Is your /var partition separate from /? fdisk -l should show the available partitions. Wiping the directory is really uncommon in this case, probably it is simply not mounted.
Robert Muil <753...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: >Hi all, I've been hit by this one, and for the time being cannot solve it. >Attempting to run apt-get install -f gives me: >"E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (2: No such file or >directory) > E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg), are you root?" > >I am root. Was running the upgrade to 11.04 from an up-to-date system on >10.10. > >I'll be glad to upload helpful files once I recover, but at the moment >the system is pretty isolated. > >What is the recommended recovery process from here? > >Thanks, >Robert. > >-- >You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber >of the bug. >https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/753853 > >Title: > [natty] The disc drive for / is not ready yet or not present > >To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: >https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/udev/+bug/753853/+subscribe -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/753853 Title: [natty] The disc drive for / is not ready yet or not present -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
