TOP post have you tried this ? from the errrata page...
Why: The installer misconfigured the medium description of Contribution
packages.
Solution: Insert the Installation CD (CD-ROM #1) and issue the command
"urpmi.update cdrom8" as root
On Tuesday 04 February 2003 07:43 am, Franki wrote:
> I did:
>
> rm -f /var/lib/rpm/__*
> rpm --rebuilddb
>
> To see if that would fix it...
>
> now I am getting this error when I try the rpm --rebuilddb
>
> error: db4 error(5) from dbcursor->c_get: Input/output error
>
> Any one know what the problem is and how to fix it..
>
> This is a live mysql server, and I can't run mandrake update...
>
> If I can't get this working, I'm gonna have to update it manually.
>
>
> any help would be most appreciated...
>
>
> rgds
>
> Franki
>
> -Original Message-
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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Franki
> Sent: Tuesday, 4 February 2003 8:26 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [expert] rpm error.
>
>
> Hi guys,
>
> I am getting this error when I try to use mandrakeupdate...
>
> rpmd: region error detected; run recovery.
>
> What is recovery???
>
> trying to rebuild the db gives the same error..
>
> Not sure what to do about it..
>
>
> rgds
>
> Frank
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