How To Update Your VortexBox from the Command Line

**Ron Olsen** · 04-13-2012, 08:55 PM

A number of users have experienced problems with rebooting and getting a kernel panic after upgrading using the VB GUI "Start Upgrade" button: see http://vortexbox.org/threads/3649-SO...ate-and-Reboot and http://vortexbox.org/threads/3632-No...-error-message

The apparent cause is an update of the VB web server (httpd) in an upgrade that also installs a new kernel (kernel-PAE). The update of httpd gets an error, and somehow this causes a faulty/incomplete kernel install. Rebooting after the upgrade causes a kernel panic when trying to load the faulty kernel. See http://info.vortexbox.org/tiki-index...e=Kernel+Panic for a way to fix this problem.

User nunovi has found that upgrading from the command line does not have this issue; see http://vortexbox.org/threads/3685-Ke...-some-insights

So, until the VB GUI code is fixed, it may be a good idea to upgrade from the command line instead of from the VB GUI.

Here's how to do it:

1. Login to your VB; see Login.

2. To update, enter

Code:

yum clean all; yum update

3. A reboot is only needed if the update installed a new kernel – look for an install of the kernel-PAE package.

If a new kernel was installed, reboot to use it. Enter

Code:

reboot

4. If you're doing this from a remote login, "reboot" will close the session. You'll have to wait for the VB to complete the reboot before you can login remotely again.

This info is also available in the wiki: CLI Upgrade

**buybeach** · 05-19-2012, 07:28 PM

Originally Posted by Ron Olsen

A number of users have experienced problems with rebooting and getting a kernel panic after upgrading using the VB GUI "Start Upgrade" button: see http://vortexbox.org/threads/3649-SO...ate-and-Reboot and http://vortexbox.org/threads/3632-No...-error-message

The apparent cause is an update of the VB web server (httpd) in an upgrade that also installs a new kernel (kernel-PAE). The update of httpd gets an error, and somehow this causes a faulty/incomplete kernel install. Rebooting after the upgrade causes a kernel panic when trying to load the faulty kernel. See http://info.vortexbox.org/tiki-index...e=Kernel+Panic for a way to fix this problem.

User nunovi has found that upgrading from the command line does not have this issue; see http://vortexbox.org/threads/3685-Ke...-some-insights

So, until the VB GUI code is fixed, it may be a good idea to upgrade from the command line instead of from the VB GUI.

Here's how to do it:

1. Login to your VB; see Login.

2. To update, enter

Code:

yum clean all; yum update

3. A reboot is only needed if the update installed a new kernel – look for an install of the kernel-PAE package.

If a new kernel was installed, reboot to use it. Enter

Code:

reboot

4. If you're doing this from a remote login, "reboot" will close the session. You'll have to wait for the VB to complete the reboot before you can login remotely again.

This info is also available in the wiki: CLI Upgrade

Well, I was foolish enough to have tried to use the GUI to update from version 1.9. Ran forever, eventually quit, but on reboot nothing had changed.

Then tried command line. Here's what I got:

login as: root
Access denied
root@192.168.1.12's password:
Last login: Mon Oct 31 11:47:10 2011 from 192.168.1.29
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# top
top - 19:25:12 up 1 min, 1 user, load average: 2.71, 1.04, 0.38
Tasks: 147 total, 2 running, 145 sleeping, 0 stopped, 0 zombie
Cpu(s): 7.6%us, 10.2%sy, 0.0%ni, 0.0%id, 81.5%wa, 0.0%hi, 0.7%si, 0.0%st
Mem: 1015700k total, 461264k used, 554436k free, 48884k buffers
Swap: 524284k total, 0k used, 524284k free, 183376k cached

PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEM TIME+ COMMAND
1577 root 20 0 68272 9.8m 2980 S 10.6 1.0 0:05.28 forked-daapd
1464 squeezeb 20 0 86144 76m 3740 S 2.0 7.7 0:27.95 squeezeboxserve
300 root 20 0 0 0 0 D 1.7 0.0 0:00.51 kjournald
15 root 20 0 0 0 0 R 0.7 0.0 0:00.20 kblockd/0
1570 root 20 0 2728 1008 764 R 0.3 0.1 0:00.52 top
1 root 20 0 2876 1356 1152 S 0.0 0.1 0:01.44 init
2 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 kthreadd
3 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.05 ksoftirqd/0
4 root RT 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 migration/0
5 root RT 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 watchdog/0
6 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 events/0
7 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 cpuset
8 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 khelper
9 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 netns
10 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 async/mgr
11 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 pm
12 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 sync_supers
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# yum clean all; yum update
Cleaning repos: atrpms fedora updates vortexbox
Cleaning up Everything
http://dl.atrpms.net/f14-i386/atrpms...ta/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404 : http://dl.atrpms.net/f14-i386/atrpms...ata/repomd.xml
Trying other mirror.
Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: atrpms. Please verify its path and try again
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# yum clean all; yum update
Cleaning repos: atrpms fedora updates vortexbox
Cleaning up Everything
http://dl.atrpms.net/f14-i386/atrpms...ta/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404 : http://dl.atrpms.net/f14-i386/atrpms...ata/repomd.xml
Trying other mirror.
Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: atrpms. Please verify its path and try again
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]#

Can anyone tell me how to update this Vortexbox Appliance?

