Help, how do I recover from: Kylix 3 install kills MD9 rpm database

[Gene Holmerud]

I don't know how to recover from this, other than a
full install.  Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Gene

> I have Mandrake 9.0 (purchased PwrPak) installed on
> this VAIO lap. When I try to install Kylix
> (purchased
> Pro, ver 3) using the setup script, it fails with
> message " Error -10 when trying to install Kylix" in
> the pop-up window and this message in the terminal
> window: "Unable to install RPM file:
>
'setup.data/packages/kylix3_main_program_files-1.0-1.i386.rpm'
> "
> 
> Subsequent rpm requests indicate a messed-up rpm
> database.  For example: 
> # rpm -qa
> rpmdb: Program version 4.0.14 doesn't match
> environment version 3.1.14
> error: db4 error(22) from dbenv->open: Invalid
> argument
> error: cannot open Packages index using db3 -
> Invalid
> argument (22)
> 
> Attempting to do an "upgrade" of MD9 just to recover
> the rpm db result in a similar msg.
> 
> Attempts to use the fix in Mandrake FAQ (Incident
> #35649) fail as well:
> 
> rpm]# db_dump Packages-ORIG |db_load Packages     
> mkdir: cannot create directory
> `/usr/local/bin/.libs':
> File exists
> 
> 
> (I also determined that 'Packages' had not been
> altered)
> 
> The only "recovery" is a full install of MD9
> resulrpm]# db_dump Packages-ORIG |db_load Packages  
>  
> 
> mkdir: cannot create directory
> `/usr/local/bin/.libs':
> File exists
> rpm]# db_dump Packages-ORIG |db_load Packages     
> mkdir: cannot create directory
> `/usr/local/bin/.libs':
> File existsting in a lot of lost effort.
> 
> Any help available? Thanks in advance,
> Gene Holmerud
> 
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