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debian-user-digest Digest V2007 #2503

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debian-user-digest Digest Volume 2007 : Issue 2503

Today's Topics: 

  RE: unable to install mysql (lamp) (  [ Jabka Atu  ]
  Re: unable to install mysql (lamp) (  [ Jabka Atu  ]
  should a package compile on installa  [ Jabka Atu  ]
  Re: Does lilo still have a limit on   [ Nigel Henry  ]
  Re: How to reduce pdf file size with  [ Amit Uttamchandani  ]
  Re: Does lilo still have a limit on   [ Nigel Henry  ]

Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 18:38:14 +0200
From: Jabka Atu <mashrom.head@gmail.com> To: 444107@bugs.debian.org
Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: RE: unable to install mysql (lamp) (post-installation script returned  error exit status 1) 

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acerium:/var/log# less syslog
acerium:/var/log# cat syslog|grep 18:3
Sep 29 18:34:27 acerium mysqld_safe[16477]: PLEASE REMEMBER TO SET A PASSWORD FOR THE MySQL root USER !
Sep 29 18:34:27 acerium mysqld_safe[16477]: To do so, start the server, then issue the following commands: Sep 29 18:34:27 acerium mysqld_safe[16477]: /usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root password 'new-password'
Sep 29 18:34:27 acerium mysqld_safe[16477]: /usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root -h acerium password 'new-password'
Sep 29 18:34:27 acerium mysqld_safe[16477]: See the manual for more instructions.
Sep 29 18:34:27 acerium mysqld_safe[16477]: Please report any problems with the /usr/bin/mysqlbug script!
Sep 29 18:34:27 acerium mysqld_safe[16477]: Sep 29 18:34:27 acerium mysqld_safe[16477]: The latest information about MySQL is available on the web at
Sep 29 18:34:27 acerium mysqld_safe[16477]: http://www.mysql.com Sep 29 18:34:27 acerium mysqld_safe[16477]: Support MySQL by buying support/licenses at http://shop.mysql.com Sep 29 18:34:28 acerium mysqld_safe[16542]: ERROR: 1046 No database selected
Sep 29 18:34:28 acerium mysqld_safe[16542]: 070929 18:34:28 [ERROR] Aborting
Sep 29 18:34:28 acerium mysqld_safe[16542]: Sep 29 18:34:28 acerium mysqld_safe[16542]: 070929 18:34:28 [Note] /usr/sbin/mysqld: Shutdown complete 

