> > it's in /var/lib/dpkg/info/
thank you! > > > > > > I want to avoid just reinstalling etch from scratch if I can. > > > > How to go about debugging the error? > > 1. Make it more verbose > > and > > 2. find the script - where is it kept? > > 3. then edit the preinstall script and fix the problem? > > yup. you can set -x in the script and see what it's doing. thanks! > > > > > also I notice that now the machine will not recognize the > > ethernet device eth0, which is irritating and probably secondary > > to the messed up udev. > > surely related. > > A thanks i got it fixed! mitchell -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]