hi when i try to reinstall the pkg powermgmt-base using apt-get or dpkg, i have the following error :
host:/var/cache/apt/archives$apt-get --reinstall install powermgmt-base Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done The following packages will be upgraded: powermgmt-base 1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 56 not upgraded. 24 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0B/12.1kB of archives. After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used. Preconfiguring packages ... (Reading database ... 37599 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace powermgmt-base 1.17 (using .../powermgmt-base_1.18_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement powermgmt-base ... Error: the current /etc/modules.conf is not automatically generated. dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 1 dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... Error: the current /etc/modules.conf is not automatically generated. dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/powermgmt-base_1.18_i386.deb (--unpack): subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 1 Error: the current /etc/modules.conf is not automatically generated. dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/powermgmt-base_1.18_i386.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) *********************************************************************** host:/var/cache/apt/archives$dpkg --force-all -i powermgmt-base_1.18_i386.deb (Reading database ... 37599 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace powermgmt-base 1.17 (using powermgmt-base_1.18_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement powermgmt-base ... Error: the current /etc/modules.conf is not automatically generated. dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 1 dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... Error: the current /etc/modules.conf is not automatically generated. dpkg: error processing powermgmt-base_1.18_i386.deb (--install): subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 1 Error: the current /etc/modules.conf is not automatically generated. dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: powermgmt-base_1.18_i386.deb any way to bypass this error ? thks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]