Sep 29 18:34:28 acerium mysqld_safe[16542]:
Sep 29 18:34:28 acerium mysqld_safe[16625]: started
Sep 29 18:34:28 acerium mysqld[16628]: InnoDB: The first specified
data file ./ibdata1 did not exist:
Sep 29 18:34:28 acerium mysqld[16628]: InnoDB: a new database to be created!
Sep 29 18:34:28 acerium mysqld[16628]: 070929 18:34:28 InnoDB: Setting file ./ibdata1 size to 10 MB
Sep 29 18:34:28 acerium mysqld[16628]: InnoDB: Database physically writes the file full: wait...
Sep 29 18:34:29 acerium mysqld[16628]: 070929 18:34:29 InnoDB: Log file ./ib_logfile0 did not exist: new to be created Sep 29 18:34:29 acerium mysqld[16628]: InnoDB: Setting log file ./ib_logfile0 size to 5 MB
Sep 29 18:34:29 acerium mysqld[16628]: InnoDB: Database physically writes the file full: wait...
Sep 29 18:34:29 acerium mysqld[16628]: 070929 18:34:29 InnoDB: Log file ./ib_logfile1 did not exist: new to be created Sep 29 18:34:29 acerium mysqld[16628]: InnoDB: Setting log file ./ib_logfile1 size to 5 MB
Sep 29 18:34:29 acerium mysqld[16628]: InnoDB: Database physically writes the file full: wait...
Sep 29 18:34:29 acerium mysqld[16628]: InnoDB: Doublewrite buffer not found: creating new
Sep 29 18:34:30 acerium mysqld[16628]: InnoDB: Doublewrite buffer created Sep 29 18:34:30 acerium mysqld[16628]: InnoDB: Creating foreign key constraint system tables
Sep 29 18:34:30 acerium mysqld[16628]: InnoDB: Foreign key constraint system tables created
Sep 29 18:34:30 acerium mysqld[16628]: 070929 18:34:30 InnoDB: Started; log sequence number 0 0 
Sep 29 18:34:30 acerium mysqld[16628]: 070929 18:34:30 [ERROR] Can't
start server: Bind on TCP/IP port: Cannot assign requested address
Sep 29 18:34:30 acerium mysqld[16628]: 070929 18:34:30 [ERROR] Do you
already have another mysqld server running on port: 3306 ? 
Sep 29 18:34:30 acerium mysqld[16628]: 070929 18:34:30 [ERROR] Aborting
Sep 29 18:34:30 acerium mysqld[16628]:
Sep 29 18:34:30 acerium mysqld[16628]: 070929 18:34:30  InnoDB:
Starting shutdown...
Sep 29 18:34:32 acerium mysqld[16628]: 070929 18:34:32 InnoDB: Shutdown completed; log sequence number 0 43655 Sep 29 18:34:32 acerium mysqld[16628]: 070929 18:34:32 [Note] /usr/sbin/mysqld: Shutdown complete 
Sep 29 18:34:32 acerium mysqld[16628]:
Sep 29 18:34:32 acerium mysqld_safe[16688]: ended
Sep 29 18:34:42 acerium /etc/init.d/mysql[16856]: 0 processes alive
and '/usr/bin/mysqladmin --defaults-file=/etc/mysql/debian.cnf ping' resulted in
Sep 29 18:34:42 acerium /etc/init.d/mysql[16856]: ^G/usr/bin/mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed Sep 29 18:34:42 acerium /etc/init.d/mysql[16856]: error: 'Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)'
Sep 29 18:34:42 acerium /etc/init.d/mysql[16856]: Check that mysqld is running and that the socket: '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' exists! Sep 29 18:34:42 acerium /etc/init.d/mysql[16856]:
  • -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Fwd: unable to install mysql (lamp) (post-installation script returned error exit status 1)] Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 18:29:53 +0200 From: Jabka Atu <mashrom.head@gmail.com> To: 444107@bugs.debian.org

Im not sure but i guess it is related to this bug

  • -------- Original Message -------- Subject: unable to install mysql (lamp) (post-installation script returned error exit status 1) Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 14:47:23 +0200 From: Jabka Atu To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Do you need help?X

package: mysql-server

version: 5.0.45-1

Hello,...

debian lenny lest update (29.9.2007 12:00 GMT).

when working on this howto :
http://linux.justinhartman.com/Setting_up_a_LAMP_Server

i did :

apt-get update

apt-get install apache2 php5 libapache2-mod-php5 mysql-server mysql-client php5-mysql phpmyadmin

Do you need more help?X

acerium:/# apt-get install apache2 php5 libapache2-mod-php5 mysql-server mysql-client php5-mysql phpmyadmin Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  apache-common
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. The following extra packages will be installed:   libmcrypt4 php5-common php5-mcrypt
Suggested packages:
  php-pear libmcrypt-dev mcrypt
Recommended packages:
  php5-gd php4-gd
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  libapache2-mod-php4
The following NEW packages will be installed:   apache2 libapache2-mod-php5 libmcrypt4 mysql-client mysql-server php5   php5-common php5-mcrypt php5-mysql phpmyadmin 0 upgraded, 10 newly installed, 1 to remove and 305 not upgraded. 1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 5948kB/6086kB of archives.
After unpacking 14.9MB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
Get:1 http://mirror.isoc.org.il testing/main php5-common 5.2.3-1+b1 [234kB]
Get:2 http://mirror.isoc.org.il testing/main libapache2-mod-php5 5.2.3-1+b1 [2663kB] 

