Moved : http://linuxpoison.blogspot.com/2007/10/repair-corrupt-rpm-database.html
Mandrake:
# mkbootdisk –device /dev/fd0 2.4.21-0.13mdk
RedHat:
# /sbin/mkbootdisk –device /dev/fd0
Slackware:
# makebootdisk
VectorLinux:
# makebootdisk
Debian:
# mkboot -r dev/hda?