Upgradet to 12, removepkg not working

Tux-Slack · 11-25-2007, 04:08 AM

I've upgraded my server to Slackware 12(Finnaly) and now removepkg isn't working.
I run i.e.:
removepkg hotplug*.tgz
And then it says
Removing files:
And then a bunch of stuff like this:

Code:

cat: floppy0: No such file or directory
cat: cdrom0: No such file or directory

And bunch of other device like "files".
What could be the problem of this?

Eternal_Newbie · 11-25-2007, 11:03 AM

There were many significant changes to Slackware between 11.0 and 12.0 Quite apart from the change to modular XOrg, several of the base packages were split into several different packages (the a/bin package in particular). It is quite possible that you are missing something, especially if you did not follow the upgrade procedure outlined in CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT which also include a full list of changed packages.

ottavio · 11-25-2007, 12:14 PM

Check if you have the 'which' package installed.

'which which' would do the job.

Tux-Slack · 11-25-2007, 01:53 PM

Code:

root@x-shells:~# which which
/usr/bin/which

Guess it is installed.

Newbie: My server doesn't use Xorg, I know about those changes, and I did follow that file while upgrading.
That's where I "discovered" this problem when trying to delete old packages.

One other thing that I just discovered:

Code:

Nov 25 21:27:06 /sbin/netconfig: kernel: FW DROP

Notice the /sbin/netconfig:
That's from /var/log/syslog (messages is the same).
It should read x-shells

Tux-Slack · 12-21-2007, 01:20 PM

A little update.
Exactly what shows when trying to delete any package.

Quote:

Removing package /var/log/packages/samba-3.0.25b-i486-1-upgraded-2007-12-21,20:44:35...
Removing files:
cat: X0R: No such file or directory
cat: adsp: No such file or directory
cat: amidi: No such file or directory
cat: audio: No such file or directory
cat: cdrom: No such file or directory
cat: core: No such file or directory
cat: dsp: No such file or directory
cat: ftape: No such file or directory
cat: js0: No such file or directory
cat: js1: No such file or directory
cat: js2: No such file or directory
cat: js3: No such file or directory
cat: midi: No such file or directory
cat: mixer: No such file or directory
cat: modem: No such file or directory
cat: mouse: No such file or directory
cat: nfsd: No such file or directory
cat: nftape: No such file or directory
cat: nrmt0: No such file or directory
cat: nrmt1: No such file or directory
cat: radio: No such file or directory
cat: rmt0: No such file or directory
cat: rmt1: No such file or directory
cat: sequencer2: No such file or directory

And then it just stands there.
I've already tried to reinstall pkgtools package, no effect.
Whole system reinstall is out of the question.

gnashley · 12-21-2007, 03:18 PM

Those are files from the devs package that are probably not present on your system while udev is running. You might need to run the install CD, mount the partition and remove the packages that way. Since udev mounts /dev on tmpfs during bootup, the device files which are part of the devs package are hidden. You might also try unmounting /dev from tmpfs so that the underlying files show up. I don't understand what those files have to do with the samba package though...

Tux-Slack · 12-21-2007, 05:56 PM

Not just the samba package. Any package.
Even if I make my self a package which contains only /home/README i.e. and install it I can't remove it later.

PDock · 12-21-2007, 07:02 PM

Until a upgrade whole system is possible simplify upgrade package pkgtools whatever version 11 slack is.

Alien_Hominid · 12-21-2007, 11:58 PM

Did you try what gnashley told you?

Tux-Slack · 12-22-2007, 07:44 AM

Well, the server is not accessible every day, so I cant pop in the DVD and boot from it.
Besides, I've tried to stop udev with
/etc/rc.d/rc.udevd stop
and removing the samba package again and it didn't work either.
This is the mount and ps aux output:

Code:

root@x-shells:~# mount
/dev/hda1 on / type reiserfs (rw)
proc on /proc type proc (rw)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw)
usbfs on /proc/bus/usb type usbfs (rw)
/dev/hda2 on /home type reiserfs (rw,usrquota)
/dev/hda3 on /usr type reiserfs (rw)
root@x-shells:~# ps aux | grep udev
root     17224  2.1  0.2   2360  1056 ?        S<s  15:18   0:01 /sbin/udevd --daemon
root     18518  0.0  0.1   2004   656 pts/4    S+   15:19   0:00 grep udev

Alien_Hominid · 12-23-2007, 06:54 AM

So do you have devs installed?

Maybe read this:

man MAKEDEV

-d option

Tux-Slack · 12-23-2007, 11:18 AM

Yes, devs is installed.

If I do MAKEDEV -d what exactly will happen? Could the system crash?