Re: Re: Debconf problem: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process

2008-06-23 Thread Joe Hickey
On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 12:20:44AM +0100, Jason Williams wrote: > Have the same problem as Graham did, but I'm still new at this and don't > really understand how to find and disable running process(s)? Please > help, trying to get my soundcard working, really doing my head in. A simple way of fin

Re: Re: Debconf problem: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process

2008-06-23 Thread Jason Williams
Have the same problem as Graham did, but I'm still new at this and don't really understand how to find and disable running process(s)? Please help, trying to get my soundcard working, really doing my head in. Cheers, Jason -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubs

Re: debconf problem

2008-02-02 Thread Alex Samad
On Sat, Feb 02, 2008 at 08:02:29PM +1100, Alex Samad wrote: > On Sat, Feb 02, 2008 at 08:00:16PM +1100, Alex Samad wrote: > > Hi > > > > I am trying to use debconf to setup some other packages from within a meta > > package. > > > > > > I have grabbed the desired debconf setting with > > > >

Re: debconf problem

2008-02-02 Thread Alex Samad
On Sat, Feb 02, 2008 at 08:00:16PM +1100, Alex Samad wrote: > Hi > > I am trying to use debconf to setup some other packages from within a meta > package. > > > I have grabbed the desired debconf setting with > > debconf-get-selections | grep -i locale > > I get back > > locales locales/lo

Re: Re: debconf problem in foomatic-filters

2007-05-12 Thread Felix Lechner
Florian, Thank you for the helpful pointers. Further examination showed an inconsistency in the debconf database. The template "foomatic-filters/gspath" was reserved by "foomatic-filters/textfilter" (the user defined by debconf-communicate). Deleting the entry manually in /var/cache/d

Re: debconf problem in foomatic-filters

2007-05-08 Thread Florian Kulzer
On Tue, May 08, 2007 at 17:35:26 -0500, Felix Lechner wrote: > Hi there, > > I have the following problem when trying to re-install foomatic-filters > on my system. One of the recent upgrades broke the package. Can > anybody tell from the information below where the problem should be > reported?

Re: Debconf problem: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process

2002-05-31 Thread Graham Williams
Received Sat 01 Jun 2002 10:16am +1000 from Joey Hess: > Graham Williams wrote: > > I've got myself stuck somehow with upgrading some packages (am current > > with "unstable"). After a recent apt-get dist-upgrade I now have: > > > > debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is lock

Re: Debconf problem: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process

2002-05-31 Thread Joey Hess
Graham Williams wrote: > I've got myself stuck somehow with upgrading some packages (am current > with "unstable"). After a recent apt-get dist-upgrade I now have: > > debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by > another process > > and the various messages about > >

Re: debconf problem during upgrade

2002-05-17 Thread Jamin W . Collins
On Fri, 10 May 2002 11:48:55 -0700 "Eric Richardson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The problem occurs like this. You walk away from the machine and then > one of these configuration screens comes up, and then the monitor blanks > out for power saving. Next you come back and press space bar and the

Re: debconf problem during upgrade

2002-05-17 Thread Robert Webb
Also just use something like the "ALT" key instead of the spacebar. You shouldn't have a problem then. Joey Hess wrote: Eric Richardson wrote: I think there is a problem with debconf or whatever the interface is that is used to answer questions during upgrade from potato to woody.The

Re: debconf problem during upgrade

2002-05-17 Thread Joey Hess
Eric Richardson wrote: > I think there is a problem with debconf or whatever the interface is > that is used to answer questions during upgrade from potato to woody. > > The problem occurs like this. You walk away from the machine and then > one of these configuration screens comes up, and then

Re: debconf problem during upgrade

2002-05-13 Thread Joerg Jaspert
Eric Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >>>whatever question was pending goes through before you have a chance to >>>answer it. It's like hitting the space bar acts as a return and the >>>default action gets executed. >> The reason why i always press Strg/Ctrl to get out of Screensavermode >>

Re: debconf problem during upgrade

2002-05-13 Thread Eric Richardson
Joerg Jaspert wrote: Eric Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: whatever question was pending goes through before you have a chance to answer it. It's like hitting the space bar acts as a return and the default action gets executed. The reason why i always press Strg/Ctrl to get out of Sc

Re: debconf problem during upgrade

2002-05-10 Thread Joerg Jaspert
Eric Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > whatever question was pending goes through before you have a chance to > answer it. It's like hitting the space bar acts as a return and the > default action gets executed. The reason why i always press Strg/Ctrl to get out of Screensavermode :) --

Re: Debconf problem - won't configure itself

2001-11-17 Thread Joey Hess
Morbo wrote: > Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: > debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Gnome > debconf: (DISPLAY problem?) > debconf: falling back to frontend: Dialog > Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at > /usr/share/debconf/frontend line 35. You need to upgrade to debconf

Re: debconf problem

2001-05-18 Thread Joey Hess
Viljo Marrandi wrote: > > If you are not trying to run unstable or testing, you need to change all > > occurrances of Debconf::Question to DebConf::Question (note case change) in > > /var/lib/debconf/*.db. > > I am running stable (as stable as it is now, though). I changed all to > DebConf::Questi

Re: debconf problem

2001-05-18 Thread Viljo Marrandi
> > I have following problem - some time ago i was upgragding some parts of > > 2.2 system > > To unstable or testing? How long ago, about 3 months, I take it? unstable i suppose. And yes, it was long time ago, maybe even 3 months > So you say you just upgraded? This appears like you upgraded to

Re: debconf problem

2001-05-17 Thread Joey Hess
Viljo Marrandi wrote: > I have following problem - some time ago i was upgragding some parts of > 2.2 system To unstable or testing? How long ago, about 3 months, I take it? > What is this object method "value" it's trying to access? Some module that > i've removed by an 'accident'? If anyone ha

Re: Debconf problem after upgrade

2000-01-28 Thread Todd Suess
I get this message at times too, as far as I can tell, it's harmless. Todd On Thu, 27 Jan 2000, Pollywog wrote: > I started to run 'apt-get upgrade' today and I get this: > > Configuring packages ... > WARNING: Using deprecated debconf compatibility library. > > I stopped the process fr