jiri There is off-course, NO Kernel warning in trying to install I586 on X_64 Hardware - The warning is only present when installing X_64 on I586 Hardware

Yes, of course. Because installing I586 on X_64 is actually possible. We were talking about update of existing installation, and there, warning is appropriate when the architecture is different. And the warning is shown in your case (by YaST). -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.