On 17/11/17 08:26, Hans de Goede wrote:
On 17-11-17 09:05, Christopher Ross wrote:
>
> I'm trying to upgrade my x86 laptop to Fedora 27 but consistently get
> the following:
>
[... snip ...]
> Error:
> Problem: package grub2-efi-1:2.02-0.40.fc26.i686 requires
> grub2-tools = 1:2.02-0.40.fc26, but none of the providers can be
> installed
> - grub2-tools-1:2.02-0.40.fc26.i686 does not belong to a
> distupgrade repository
> - problem with installed package grub2-efi-1:2.02-0.40.fc26.i686
> root@nellie 07:55:38 ~ #
>
> If I try removing grub2-efi in the hope that the upgrade will then
> proceed I run the risk of leaving the machine totally unbootable.
If this is an i686 system you can safely remove grub2-efi, i686 Fedora
installs have never supported / used efi booting.
I just wanted to confirm that after removing grub2-efi and restarting
the update it did proceed smoothly. I'm now writing this from my Fedora
27 x86 laptop.
Many thanks,
Chris R.