**Ron Olsen** · 05-19-2012, 07:31 PM

See http://info.vortexbox.org/tiki-index...VB+1.10+Update

**buybeach** · 05-19-2012, 07:45 PM

Well, I am trying but getting poor results: Step 2 of Fast UPgarade ends up like this: (I can't porint all the errors produced as this system limits input to 10K characters. NOw what?

-bash: daapd-0.19-1.fc14.i686: command not found
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# --> Processing Dependency: libavcodec.so.53 for package: forked-daapd-0.19-1.fc14.i686
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# Error: Package: forked-daapd-0.19-1.fc14.i686 (vortexbox)
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
Requires: libavcodec.so.53(LIBAVCODEC_53)
Error: Package: forked-daapd-0.19-1.fc14.i686 (vortexbox)
-bash: --: command not found
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# --> Processing Dependency: libswscale.so.2 for package: forked-daapd-0.19-1.fc14.i686
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# Requires: libswscale.so.2(LIBSWSCALE_2)
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
-bash: --: command not found
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# --> Processing Dependency: libswscale.so.2(LIBSWSCALE_2) for package: forked-daapd-0.19-1.fc14.i686
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
-bash: You: command not found
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# You could try running: rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest
-bash: You: command not found
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# --> Processing Dependency: libavutil.so.51 for package: forked-daapd-0.19-1.fc14.i686
-bash: --: command not found
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# --> Processing Dependency: libavutil.so.51(LIBAVUTIL_51) for package: forked-daapd-0.19-1.fc14.i686
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# --> Processing Dependency: libavformat.so.53(LIBAVFORMAT_53) for package: forked-daapd-0.19-1.fc14.i686
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# ---> Package kernel-PAE.i686 0:2.6.35.10-74.fc14 set to be erased
-bash: ---: command not found
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# --> Finished Dependency Resolution
-bash: --: command not found
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# Error: Package: forked-daapd-0.19-1.fc14.i686 (vortexbox)
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# Requires: libswscale.so.2(LIBSWSCALE_2)
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# Error: Package: forked-daapd-0.19-1.fc14.i686 (vortexbox)
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# Requires: libavformat.so.53
-bash: Requires:: command not found
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# Error: Package: forked-daapd-0.19-1.fc14.i686 (vortexbox)
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# Requires: libavcodec.so.53(LIBAVCODEC_53)
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# Error: Package: forked-daapd-0.19-1.fc14.i686 (vortexbox)
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# Requires: libavutil.so.51(LIBAVUTIL_51)
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# Error: Package: forked-daapd-0.19-1.fc14.i686 (vortexbox)
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# Requires: libavcodec.so.53
-bash: Requires:: command not found
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# Error: Package: forked-daapd-0.19-1.fc14.i686 (vortexbox)
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# Requires: libavutil.so.51
-bash: Requires:: command not found
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# Error: Package: forked-daapd-0.19-1.fc14.i686 (vortexbox)
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# Requires: libavformat.so.53(LIBAVFORMAT_53)
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# Error: Package: forked-daapd-0.19-1.fc14.i686 (vortexbox)
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# Requires: libswscale.so.2
-bash: Requires:: command not found
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
-bash: You: command not found
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# You could try running: rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest
-bash: You: command not found
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# [vortexbox.localdomain ~]# Error: Package: forked-daapd-0.19-1.fc14.i686 (vortexbox)
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# -bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
> Requires: libavcodec.so.53(LIBAVCODEC_53)
> Error: Package: forked-daapd-0.19-1.fc14.i686 (vortexbox)
> [vortexbox.localdomain ~]# Requires: libswscale.so.2(LIBSWSCALE_2)
> -bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# [vortexbox.localdomain ~]# Error: Package: forked-daapd-0.19-1.fc14.i686 (vortexbox)
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# -bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
> [vortexbox.localdomain ~]# Requires: libavformat.so.53
> -bash: Requires:: command not found
> [vortexbox.localdomain ~]# Error: Package: forked-daapd-0.19-1.fc14.i686 (vortexbox)
> -bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# [vortexbox.localdomain ~]# Requires: libavcodec.so.53(LIBAVCODEC_53)
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# -bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
> [vortexbox.localdomain ~]# Error: Package: forked-daapd-0.19-1.fc14.i686 (vortexbox)
> -bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# [vortexbox.localdomain ~]# Requires: libavutil.so.51(LIBAVUTIL_51)
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# -bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
> [vortexbox.localdomain ~]# Error: Package: forked-daapd-0.19-1.fc14.i686 (vortexbox)
> -bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# [vortexbox.localdomain ~]# Requires: libavcodec.so.53
-bash: [vortexbox.localdomain: command not found
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# -bash: Requires:: command not found
-bash: -bash:: command not found
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# [vortexbox.localdomain ~]# Error: Package: forked-daapd-0.19-1.fc14.i686 (vortexbox)
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# -bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
> [vortexbox.localdomain ~]# Requires: libavutil.so.51
> -bash: Requires:: command not found
> [vortexbox.localdomain ~]# Error: Package: forked-daapd-0.19-1.fc14.i686 (vortexbox)
> -bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# [vortexbox.localdomain ~]# Requires: libavformat.so.53(LIBAVFORMAT_53)
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# -bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
> [vortexbox.localdomain ~]# Error: Package: forked-daapd-0.19-1.fc14.i686 (vortexbox)
> -bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# [vortexbox.localdomain ~]# Requires: libswscale.so.2
-bash: [vortexbox.localdomain: command not found
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# -bash: Requires:: command not found
-bash: -bash:: command not found
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# [vortexbox.localdomain ~]# You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
-bash: [vortexbox.localdomain: command not found
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# -bash: You: command not found
-bash: -bash:: command not found
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# [vortexbox.localdomain ~]# You could try running: rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest
-bash: [vortexbox.localdomain: command not found
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# -bash: You: command not found
-bash: -bash:: command not found
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]#
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# > [vortexbox.localdomain ~]# Error: Package: forked-daapd-0.19-1.fc14.i686 (vortexbox)
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# -bash: You: command not found
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
-bash: -bash:: command not found
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# > -bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
> -bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# [vortexbox.localdomain ~]# [vortexbox.localdomain ~]# Requires: libswscale.so.2
-bash: [vortexbox.localdomain: command not found
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# -bash: [vortexbox.localdomain: command not found
-bash: -bash:: command not found
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# [vortexbox.localdomain ~]# -bash: Requires:: command not found
-bash: [vortexbox.localdomain: command not found
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# -bash: -bash:: command not found
-bash: -bash:: command not found
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# [vortexbox.localdomain ~]# [vortexbox.localdomain ~]# You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
-bash: [vortexbox.localdomain: command not found
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# -bash: [vortexbox.localdomain: command not found
-bash: -bash:: command not found
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# [vortexbox.localdomain ~]# -bash: You: command not found
-bash: [vortexbox.localdomain: command not found
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# -bash: -bash:: command not found
-bash: -bash:: command not found
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# [vortexbox.localdomain ~]# [vortexbox.localdomain ~]# You could try running: rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest
-bash: [vortexbox.localdomain: command not found
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# -bash: [vortexbox.localdomain: command not found
-bash: -bash:: command not found
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# [vortexbox.localdomain ~]# -bash: You: command not found
-bash: [vortexbox.localdomain: command not found
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]# -bash: -bash:: command not found
-bash: -bash:: command not found
[vortexbox.localdomain ~]#

