Hi,
I just performed an update to my system (10.1 community), main, security and bugfixes. All packages were installed succesfuly, however, I could not open any applications after the update process had completed (a massive 22 hour download - I'm stuck with a dial up conection!!). Rebooting gets as far as the root filesystem check and then fails as follows:-

/fbin/fsck: relocation error: /fbin/fsck: symbol __sprintf_chk, version GLIBC_2.3.4 not defined in file libc.so.6 with link time reference

There is an offer to repair the error, when accepted this also fails and generates the above line then drops to a shell. After entering the root password I get a prompt, (Repair filesystem) 1 #

Unfortunately I don't know how to to proceed from here, my confidence with the command line is growing steadily but I'm very much still a novice :-)
So all suggestions are most welcome!!

Many thanks!

I don´t know too much about repairing filesystems, but before trying ANYTHING, you should boot KNOPPIX and save your data (if you´re lucky and it´s still possible)

OK, sounds like good advice to me... I like a bit of philopsophy - one of my favorite sayings is advantage from adversity - so I'll take the advantage now and say that I don't know anything about KNOPPIX or how to "boot into" it! It's a very steep learning curve getting into Linux so perhaps you could help me out with what KOPPIX is and exactly what to type to run it????

KNOPPIX is a so called Live-Linux, means that you put the KNOPPIX-CD into your drive, set up the cd-drive as first boot option and let the machine start. Now linux is booting from cd, and - once it´s up - also runs from cd. Your harddrive will not be touched but mounted as read only. So you can start K3B and burn your data on CD/DVD or put it on an USB-Stick, or wherever. All under the assumption, your filesystem is still readable, ofcourse.

Also assuming you have something on there that you can't afford to lose.
Did you backed up before the "update"?
Is 10.1 the update to or is it Mandriva 2006 from 10.1
10.1 had some issues with usb and others
Mandriva "upgrade" gave me probs and when I did full install it worked and took 1/4 the time. I didn't format my user partition and all OK with data

Right - I'll get a knopix cd burned asap! I had thought that my data would be safe though as it's in a seperate partition (hope I'm not wrong about that - guess I'll soon know!)
As far as updating is concerned, the updates were being applied to my existing 10.1 system. Perhaps I'm missing the point here.... during the 18 months or so since I first installed it, this 10.1 community system has been "updated" several times. The last sucessful update was about 3 months ago - so do I now have any of my original 10.1 left or does the upDATE process automatically upGRADE the system to the latest stable version? If it does, then my splash screen still thinks it's 10.1......

In spite of this hiccup I **LOVE** the whole penguin 'puting thang

Aaaaahh, well in that case I´d recommend you to get the Mandriva 2006 CDs and just install that on your root-partition and let the home-partition untouched. But nevertheless it´s always a good thing to backup your data

Maybe I´m wrong, but as far as I know the 10.1 community release has never been officially supported, so all the updates and bugfixes are actually for the 10.1 official release. I guess that´s why your update failed. So to me it looks like you still have a 10.1 community.

Btw: I´m not sure if there is an option for an online-upgrade to the latest release provided by Mandriva. Does anybody else know?

Right, I think the reinstall is the way to go. I've ordered a Knoppix disc along with the 3 disc 2006 so that's a big step in the right direction! Do you know if the 3disc (i.e. the download) version is supported? I hope so, otherwise the same situation potentially exists...
I'm away for the next week, perhaps we can resume when I get back.... Meanwhile thanks for your good advice so far ;-)

Mandriva 2006 is definitely supported.

I think the only difference between the version you can buy and the one free for download is you don´t get installation support, no handbook, no proprietary drivers and other software like flashplayer, java etc included.

Ok, talk to you in couple of days then.

Looks like Im sorted out;-)
I did a clean install of 2006 and (apart from an uncooperative modem!) I'm up and running.
2006 really was a pleasure to install - this is the way forward!!!
Thanks to all (especially Philosopher) for some great advice - as usual, I've learned a whole lot of stuff I wasn't expecting.....
Cheerio for now :-)

Good to hear that everything´s fine
So, have fun with your new system - and don´t forget to backup your data