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 Originally Posted by ryleyinstl
Remove patches today, problem avoided.
...or run Preware "emergency patch removal" immediately after the update is finished. It can be found in Preware under linux applications.
um.. yeah.... As I said above, the damage is already done so telling me to remove the patches today to avoid the problem is a hindsight judgement on me, not a solution. If you re-read my post you will see that I explained why I was aware of that but circumstances made it impossible. I also mentioned that the emergency patch removal in Preware and Quick Install runs but does not resolve the issue. I should've clarified more so here goes...
First I ran the Emergency Uninstall from Preware. After which, the patches that had been installed prior to the update were not listed in either as being installed on my Pre. I then attempted to reinstall the patches but the installation Linux scripts that executed on the Pre gave me errors both times saying that the patches were already installed in contradiction to what Preware was saying. This happened for every single patch that had been installed prior to the update. I repeated the entire process with the Emergency Unistall tool in Quick Install but had the same result.
Preware/Quick Install must be looking at something different than the Linux installation scripts when determining if a patch is installed. I think the Linux installation scripts must be seeing some leftover remnant from when the patch was actually installed, even though the patch itself is not.
On the flip side, I can easily install any patch that was NOT INSTALLED PRIOR to the upgrade. That is because, since the patch was never installed before, there is no remnant confusing the Linux installation script.
I am having this problem with every patch that was installed prior to the upgrade. That suggests that whatever remnant is leftover, it has to be something very similar, if not the same, for all the patches. I was a UNIX administrator for many years and know my way around a root command prompt. So even if fixing this requires me to go into the command prompt to delete or edit something (assuming Linux has the mighty vi?) leftover I can do it. I just need to know what I am looking for.
I am not the only one having this problem and will not be the last. I know this problem is somewhat complicated, so thank you in advance to anyone who can help.
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