On Sun, Jul 16, 2006 at 07:38:52 -0400, Chuckk Hubbard wrote: > On 7/16/06, Florian Kulzer wrote: > >On Sun, Jul 16, 2006 at 03:12:44 -0400, Chuckk Hubbard wrote: > >> It is still using the files in /var/lib/apt/lists/, it hasn't updated > >> them, and there is nothing in /partial. > > > >> > >> I'm searching the files in the folder now and seeing the faulty info > >> on hotplug; but one of the other files has the correct, later version; > >> somehow it's only showing me the old one. > > > >Whoa, you either have some hardware problem which makes your computer > >act in a semi-chaotic manner, or you are poking at too many things at > >once. I think you should ignore the resolution, jack, etc. problems for > >the moment and focus on the udev/hotplug thing first. (and maybe there is > >an apt configuration problem...) > > BTW, I temporarily fixed the problem... I found two headings for > "hotplug" in two different directories, and changed the one with the > odd version number to something like "hotplug-****ing-****ard," at > which point Synaptic showed them as two hotplugs, and I was able to > select the recent one. > > > > >I propose that you do the following: > > > >1) Run "apt-get update" as root. Does this work? If you get any error > > messages post them here. > > no error messages; it is still accessing the Italian server. > > > > >2) Try "apt-get install -f" next. Post the entire output of this command. > > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > > > > >3) Likewise, we need to know the result of "apt-cache policy hotplug > > udev". (You can run this command as a normal user.) > > hotplug: > Installed: 0.0.20040329-22 > Candidate: 0.0.20040329-22 > Version Table: > *** 0.0.20040329-22 0 > 500 http://ftp.it.debian.org sarge/main Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > udev: > Installed: 0.056-3 > Candidate: 0.056-3 > Version Table: > *** 0.056-3 0 > 500 http://ftp.it.debian.org sarge/main Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > > ==================== > (due to me hunting down hotplug) > > > > >4) Finally, we need to know what you have in /etc/apt/sources.list. If > > you have the files /etc/apt/apt.conf and/or /etc/apt/preferences post > > their contents as well. > > > OK, sources.list (I added the bottom 4 earlier, and commented out two > when they caused problems; before I touched the file there were 3 > identical sets of addresses, commented out except the bottom one of > each set): > ===========================
[ ... removed entries which were commented out ... ] > # A/DeMuDi stable > deb http://demudi.agnula.org/packages/demudi/ stable main > > # Debian stable > deb http://ftp.it.debian.org/debian/ sarge main > > # Debian testing > # deb http://ftp.it.debian.org/debian/ etch main > > # A/DeMuDi development > # deb http://demudi.agnula.org/packages/demudi/ testing main > =========================== > > /etc/apt/preferences: > > Package: * > Pin: release a=testing, o=Debian > Pin-Priority: 501 > > Package: * > Pin: release a=unstable, o=Debian > Pin-Priority: 101 > > Package: * > Pin: release o=AGNULA > Pin-Priority: 1001 > =========================== > > There is also /etc/apt/apt.conf.d, with 70debconf and 80cdd in it... I never used synaptic, therefore I cannot comment on your way of fixing the problem; nevertheless, the output of the apt commands suggests that your system is now in a consistent state and should be working. You can change to another Sarge repository if you want; I would furthermore include "contrib" and "non-free", e.g. deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ sarge main non-free contrib deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ sarge main non-free contrib I also recommend adding a line for the security updates: deb http://security.debian.org/ sarge/updates main contrib non-free There is one possible issue with the package pins in your apt preferences: Since the agnola repository has such a high priority there might be cases where the dependencies of agnola packages block security updates in Sarge. However, since your machine is probably used as a desktop computer for multimedia work (and not as a server), you should be OK. Just make sure you are properly firewalled. -- Regards, Florian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
