On Wed, May 18, 2005 at 01:09:16AM +1000, Hamish Moffatt wrote: > Package: libc6 > Version: 2.3.2.ds1-22 > Severity: critical > Justification: breaks the whole system > > I don't know whether this is a libc6 bug or a dpkg bug. During > a routine update from unstable (of a few weeks ago) to current > unstable, I started getting segfaults during a libc6 upgrade. > > After that, every command segfaulted, including init, meaning > the system wouldn't boot. I used a rescue CD to unpack the .deb > and replace the files in /lib. Then it worked. > > The disk wasn't full (6Gb available).
What kind of system is this? Am I reading you right to say that you unpacked the same -22 debs and then things worked again? If you dare, could you try to reproduce the problem? -- Daniel Jacobowitz CodeSourcery, LLC -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
