Fedora Core 1 to 3 Upgrade (fc1-to-fc3)

There isn't much on the web regarding Fedora Core 1 to 3 upgrades using yum. Below is what I did to move a system from FC1 to FC3. YMMV.

# Download some stuff you'll need
# FROM FC2
kernel-2.6.5-1.358.i686.rpm

# FROM FC3
fedora-release-3-8.i386.rpm
RPM-GPG-KEY
RPM-GPG-KEY-beta
RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora
RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora-rawhide
RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora-test
RPM-GPG-KEY-rawhide
yum-2.1.11-3.noarch.rpm
yum-2.1.11-3.src.rpm

# FROM OTHER PLACES (if you intend to create your own yum repository)
createrepo-0.4.2-1.noarch.rpm

# GET NEW KEYS
rpm --import RPM-GPG-KEY*

# INSTALL fedora-release.rpm
rpm -Uvh --force fedora-release-3-8.i386.rpm

# UPGRADE yum, temporarily
rm -f /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/noarch/yum-2.1.11-3.noarch.rpm
rpmbuild --rebuild yum-2.1.11-3.src.rpm
rpm -e yum
rm -rf /usr/share/yum-cli/
rpm -Uvh /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/noarch/yum-2.1.11-3.noarch.rpm

# EDIT yum.conf
# Fix up /etc/yum.conf and /etc/yum.repo.d/*
# I moved the files in repo and put this in yum.conf:
# You probably don't need all these excludes

exclude=am-utils amanda* anacron arpwatch autofs bootparamd dbskkd-cdb
ddskk dovecot epiphany firstboot freeradius gnome-kerberos *hpoj*
hwcrypto inn* ipchains irda-utils iscsi isdn4k-utils* isicom
kernel-BOOT kernel-pcmcia-cs kernel-smp *krb5* mailman mars-nwe mc
mozplugger mysql-server netatalk netdump* ntsysv openldap-servers
pidentd pump-devel radvd rarpd rhn-applet routed rsh-server
rusers-server rwall-server rwho skkinput talk* telnet-server tux
xisdnload xojpanel yp-tools ypbind ypserv ytalk php-manual lilo flim*
w3m* wl*

[base]
name=Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - Base
baseurl=file:/ftp/FC3/i386/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1

# TEST yum
yum list updates

# UPGRADE rpm python and libxml2.  This is a slow, tedious process of
# eliminating failed dependencies and dealing with a yum that cores.
# Here is approximately what I ended up doing, but this isn't exact,
# since I was distracted by conflicts -- don't be (and, especially,
# don't erase shadow-utils, mkinitrd, or initscripts).  Whatever you do,
# do NOT upgrade rpm or python without using yum!  (Note that Ola says
# you don't have to replace the kernel until after this step.)

yum erase nscd
yum erase cups
yum erase qemu
yum erase evolution
rpm -e --nodeps `rpm -qa | fgrep XFree`
yum erase postgresql-python
rpm -e --nodeps tcsh

rpm -e redhat-config-network
rpm -e redhat-config-network-tui
rpm -e redhat-config-date
rpm -e redhat-config-samba
rpm -e redhat-config-nfs
rpm -e redhat-config-xfree86
rpm -e redhat-config-mouse
rpm -e redhat-config-soundcard
rpm -e redhat-config-securitylevel
rpm -e redhat-config-bind
rpm -e redhat-config-rootpassword
rpm -e redhat-config-kickstart
rpm -e redhat-config-language
rpm -e redhat-config-users
rpm -e redhat-config-keyboard
rpm -e authconfig-gtk
rpm -e glibc-debug
rpm -e kinput2-canna-wnn6

rpm -ivh kernel-2.6.5-1.358.i686.rpm
rpm -e kernel-2.4.22
rpm -e kernel-2.4.22
rpm -e --nodeps lvm

yum erase libwpd
rpm -e --nodeps gnome-libs-1.4.1.2.90
rpm -e --nodeps gnome-vfs2-extras-0.99.10
rpm -e --nodeps libgnome-2.4.0-1

yum --obsoletes update rpm python libxml2

# UPGRADE yum
rpm -e yum
rpm -Uvh yum-2.1.11-3.noarch.rpm

# Upgrade everything
# Edit your yum.conf again, and make sure yum can has no exclusions.
# Add exclude=*gimp*
yum --obsoletes update
yum erase kernel-2.6.5

yum erase `yum list extras | sed 's,\..*,,' | fgrep -v ' ' | fgrep -v Finished`
# check to see if we got them all
yum list extras
# You may need to reinstall the GPG keys after this step, since we just
# removed them :)
# see what we're missing
yum list available

# See if we might be able to reboot
cat /etc/grub.conf
cat /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0

# REBOOT
reboot

# Edit yum.conf to remove excluded gimp, if you want.  Maybe reboot first.
yum upgrade