error committing changes in adept

[Ant2ne]

Re: error committing changes in adept

K, Will try this when I get home (late day) But I gotta few questions. What is acpid? Will I need to stop it every time I try to update?

Can't wait to get samba running.

[claydoh]

Re: error committing changes in adept

http://packages.ubuntu.com/feisty/admin/acpid
its power-management stuff, and normally when upgrading that package, it should stop and restart that daemon during the upgrade, as it did for my system. I don't think it will be necessary unless the problem happens again (and with that particular bit), but stopping it s not going to hurt anything.

[Ant2ne]

Re: error committing changes in adept

Well I tried the above commands, and it worked once. Then trying to run adept again today (days later) It pooped on me. This time I can see the one file it is choking on. It is trying to upgrade linux-image-2.6.20-14-generic. Same pop up message box. But this time the above mentioned fix isn't working.

ant2ne@ant2ne-laptop:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/acpid stop
Password:
* Stopping ACPI services... start-stop-daemon: warning: failed to kill 4730: No such process

I can assume that this is because the process was already stopped and patched once.

Then running sudo dpkg --configure -a

ant2ne@ant2ne-laptop:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up initramfs-tools (0.85eubuntu10) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.20-13-generic
cp: cannot stat `/etc/udev/rules.d/25-dmsetup.rules': No such file or directory

Setting up libnm-util0 (0.6.4-6ubuntu7) ...

Setting up xserver-xorg-input-evdev (1.1.5-0ubuntu2) ...
Setting up linux-restricted-modules-common (2.6.20.5-14.19) ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/modprobe.d/lrm-video ...

Setting up linux-libc-dev (2.6.20-14.23) ...
Setting up python2.5 (2.5.1~rc1-0ubuntu3) ...

Setting up linux-headers-2.6.20-14 (2.6.20-14.23) ...

Setting up linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20-14-generic (2.6.20.5-14.19) ...

Setting up linux-headers-2.6.20-14-generic (2.6.20-14.23) ...
Setting up hotkey-setup (0.1-17ubuntu8) ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/init.d/hotkey-setup ...
/usr/share/hotkey-setup/dell.hk: line 21: setkeycode: command not found

Setting up digikam (0.9.1-1ubuntu4) ...

Setting up launchpad-integration (0.1.12) ...

Setting up network-manager (0.6.4-6ubuntu7) ...
* Reloading system message bus config... [ OK ]
* Restarting network connection manager NetworkManager [ OK ]
* Restarting network events dispatcher NetworkManagerDispatcher [ OK ]

Setting up xserver-xorg-video-ati (6.6.3-2ubuntu6) ...
Setting up python2.5-dev (2.5.1~rc1-0ubuntu3) ...
Setting up python (2.5.1~rc1-0ubuntu3) ...

Setting up hwdb-client-common (0.6.10) ...

Setting up hwdb-client-kde (0.6.10) ...
Setting up kde-guidance (0.8.0-0ubuntu5) ...
Removing any system startup links for /etc/init.d/displayconfig-hwprobe.py ...

Setting up python-problem-report (0.76) ...

Setting up python-launchpad-bugs (0.1.13) ...

Setting up kde-guidance-powermanager (0.8.0-0ubuntu5) ...

Setting up python-apport (0.76) ...

Setting up apport (0.76) ...
* Starting automatic crash report generation: apport [ OK ]

Setting up apport-qt (0.76) ...
ant2ne@ant2ne-laptop:~$

Looked like a few error messages in the beginning, but then a string of OKs make one think everything is OK. Wrong. running adept to fetch updates still puts linux-image-2.6.20-14-generic on the update list.

And then sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

ant2ne@ant2ne-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
linux-image-2.6.20-14-generic
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 23.8MB of archives.
After unpacking 4096B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com feisty/main linux-image-2.6.20-14-generic 2.6.20-14.23
403 Forbidden [IP: 91.189.88.31 80]
Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/...14.23_i386.deb 403 Forbidden [IP: 91.189.88.31 80]
E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?
ant2ne@ant2ne-laptop:~$

Now what?

[MepisReign]

Re: error committing changes in adept

This is what I got

Err http://pa.archive.ubuntu.com feisty/main linux-image-2.6.20-14-generic 2.6.20-14.23
403 Forbidden [IP: 91.189.88.31 80]
Failed to fetch http://pa.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/...14.23_i386.deb 403 Forbidden [IP: 91.189.88.31 80]
E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?

[claydoh]

Re: error committing changes in adept

I think they have pulled this new kernel as a lot of people are unable to boot with it, and I think this has just happened as it was available this morning, but it looks like they haven't removed the info from the package list, or a fix is being uploaded (I hope)

But normally

E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?

is what you would need to try in this sort of error.

In any case, don't boot to this new kernel if you get it installed until we know it is useable

[MoonRise]

Re: error committing changes in adept

Ahhh!! Thank explains what is going on. Thanks!

[MepisReign]

Re: error committing changes in adept

Any news on this subject?

[MoonRise]

Re: error committing changes in adept

Actually I've seen more updates but ADEPT keep crashing. I figured out what was causing it. The linux-image-2.6.20-14-generic was causing the problem. Since I saw newer versions just a few moments ago, I just told Adept Updater to disregard it and it was able to download and install everything else. I then rebooted to make sure that I didn't get effected like some others have with not being able to boot and all is well. At least for me.

[dibl]

Re: error committing changes in adept

Interestingly, when I updated my 32-bit Kubuntu tonight, it remains a 2.6.20-14 kernel. But after I did the same thing with my 64-bit Ubuntu, it installed 2.6.20-15, and changed Grub accordingly. But there is an upgrade to the 2.6.20-14 kernel that is held back, for both systems. Funny. But everything still works fine.

[MepisReign]

Re: error committing changes in adept

Well, I must admit that I destroyed my Feisty installation yesterday. Since I have the Feisty DVD, I'm performing a fresh install at this moment. No data was lost since I have everything on a diff HDD. Is there something that I should be worried about whit the updates already available?

Greetz

MepisReign

[MoonRise]

Re: error committing changes in adept

You shouldn't be. I just did an update and all is well. Even the"inux-image-2.6.20-14-generic" pkg was removed so i didn't have to worry about telling adept manager to ignore it.

[dibl]

Re: error committing changes in adept

I destroyed my Feisty installation yesterday.

Sorry to hear about your "learning experience", MR -- but look how much you are building your Feisty installation skills!

[MepisReign]

Re: error committing changes in adept

I destroyed my Feisty installation yesterday.

Sorry to hear about your "learning experience", MR -- but look how much you are building your Feisty installation skills!

hehehe, no worries my friend. I have the patience of a Monk

Greetz!!!

[Ant2ne]

Re: error committing changes in adept

while we are on the subject, sorta, how do I get rid of all the extra options in GRUB. I don't need version 9 or 13 or 14 if I'm on to 15 etc. But GRUB is keeping them as options.

[dibl]

Re: error committing changes in adept

I think the pros say to "comment", i.e. put a # and a space in front of each line that is not wanted. Noobs like me open it in su mode and delete the unwanted stuff and resave the menu.list.