**Ron Olsen** · 05-19-2012, 08:06 PM

Enter

Code:

yum erase forked-daapd

and try again.

**buybeach** · 05-19-2012, 08:12 PM

OK, here's what I get:

Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test

Transaction Check Error:
installing package kernel-PAE-2.6.35.14-95.fc14.i686 needs 27MB on the /boot filesystem

Error Summary
-------------
Disk Requirements:
At least 27MB more space needed on the /boot filesystem.

**buybeach** · 05-19-2012, 08:39 PM

I ran steps 5a-5b and am now on pre-upgrade. So no issues...for now. Will ask for more help when (not if) I get stuck again.

**eximius** · 10-24-2012, 11:06 AM

I get the following error when trying to update a freshly installed VB 2.1:

Transaction Check Error:
file /usr/lib/libva.so.1 from install of libva-1.0.16-1.fc16.i686 conflicts with file from package libva1-1.0.15-7.fc16.i686
file /usr/lib/libva-x11.so.1 from install of libva-1.0.16-1.fc16.i686 conflicts with file from package libva-x11_1-1.0.15-7.fc16.i686

Any ideas how to fix this?

**coyrls** · 10-24-2012, 11:11 AM

Originally Posted by eximius

I get the following error when trying to update a freshly installed VB 2.1:

Transaction Check Error:
file /usr/lib/libva.so.1 from install of libva-1.0.16-1.fc16.i686 conflicts with file from package libva1-1.0.15-7.fc16.i686
file /usr/lib/libva-x11.so.1 from install of libva-1.0.16-1.fc16.i686 conflicts with file from package libva-x11_1-1.0.15-7.fc16.i686

Any ideas how to fix this?

Yes.

Look at the sticky post at the top of the "General" Forum.