Re: [gNewSense-users] I think my update manager has crashed - SOS

[andrei raevsky]

Nope - I am using a gNewSense kernel.

I did try to download linux-wlan-ng to try to make yet another USB wifi card work (Ashton-Digital Air Dash WRB-2077i which, I think, has a prism2_usb supported chipset).

I have to tell you that I am really getting desperate.  NO wifi card I tried worked, with or without ndiswrapper, and now my dselect is useless, so I cannot install anything or even update my system.  I am really running out of options here and I am getting desperate.

Any help would be most appreciated!

Andrei

On 7/31/07, Kevin Dean <address@hidden > wrote:

Andrei, are you using a non-gnewsense kernel?

I see the prism2_usb module in your kernel and from what I understand
that module calls Firmware... Either you're using a non-gnewsense
kernel or you've "discovered" an instance of non-free software in
gNewsense...

I'm not a kernel hacker, but I have a hunch as to what happened - I'm
not going to mention it here because I'm probably wrong and don't know
how to fix it if I knew what was wrong...

Anyone with more kernel skills have info for me?

-Kevin

On 7/31/07, andrei raevsky < address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Well, just when I though all was fixed my system cashed again.  I tried
> installing a package and here is what I got:
> ------------
> address@hidden:/home/andrei# apt-get install linux-wlan-ng
> Reading package lists... Done
>  Building dependency tree... Done
> Recommended packages:
>    linux-wlan-ng-doc
> The following NEW packages will be installed:
>    linux-wlan-ng
> 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
> Need to get 0B/132kB of archives.
>  After unpacking 610kB of additional disk space will be used.
> Selecting previously deselected package linux-wlan-ng.
> (Reading database ... E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg received a segmentation
> fault.
>  address@hidden:/home/andrei#
> ------------
> And again, the update manager cannot install anything, neither can the
> synaptic front-end.  I tried seeing what tail -f /var/log/syslog would give
> me when I ran apt-get install in anther terminal but all I got was this:
> ------------
> address@hidden:~$ tail -f /var/log/syslog
>  Jul 31 19:02:18 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to
> 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 8
>  Jul 31 19:02:18 localhost dhclient: send_packet: No such device
> Jul 31 19:02:26 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255
> port 67 interval 14
> Jul 31 19:02:26 localhost dhclient: send_packet: No such device
> Jul 31 19:02:40 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255
> port 67 interval 20
> Jul 31 19:02:40 localhost dhclient: send_packet: No such device
>  Jul 31 19:03:00 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to
> 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 3
>  Jul 31 19:03:00 localhost dhclient: send_packet: No such device
> Jul 31 19:03:03 localhost dhclient: No DHCPOFFERS received.
> Jul 31 19:03:03 localhost dhclient: No working leases in persistent database
> - sleeping.
>  Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000] Unable to handle kernel
> NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000002
>  Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000 ]  printing eip:
>  Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000] c0179496
> Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000] *pde = 00000000
> Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000 ] Oops: 0000 [#9]
>  Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000] PREEMPT
> Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [ 17262077.128000] Modules linked in:
> prism2_usb nls_utf8 nls_cp437 vfat fat sd_mod ipt_limit iptable_mangle
> ipt_LOG ipt_MASQUERADE ip_nat ipt_TOS ipt_REJECT ip_conntrack_irc
> ip_conntrack_ftp ipt_state ip_conntrack nfnetlink iptable_filter ip_tables
> ipv6 rfcomm l2cap ppdev speedstep_lib cpufreq_powersave cpufreq_stats
> cpufreq_userspace cpufreq_ondemand cpufreq_conservative freq_table
> tc1100_wmi video acpi_sbs battery i2c_acpi_ec container button pcc_acpi
> sony_acpi ac dev_acpi hotkey dm_mod md_mod af_packet lp rsrc_nonstatic
