https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=721676 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=721676#c0 Summary: openSUSE-12.1 beta1 installation fails with transition lock on /var/lib/rpm/ error Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 12.1 Version: Beta 1 Platform: i686 OS/Version: SuSE Other Status: NEW Severity: Critical Priority: P5 - None Component: Installation AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: lee_matheson@hotmail.com QAContact: jsrain@suse.com Found By: --- Blocker: --- User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-US; rv:1.9.2.23) Gecko/20110920 SUSE/3.6.23-0.2.1 Firefox/3.6.23 32-bit openSUSE-12.1 beta1 (build 0315) DVD fails installation immediately after software installation complete, but before 1st reboot with error: *** Starting YaST *** error: can't create a transition lock on /var/lib/rpm/ .rpm lock (no such file or directory) I obtained the same error on these 4 cases: 1. chose LXDE desktop with no special boot codes 2. chose LXDE desktop with nomodeset boot code 3. chose LXDE desktop with safe settings 4. chose KDE desktop with nomodeset boot code I note I had selected to install / on sdb1 and /home on /sdb5. This partition combination worked on openSUSE-12.1 milestone5. PC is an athlon-1100 w/2GB RAM and a nVidia FX5200 graphic card Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Attempt to install and problem occurs everytime 2. 3. Actual Results: Above noted failure occurs every time, with PC install halting at "error: can't create a transition lock on /var/lib/rpm/ .rpm lock (no such file or directory)" error. Pressing <enter> does not help. Pressing <ctrl><c> aborts the install, giving ansi menu's to install or reboot. GRUB is already setup, but rebooting results in a hang at the log in menu with no users recognized. Expected Results: Install should complete nominally. I kept failed install on PC. I can likely boot to a liveCD and access the installation logs. Is there any log file that I can provide to help in the debugging ? Note my 'paid' daytime work (which is not related to GNU/Linux) is very busy currently, so my reply's to this bug report may be slow. -- 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.