Get:3 
http://mirror.isoc.org.il testing/main libmcrypt4 2.5.7-5 [86.7kB]
Get:4 
http://mirror.isoc.org.il testing/main php5 5.2.3-1 [1034B]
Get:5 
http://mirror.isoc.org.il testing/main php5-mcrypt 5.2.3-1+b1
[13.8kB]
Get:6 http://mirror.isoc.org.il testing/main php5-mysql 5.2.3-1+b1 [73.4kB]
Get:7 http://mirror.isoc.org.il testing/main phpmyadmin 4:2.11.0-1 [2875kB]
Fetched 5948kB in 44s (134kB/s)
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 197242 files and directories currently installed.) Removing libapache2-mod-php4 ...
Module php4 does not exist!
Selecting previously deselected package apache2. (Reading database ... 197239 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking apache2 (from .../apache2_2.2.4-3_all.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package php5-common. Unpacking php5-common (from .../php5-common_5.2.3-1+b1_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package libapache2-mod-php5. Unpacking libapache2-mod-php5 (from
.../libapache2-mod-php5_5.2.3-1+b1_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package libmcrypt4. Unpacking libmcrypt4 (from .../libmcrypt4_2.5.7-5_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package mysql-client. Unpacking mysql-client (from .../mysql-client_5.0.45-1_all.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package mysql-server. Unpacking mysql-server (from .../mysql-server_5.0.45-1_all.deb) ... Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld.
Selecting previously deselected package php5. Unpacking php5 (from .../archives/php5_5.2.3-1_all.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package php5-mcrypt. Unpacking php5-mcrypt (from .../php5-mcrypt_5.2.3-1+b1_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package php5-mysql. Unpacking php5-mysql (from .../php5-mysql_5.2.3-1+b1_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package phpmyadmin. Unpacking phpmyadmin (from .../phpmyadmin_4%3a2.11.0-1_all.deb) ... Setting up mysql-server-5.0 (5.0.45-1) ... Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld.
Starting MySQL database server: mysqld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . failed! invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed. dpkg: error processing mysql-server-5.0 (--configure):  subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Setting up apache2 (2.2.4-3) ...
Setting up php5-common (5.2.3-1+b1) ...
Setting up libapache2-mod-php5 (5.2.3-1+b1) ... Replacing config file /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini with new version

Setting up libmcrypt4 (2.5.7-5) ...

Setting up mysql-client (5.0.45-1) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mysql-server:  mysql-server depends on mysql-server-5.0; however:   Package mysql-server-5.0 is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing mysql-server (--configure):  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Setting up php5 (5.2.3-1) ...
Setting up php5-mcrypt (5.2.3-1+b1) ...

Setting up php5-mysql (5.2.3-1+b1) ...

Setting up phpmyadmin (4:2.11.0-1) ...
Reloading web server config: apache2invoke-rc.d: unknown initscript, 

/etc/init.d/apache not found.
invoke-rc.d: unknown initscript, /etc/init.d/apache-ssl not found.
invoke-rc.d: unknown initscript, /etc/init.d/apache-perl not found.

Errors were encountered while processing: 

 mysql-server-5.0
 mysql-server

Can we help you?X

E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

I don't if it is a bug or iam doing some thing wrong ...

ok i tried running it manualy :
acerium:/# /etc/init.d/mysql start
Starting MySQL database server: mysqld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . failed!

Can't find what you're looking for?X

dpkg-reconfigure mysql-server
/usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure: mysql-server is broken or not fully installed

apt-get install mysql-server
 . . . .
Starting MySQL database server: mysqld . . . . .dpkg: error processing mysql-server-5.0 (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script killed by signal (Interrupt) dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mysql-server:  mysql-server depends on mysql-server-5.0; however:   Package mysql-server-5.0 is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing mysql-server (--configure):

ok install mysql-server-5.0 ?

acerium:/# apt-get install mysql-server-5.0 Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
mysql-server-5.0 is already the newest version. mysql-server-5.0 set to manual installed. 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 305 not upgraded. 2 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used. Setting up mysql-server-5.0 (5.0.45-1) ... Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld.

invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed. dpkg: error processing mysql-server-5.0 (--configure):  subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mysql-server:  mysql-server depends on mysql-server-5.0; however:   Package mysql-server-5.0 is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing mysql-server (--configure):  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Errors were encountered while processing:  mysql-server-5.0
 mysql-server

wtf ?

acerium:/# apt-cache policy mysql-server mysql-server:
  Installed: 5.0.45-1
  Candidate: 5.0.45-1
  Version table:

  • 5.0.45-1 0 500 http://mirror.isoc.org.il testing/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status acerium:/# apt-cache policy mysql-server-5.0 mysql-server-5.0: Installed: 5.0.45-1 Candidate: 5.0.45-1 Version table:
  • 5.0.45-1 0 500 http://mirror.isoc.org.il testing/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
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Don't know where to look next?X

Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 18:42:18 +0200
From: Jabka Atu <mashrom.head@gmail.com> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: unable to install mysql (lamp) (post-installation script returned  error exit status 1) 

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I forgot to say that it was on clean install . also found some usfull(?) info in syslog posted to bug (444107) couse it is related .
anyone ?

Jabka Atu wrote: 

> Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
>
>> On Sat, Sep 29, 2007 at 02:47:23PM +0200, Jabka Atu wrote:
>>> package: mysql-server
>>>
>>> version: 5.0.45-1
>>>
>> ...copious apt output...
>
>>> Setting up mysql-server-5.0 (5.0.45-1) ... Stopping MySQL
>>> database server: mysqld. Starting MySQL database server: mysqld
>>> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . failed! invoke-rc.d: initscript
>>> mysql, action "start" failed. dpkg: error processing
>>> mysql-server-5.0 (--configure): subprocess post-installation
>>> script returned error exit status 1
>
>> the problem is self-explanatory. The service failed to start
>> which propogated an error. You should investigate why it failed
>> to start. Perhaps look at some log files. perhaps try it
>> manually, etc etc.
>
> ok i tried running it manualy : acerium:/# /etc/init.d/mysql start
> Starting MySQL database server: mysqld . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
> failed!
>
> dpkg-reconfigure mysql-server /usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure:
> mysql-server is broken or not fully installed
>
> apt-get install mysql-server . . . .
>
> Starting MySQL database server: mysqld . . . . .dpkg: error
> processing mysql-server-5.0 (--configure): subprocess
> post-installation script killed by signal (Interrupt) dpkg:
> dependency problems prevent configuration of mysql-server:
> mysql-server depends on mysql-server-5.0; however: Package
> mysql-server-5.0 is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing
> mysql-server (--configure):
>
>
> ok install mysql-server-5.0 ?
>
> acerium:/# apt-get install mysql-server-5.0 Reading package
> lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information...

Confused? Frustrated?X

> Done mysql-server-5.0 is already the newest version.
> mysql-server-5.0 set to manual installed. 0 upgraded, 0 newly
> installed, 0 to remove and 305 not upgraded. 2 not fully installed
> or removed. Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B of
> additional disk space will be used. Setting up mysql-server-5.0
> (5.0.45-1) ... Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld.
>
> invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed. dpkg: error
> processing mysql-server-5.0 (--configure): subprocess
> post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg:
> dependency problems prevent configuration of mysql-server:
> mysql-server depends on mysql-server-5.0; however: Package
> mysql-server-5.0 is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing
> mysql-server (--configure): dependency problems - leaving
> unconfigured Errors were encountered while processing:
> mysql-server-5.0 mysql-server
>
> wtf ?
>
> acerium:/# apt-cache policy mysql-server mysql-server: Installed:
> 5.0.45-1 Candidate: 5.0.45-1 Version table: *** 5.0.45-1 0 500
> 
http://mirror.isoc.org.il testing/main Packages 100
> /var/lib/dpkg/status acerium:/# apt-cache policy mysql-server-5.0
> mysql-server-5.0: Installed: 5.0.45-1 Candidate: 5.0.45-1 Version
> table: *** 5.0.45-1 0 500 
http://mirror.isoc.org.il testing/main
> Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>
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Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 18:54:52 +0200
From: Jabka Atu <mashrom.head@gmail.com> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: should a package compile on installation ? 