> pcmcia_core bt878 snd_cmipci bttv gameport snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss 8139too
> video_buf i2c_algo_bit snd_pcm snd_page_alloc snd_opl3_lib snd_timer
> snd_hwdep snd_mpu401_uart hci_usb v4l2_common btcx_risc tsdev tveeprom
> i2c_core snd_rawmidi snd_seq_device 8139cp bluetooth videodev snd parport_pc
> parport floppy soundcore mii acx psmouse pcspkr serio_raw ide_floppy rtc
> intel_agp agpgart shpchp pci_hotplug sg sr_mod evdev usb_storage scsi_mod
> reiserfs ide_generic uhci
> Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: hcd usbcore ide_cd cdrom ide_disk piix
> generic thermal processor fan capability commoncap vga16fb vgastate fbcon
> tileblit font bitblit softcursor
> Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000] CPU:    0
>  Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000] EIP:
> 0060:[__d_lookup+118/384]    Not tainted VLI
>  Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [ 17262077.128000] EFLAGS: 00010202
> (2.6.15-28-386)
> Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [ 17262077.128000] EIP is at
> __d_lookup+0x76/0x180
> Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000] eax: c1442d78   ebx:
> 00000002   ecx: 00000011   edx: c4e6a000
> Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000] esi: c4e6bf48   edi:
> c4e6be48   ebp: dffb4ea0   esp: c4e6bdb4
> Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [ 17262077.128000] ds: 007b   es: 007b
> ss: 0068
>  Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000] Process dpkg (pid:
> 27903, threadinfo=c4e6a000 task=ca941590)
>  Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [ 17262077.128000] Stack: 9219899d
> c4e6a000 e095f016 d24ad540 00000013 dcd1f013 c4e6be3c c4e6bf48
>  Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000]        c4e6be48
> dffb4ea0 c016e17c cb907558 c4e6be3c dcd1f026 c4e6be3c 9219899d
>  Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000]        d24ad540
> c016e9a4 c4e6bf48 c4e6be3c c4e6be48 c4e6a000 c4e6a000 c4e6a000
>  Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000] Call Trace:
> Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000]
> [pg0+542330902/1069368320] reiserfs_permission+0x16/0x20 [reiserfs]
> Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000]  [do_lookup+28/160]
> do_lookup+0x1c/0xa0
>  Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000]
> [__link_path_walk+1956/4064] __link_path_walk+0x7a4/0xfe0
>  Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000]
> [link_path_walk+69/208] link_path_walk+0x45/0xd0
> Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [ 17262077.128000]  [path_lookup+131/352]
> path_lookup+0x83/0x160
> Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000]
> [__path_lookup_intent_open+53/128]
> __path_lookup_intent_open+0x35/0x80
> Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000]
> [path_lookup_open+27/32] path_lookup_open+0x1b/0x20
>  Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000]  [open_namei+102/1680]
> open_namei+0x66/0x690
>  Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000]
> [do_anonymous_page+364/400] do_anonymous_page+0x16c/0x190
> Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [ 17262077.128000]  [filp_open+37/80]
> filp_open+0x25/0x50
> Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000]  [do_sys_open+57/208]
> do_sys_open+0x39/0xd0
> Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000]  [syscall_call+7/11]
> syscall_call+0x7/0xb
>  Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000] Code: c0 8b 15 30 ba 40
> c0 8d 04 82 ba 00 e0 ff ff 21 e2 ff 42 14 8b 18 85 db 74 5b 89 54 24 04 eb
> 0b 90 8d 74 26 00 89 c3 85 c0 74 4a <8b> 03 0f 18 00 90 8d 6b f4 8b 34 24 3b
> 75 18 75 e9 8b 74 24 2c
> Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000]  <6>note: dpkg[27903]
> exited with preempt_count 1
>  ------------
>
> Any idea as to how I can finally fix my system?!
>
> Many thanks in advance,
>
> Andrei
>
>
>
> On 7/26/07, Kevin Dean < address@hidden> wrote:
> >
> > Andrei messaged me off-list to try and resolve this but i just wanted
> > to add that I don't think this is a gNewSense issue - I pulled the
> > sources and examined the package and there are no illegal characters.
> >
> > I then rebuilt it on gNewSense AND Debian Lenny then removed (but not
> > purged) it like he had and it was not repeatable.
