Juhapekka Tolvanen wrote: > > Package: hal > Version: 0.5.12~git20090406.46dc48-2 > Severity: grave > > > This is what happens during installation: > > ---- Clip here ---- > Selecting previously deselected package hal-info. > (Reading database ... 589821 files and directories currently installed.) > Unpacking hal-info (from .../hal-info_20090309-1_all.deb) ... > Selecting previously deselected package hal. > Unpacking hal (from .../hal_0.5.12~git20090406.46dc48-2_i386.deb) ... > Processing triggers for man-db ... > Setting up hal-info (20090309-1) ... > Setting up hal (0.5.12~git20090406.46dc48-2) ... > Reloading system message bus config...done. > Starting Hardware abstraction layer: haldinvoke-rc.d: initscript hal, action > "start" failed. > dpkg: error processing hal (--configure): > subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 > Errors were encountered while processing: > hal > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
... > That's it. What should I do now? Please follow the instructions on the wiki [1] and try to get a proper backtrace. We had crashes before due to broken fdi cache files, so you could try and remove/var/cache/hald/fdi-cache (make a copy before you rm it). Michael [1] http://wiki.debian.org/HowToGetABacktrace -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth?
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