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Hello ,..

Call Pantek today for Open Source Technical Support at 1-877-546-8934 - 24/7/365X

im thinkg about giving a package the abuilty to download and compile the last source is it wise ?

since i don't know how to create sevral arch binary package (amd64,i386,etc .. ).

and the auther is releasing relvtly fast (on svn) updates

the compile time isn't so big (the program is some where around 1k lines of code) and it is one source file .

so i thought about downloading from svn and compiling each time .

p.s.

also adding sevral dependencies like : gcc ,make ,kernel-hedares

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Do you need help?X

Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 19:00:56 +0200
From: Nigel Henry <cave.dnb@tiscali.fr>
To: cgm@physics.utoledo.edu
Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Does lilo still have a limit on it's menu entries? 

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On Saturday 29 September 2007 01:54, C. G. Montgomery wrote: 

> In linux.debian.user Nigel Henry wrote:
> > I read a while back that earlier versions of lilo could only have 6
> > entries on the menu. My lilo version is 1:22.6.1-9.3.
>
> I think it may not be a limit on the number of lilo entries.  Not long

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> ago, an upgrade to 2.6.21-2-k7 was done on a machine of mine.  This put
> the initrd.img, System.map, and vmlinuz files into /boot but didn't
> change lilo.conf.  In fact I decided to stay with the kernel I had been
> using, so it's just waiting there.  I don't know whether grub is handled
> differently.

I had the same when I installed the 2.6.18-5-686 kernel. The files were in /boot, but /etc/lilo.conf hadn't been updated, therefore running lilo did nothing. I commented out the stanzas for the bf2 kernel, and added the stanzas for the new 2.6.18-5 one, ran lilo, and now it's on lilo's menu.

The reason I asked about the 6 menu items limit was because I seem to remember that during the adding of new kernels previously, that apt-get would prompt you for lilo, mentioning something about the boot block, and if you wanted to run lilo, and install it in the MBR. Now my lilo's arn't in the MBR, but in the / partition for my 2 Debian installs on this drive. Grub for FC2 is in the MBR, as it is the 1st Linux install on the drive. Not wishing Grub to be replaced, I said no to the apt-get yes/no request, and ran lilo after the install had completed. Now that I've effectively removed the references to the bf2 kernel I may remove this latest kernel, and try reinstalling it, just to see if I get this prompt for lilo with apt-get.

Regarding Grub. At least on Fedora it works fine, and all kernel updates are added to it's menu. You can add as many kernels as you like. I suspect after a while you get a scroll bar to look through them. Saying that though, with fedora I also use Apt, but if you use Yum, which is the default package manager on Fedora, it only keeps 2 kernels as default, but you can change that behaviour so that all kernels are saved. Personally I think it's best that all kernels are saved, then you can decide which ones are no longer required. 

>
> > The original kernel when I installed Woody 3.0r2 was a bf one. It is
> > still listed in /boot, and on lilo's menu. but is nowhere to be seen in
> > synaptic, and no longer will boot with Etch. On the face of it, I can't
> > see how to remove this original boot floppy kernel.
> >
> > Can I just delete all references to the 2.4.18-bf2.4 kernel in /boot?
> > Then run lilo again. It seems a bit of a hack, but I can't see any way
> > around it as synaptic doesn't even list the bf kernel, and you can't
> > uninstall something that's not on the list.
>
> Yes, I've done just that to get rid of old kernels.  Just edit lilo.conf
> to include only the stanzas you want and run lilo.

As I mention above I commented out the stanzas for the bf2 in /etc/lilo.conf, and renamed the bf2 files in /boot. I'll clean that up later on as everything appears to be working ok now.
>
> hth cgm

Thanks for your reply.

Nigel.

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Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 10:00:58 -0700
From: Amit Uttamchandani <atu13439@csun.edu> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: How to reduce pdf file size with open source software? 

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Yes I think you are right. python-imaging is the package mac os x uses to resize images and pdf.