> >
> > -Kevin
> >
> > On 7/25/07, Kevin Dean <address@hidden> wrote:
> > > It appears that you've got a package installed that has an illegal
> > > character in it's name. If this is pure gNewSense system, then you've
> > > discovered a bug in one of our packages.
> > >
> > > If this is NOT a pure gNewSense system, you've discovered a bug in
> > > someone ELSES package.
> > >
> > > Using gedit or your text editor of choice, open the file
> > > "/var/lib/dpkg/status" and go to line 24129. This line is in a chunk
> > > of text that corresponds to a package, please post that chunk (but NOT
> > > THE WHOLE FILE) back to this mailing list so we can see exactly why
> > > package has the error in it.
> > >
> > > -Kevin Dean
> > >
> > > On 7/25/07, andrei raevsky < address@hidden > wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > For a while already the update manager's icon, when pressed, used to
> load
> > > > synaptic rather than the update manager.  I then manually closed
> synaptic
> > > > and launched the update manager and the system was updated.  Now this
> > > > morning when I got the "updates available icon" I clicked on it,
> synaptic
> > > > was lauched, I closed it, then I manually lauched the update manager
> and I
> > > > clicked 'install updates'.  It downladed them, installed them, and
> announced
> > > > that the very same 8 packages were still updatable.  I repeated the
> > > > operation 2 more times.  Then I tried this:
> > > >
> > > > address@hidden :~$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get
> dist-upgrade
> > > >  Password:
> > > > Get:1 http://us.archive.gnewsense.org deltad Release.gpg [191B]
> > > > Hit http://us.archive.gnewsense.org deltad Release
> > > >  Get:2 http://us.security.gnewsense.org
> deltad-security
> > > > Release.gpg [191B]
> > > >  Ign http://us.archive.gnewsense.org deltad/main Packages
> > > >  Hit http://us.security.gnewsense.org deltad-security
> > > > Release
> > > > Ign http://us.archive.gnewsense.org deltad/universe Packages
> > > > Ign http://us.archive.gnewsense.org deltad/main Sources
> > > > Ign http://us.archive.gnewsense.org deltad/universe Sources
> > > > Hit http://us.archive.gnewsense.org deltad/main Packages
> > > >  Ign http://us.security.gnewsense.org
> deltad-security/main
> > > > Packages
> > > >  Hit http://us.archive.gnewsense.org deltad/universe Packages
> > > > Hit http://us.archive.gnewsense.org deltad/main Sources
> > > > Ign http://us.security.gnewsense.org
> > > > deltad-security/universe Packages
> > > > Ign http://us.security.gnewsense.org
> deltad-security/main
> > > > Sources
> > > > Hit http://us.archive.gnewsense.org deltad/universe Sources
> > > > Ign http://us.security.gnewsense.org
> > > > deltad-security/universe Sources
> > > > Hit http://us.security.gnewsense.org
> deltad-security/main
> > > > Packages
> > > > Hit http://us.security.gnewsense.org
> > > > deltad-security/universe Packages
> > > > Hit http://us.security.gnewsense.org
> deltad-security/main
> > > > Sources
> > > >  Hit http://us.security.gnewsense.org
> > > > deltad-security/universe Sources
> > > >  Fetched 2B in 1s (2B/s)
> > > > Reading package lists... Done
> > > >  Reading package lists... Done
> > > > Building dependency tree... Done
> > > > Calculating upgrade... Done
> > > >  The following packages will be upgraded:
> > > >   bind9-host dnsutils libbind9-0 libdns21 libisc11 libisccc0
> libisccfg1
> > > >   liblwres9
> > > > 8 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> > > > Need to get 0B/1329kB of archives.
> > > >  After unpacking 4096B of additional disk space will be used.
> > > > Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
> > > >  dpkg: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 24129:
> > > >   invalid package name (character ` ' not allowed - only letters,
> digits and
> > > > -+._ allowed)
> > > > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)
> > > > address@hidden :~$
> > > >
> > > > Any ideas as to what is going on here?  WTF is this weird dpkg parse
> error?!
> > > >
> > > > How do I fix my computer to get the updates and synaptic/update
> manager
> > > > running again?
> > > >
> > > > Many thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Andrei
> > > >
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