[ale] weird error when updating Fedora 12

[Geoffrey]

Jim Kinney wrote:
> try writing a 16MB files from /dev/zero then deleting it. The space may 
> virtual and the installer realizes it's not yet real.

Tried it, no joy, same error.  This is weird.

> 
> On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 4:22 PM, Geoffrey <lists at serioustechnology.com 
> <mailto:lists at serioustechnology.com>> wrote:
> 
>     Just installed Fedora 12 in a VM and kept getting an error when I
>     attempted the gui update.  So I reverted to yum and now I see the
>     following error:
> 
>     At least 12MB needed on the /boot filesystem.
> 
>     The weird thing is, there's 16MB available in /boot.
> 
>     No joy with Google.  Anyone seen this before?  Have a solution, other
>     then reinstall with a larger /boot?
> 
> 
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Until later, Geoffrey

"I predict future happiness for America if they can prevent
the government from wasting the labors of the people under
the pretense of taking care of them."
- Thomas Jefferson