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Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 10:04:48 -0700 From: Amit Uttamchandani <atu13439@csun.edu> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Cc: csanyipal@gmail.com Subject: Re: efficiency of windows managers Message-Id: <20070929100448.23e9d74d.atu13439@csun.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Where can I pass the -fn argument to xterm to set up font size, using dwm? Edit your config.h file. There are mod keys defined for specific programs. Edit the arguments there. -- Amit Uttamchandani <atu13439@csun.edu>

Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 18:18:41 +0100 From: andy <geek_show@dsl.pipex.com> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Spring clean Message-ID: <46FE88F1.1000907@dsl.pipex.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi all Even though it is now approaching fall/autumn (in the northern hemisphere anyway), I am wanting to do some spring cleaning of my hard drive. In my enthusiasm for Debian's apt-get I have gorged myself on a load of packages that I probably don't need. One example is multiple language versions of OOo, but there are likely others too. Can someone recommend a newbie-friendly easy, and safe way of cleaning house so that I can retain those packages that I need (and want) but can clear out the dust bunnies, etc..? Many thanks A -- "If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about the answers." - Thomas Pynchon, "Gravity's Rainbow"

Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 19:23:49 +0200 From: Nigel Henry <cave.dnb@tiscali.fr> To: "Mumia W.." <paduille.4061.mumia.w+nospam@earthlink.net> Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Does lilo still have a limit on it's menu entries? Message-Id: <200709291923.49342.cave.dnb@tiscali.fr> Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On Saturday 29 September 2007 05:04, Mumia W.. wrote: > On 09/28/2007 03:18 PM, Nigel Henry wrote: > > All my Debian installs, Sarge, Etch, and Lenny, originally started off as > > Woody 3.0r2, and LiLo was, and still is the bootloader. I installed on > > Etch yesterday the 2.6.18-5 kernel, which shows up in /boot ok, but > > running lilo doesn't add it to lilo's menu. > > > > I read a while back that earlier versions of lilo could only have 6 > > entries on the menu. My lilo version is 1:22.6.1-9.3. > > > > The original kernel when I installed Woody 3.0r2 was a bf one. It is > > still listed in /boot, and on lilo's menu. but is nowhere to be seen in > > synaptic, and no longer will boot with Etch. On the face of it, I can't > > see how to remove this original boot floppy kernel. > > > > Can I just delete all references to the 2.4.18-bf2.4 kernel in /boot? > > Then run lilo again. It seems a bit of a hack, but I can't see any way > > around it as synaptic doesn't even list the bf kernel, and you can't > > uninstall something that's not on the list. > > > > /etc/lilo.conf is below. [...] > > I have very little experience with Lilo under Debian, though I used it > under Slackware. I first encountered lilo on Mandrake 9.2, and must admit that I had terrible problems with both LiLo, and Grub when I first started off with Linux, and setting up dual, and triple boot installs. I've sort of got them under control now, but it wasn't much fun at the time. Now the bootloader for the first install goes in the MBR, and the bootloaders for the subsequent installs go in their respective / partitions. Then I boot up the first install and add chainloaders pointing to the / partitions of the other distros on the drive. > > I don't know about the six item limit, but I suggest you manually delete > the references to the bf kernels, but read "man liloconfig" and "man > update-lilo" first. If the bf kernels do not appear in /boot, > update-lilo may remove them from /etc/lilo.conf automatically. I've temporarily renamed the bf2 files in /boot, and commented out the stanzas for the bf2 kernel in /etc/lilo.conf, but am going to remove them completely as they are no longer useable on Etch. > > I also suggest that you remove, possibly using synaptic, any kernels > that don't boot the system up properly. I usually keep all kernels. Alright the ones that don't boot properly can go, but sometimes older, non udev ones, are usefull to keep if you are appearing to have problems with the udev ones. I constantly get problems with udev kernels and my TVcard /dev/video0, and the webcam /dev/video1. Very hit and miss as to which app gets which video device. Someone on the list gave me some rules for udev, but they don't appear to be working. I'll have to start a new thread on that one. Thanks for the reply. Nigel. End of debian-user-digest Digest V2007 Issue #2503 ************************************************** Received on Sat Sep 29 13:41:04 2007

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