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07-14-2004, 07:38 AM
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Member
Registered: May 2004
Location: Iceland
Distribution: Ubuntu Dapper Drake
Posts: 172
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Something wrong when I try to rpm -e *.. rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error dete...
Suddenly now when I try to remove rpm packadges I get this:
Code:
[root@localhost bin]# rpm -e firefox
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30978) from dbenv->open: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - (-30978)
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm
error: package firefox is not installed
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30978) from dbenv->open: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm
I have no idea what's wrong?! It first came after I installed gtrat, gtray wasn't working so I was going to erase it using rpm -e gtray but then I got this:
Code:
[root@localhost bin]# rpm -e gtray
rpmdb: page 0: illegal page type or format
rpmdb: PANIC: Invalid argument
error: db4 error(-30978) from dbcursor->c_get: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
error: error(-30978) setting "/usr/bin/" records from Dirnames index
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30978) from dbcursor->c_get: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
error: error(-30978) setting "/usr/lib/gtray/" records from Dirnames index
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30978) from dbcursor->c_get: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
error: error(-30978) setting "/usr/share/doc/" records from Dirnames index
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30978) from dbcursor->c_get: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
error: error(-30978) setting "/usr/share/doc/gtray-1.1/" records from Dirnames index
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30978) from db->sync: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30978) from db->open: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30978) from db->close: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
error: cannot open Requireversion index using db3 - (-30978)
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30978) from db->open: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30978) from db->close: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
error: cannot open Provideversion index using db3 - (-30978)
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30978) from db->open: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30978) from db->close: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
error: cannot open Installtid index using db3 - (-30978)
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30978) from db->open: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30978) from db->close: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
error: cannot open Sigmd5 index using db3 - (-30978)
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30978) from db->open: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30978) from db->close: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
error: cannot open Sha1header index using db3 - (-30978)
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30978) from db->open: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30978) from db->close: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
error: cannot open Filemd5s index using db3 - (-30978)
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30978) from db->sync: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30978) from db->sync: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30978) from db->sync: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30978) from db->sync: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30978) from db->sync: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30978) from db->sync: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30978) from db->sync: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30978) from db->sync: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30978) from db->sync: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30978) from db->close: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30978) from db->close: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30978) from db->close: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30978) from db->close: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30978) from db->close: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30978) from db->close: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30978) from db->close: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30978) from db->close: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30978) from db->close: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30978) from dbenv->close: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
[root@localhost bin]# rpm -e gtray
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30978) from dbenv->open: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - (-30978)
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm
error: package gtray is not installed
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30978) from dbenv->open: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm
What's wrong??? Everything had been going so smoothly and then suddenly something like this comes up.. |
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07-14-2004, 08:09 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Rio
Distribution: Debian
Posts: 1,513
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Guess you need to run database recovery, as it says.
Do
rpm --rebuilddb
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07-14-2004, 08:37 AM
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#3
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Member
Registered: May 2004
Location: Iceland
Distribution: Ubuntu Dapper Drake
Posts: 172
Original Poster
Rep:
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Code:
[root@localhost brynjarh]# rpm --rebuilddb
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30978) from dbenv->open: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
error: cannot open Packages index
ehh?? |
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07-14-2004, 08:46 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Rio
Distribution: Debian
Posts: 1,513
Rep:
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Sorry, friend. I canīt help.
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07-14-2004, 08:58 AM
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#5
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Member
Registered: May 2004
Location: Iceland
Distribution: Ubuntu Dapper Drake
Posts: 172
Original Poster
Rep:
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Code:
[root@localhost brynjarh]# yum install grip
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30978) from dbenv->open: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - (-30978)
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/yum", line 30, in ?
yummain.main(sys.argv[1:])
File "/usr/share/yum/yummain.py", line 163, in main
(log, errorlog, filelog, conf, cmds) = parseCmdArgs(args)
File "/usr/share/yum/yummain.py", line 75, in parseCmdArgs
conf=yumconf(configfile=yumconffile)
File "/usr/share/yum/config.py", line 155, in __init__
self.yumvar['releasever'] = self._getsysver()
File "/usr/share/yum/config.py", line 285, in _getsysver
idx = ts.dbMatch('provides', self.distroverpkg)
TypeError: rpmdb open failed
Okay I can't do jack shit that has any relations to rpm anymore.. maybe this is a sign for me to try out debian.  |
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07-26-2004, 10:10 AM
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#6
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jul 2003
Location: Ohio
Distribution: Redhat 9, Fedora Test 1, Fedora Test 2, Suse 9
Posts: 13
Rep: 
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I ran into this issue as well. I was able to get things working by going to /var/lib/rpm, renaming the __db.* files, and re-running rpm --rebuilddb. Things seem to be working normally, but YMMV.
-Kevin
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07-26-2004, 12:52 PM
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#7
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Member
Registered: Aug 2003
Location: Washington State, USA
Distribution: Mainly RH 9.0
Posts: 227
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I had the exact same problem and the advice that ktambascio offers is what fixed me up as well. Try it out and keep us posted!
Travis Beehler
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08-23-2004, 12:38 PM
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#8
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Aug 2004
Posts: 1
Rep:
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rpm -i
I am having the same problem while trying to install an rpm. Kevin, what did you rename your __db.* files as?
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10-24-2007, 02:08 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Oct 2007
Posts: 1
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ktambascio
I ran into this issue as well. I was able to get things working by going to /var/lib/rpm, renaming the __db.* files, and re-running rpm --rebuilddb. Things seem to be working normally, but YMMV.
-Kevin
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Worked for me, I didn't rename the .db files, just erase them. rpm --rebuilddb finally ran. |
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