Package: xserver-xorg Version: 1:7.1.0-11 Severity: normal Upgrading from sarge (where I guess we were using xfree86) to etch failed with:
Setting up xserver-xorg (7.1.0-11) ... xserver-xorg postinst warning: Migrating xserver-xfree86 debconf values to xserver-xorg. Can't call method "choices" on an undefined value at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Question.pm line 106, <GEN1> line 115. dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 9 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xserver-xfree86: xserver-xfree86 depends on xserver-xorg; however: Package xserver-xorg is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing xserver-xfree86 (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured http://www.mrl.nott.ac.uk/~str/pages/misctech.html suggested a scary-looking work-around, which was probably originally due to: http://www.zoxx.net/notes/index.php/2006/01/21/11-probleme-cache-debconf-sous-debian-gnu-linux $ debconf-show xserver-xfree86 debconf: DbDriver "passwords" warning: could not open /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat: Permission denied xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/screen-size: * xserver-xfree86/config/device/use_fbdev: false * xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/selection-method: Advanced xserver-xfree86/config/doublequote_in_string_error: xserver-xfree86/config/device/bus_id: xserver-xfree86/config/device/video_ram: * xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/lcd: false xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/keyboard/internal: * xserver-xfree86/config/device/driver: ati * xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/vert-refresh: 43-72 * xserver-xfree86/config/display/default_depth: 24 * xserver-xfree86/config/display/modes: 800x600, 640x480 xserver-xfree86/config/modules: GLcore, bitmap, dbe, ddc, dri, extmod, freetype, glx, int10, record, speedo, type1, vbe, xtt xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/range_input_error: xserver-xfree86/autodetect_video_card: xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/keyboard/variant: * xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/port: /dev/psaux xserver-xfree86/config/write_files_section: true xserver-xfree86/autodetect_monitor: xserver-xfree86/config/device/identifier: Generic Video Card xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/emulate3buttons: true * xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/keyboard/layout: us * xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/horiz-sync: 28-48 xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/identifier: Generic Monitor shared/no_known_x-server: xserver-xfree86/autodetect_mouse: xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/mode-list: xserver-xfree86/clobber_XF86Config-4: * xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/keyboard/rules: xfree86 xserver-xfree86/multiple_possible_x-drivers: * xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/keyboard/model: pc104 xserver-xfree86/config/write_dri_section: true xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/zaxismapping: true xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/retry_detection: xserver-xfree86/config/device/bus_id_error: xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/keyboard/options: xserver-xfree86/config/nonnumeric_string_error: * xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/protocol: PS/2 shared/multiple_possible_x-servers: xserver-xfree86/config/null_string_error: $ Adding a -x to the hash bang line of the xserver-xorg's postinst script might indicate where the problem is: + printf '%s\n' 'FSET xserver-xorg/config/null_string_error seen true' + IFS=' ' + read -r _db_internal_line + RET=true + case ${_db_internal_line%%[ ]*} in + return 0 + db_metaget xserver-xfree86/config/display/modes choices + _db_cmd 'METAGET xserver-xfree86/config/display/modes' choices + IFS=' ' + printf '%s\n' 'METAGET xserver-xfree86/config/display/modes choices' + IFS=' ' + read -r _db_internal_line Can't call method "choices" on an undefined value at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Question.pm line 106, <GEN1> line 115. + RET= + case ${_db_internal_line%%[ ]*} in + return + '[' '' '!=' '10 xserver-xfree86/config/display/modes doesn'\''t exist' ']' + db_subst xserver-xorg/config/display/modes choices '' + _db_cmd 'SUBST xserver-xorg/config/display/modes' choices '' + IFS=' ' + printf '%s\n' 'SUBST xserver-xorg/config/display/modes choices ' /usr/share/debconf/confmodule: line 42: printf: write error: Broken pipe Ah, SIGPIPE, we meet again. So is this a debconf problem? These two bugs have similar but not identical symptoms: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=224400 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=303284 -- Package-specific info: /var/lib/x11/X.roster does not exist. /var/lib/x11/X.md5sum does not exist. X server symlink status: lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2007-02-06 11:54 /etc/X11/X -> /bin/true -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 11680 2006-08-31 04:57 /bin/true /var/lib/x11/xorg.conf.roster does not exist. VGA-compatible devices on PCI bus: 04:04.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage XL (rev 27) /etc/X11/xorg.conf unchanged from checksum in /var/lib/x11/xorg.conf.md5sum. Xorg X server configuration file status: -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 2007-02-06 11:54 /etc/X11/xorg.conf Contents of /etc/X11/xorg.conf: No Xorg X server log files found. -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.13.4-d865-satasata-uk Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) (ignored: LC_ALL set to en_US.UTF-8) Versions of packages xserver-xorg depends on: ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.11 Debian configuration management sy ii x11-common 1:7.1.0-11 X Window System (X.Org) infrastruc ii xbase-clients 1:7.1.ds1-2 miscellaneous X clients ii xkb-data 0.9-4 X Keyboard Extension (XKB) configu ii xserver-xorg-core 2:1.1.1-15 X.Org X server -- core server ii xserver-xorg-input-all 1:7.1.0-11 the X.Org X server -- input driver ii xserver-xorg-input-evde 1:1.1.2-6 X.Org X server -- evdev input driv ii xserver-xorg-input-kbd 1:1.1.0-4 X.Org X server -- keyboard input d ii xserver-xorg-input-mous 1:1.1.1-3 X.Org X server -- mouse input driv ii xserver-xorg-video-all 1:7.1.0-11 the X.Org X server -- output drive ii xserver-xorg-video-apm 1:1.1.1-3 X.Org X server -- APM display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-ark 1:0.6.0-3 X.Org X server -- ark display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.6.3-2 X.Org X server -- ATI display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-chip 1:1.1.1-4 X.Org X server -- Chips display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-cirr 1:1.1.0-3 X.Org X server -- Cirrus display d ii xserver-xorg-video-cyri 1:1.1.0-4 X.Org X server -- Cyrix display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-dumm 1:0.2.0-3 X.Org X server -- dummy display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-fbde 1:0.3.1-1 X.Org X server -- fbdev display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-glin 1:1.1.1-3 X.Org X server -- Glint display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-i128 1:1.2.0-3 X.Org X server -- i128 display dri ii xserver-xorg-video-i740 1:1.1.0-3 X.Org X server -- i740 display dri ii xserver-xorg-video-i810 2:1.7.2-4 X.Org X server -- Intel i8xx, i9xx ii xserver-xorg-video-imst 1:1.1.0-3 X.Org X server -- IMSTT display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-mga 1:1.4.4.dfsg.1-2 X.Org X server -- MGA display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-neom 1:1.1.1-4 X.Org X server -- Neomagic display ii xserver-xorg-video-newp 1:0.2.0-3 X.Org X server -- Newport display ii xserver-xorg-video-nsc 1:2.8.1-3 X.Org X server -- NSC display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-nv [ 1:1.2.0-3 X.Org X server -- NV display drive ii xserver-xorg-video-rend 1:4.1.0.dfsg.1-4 X.Org X server -- Rendition displa ii xserver-xorg-video-s3 [ 1:0.4.1-5 X.Org X server -- legacy S3 displa ii xserver-xorg-video-s3vi 1:1.9.1-3 X.Org X server -- S3 ViRGE display ii xserver-xorg-video-sava 1:2.1.2-3 X.Org X server -- Savage display d ii xserver-xorg-video-sili 1:1.4.1-4 X.Org X server -- SiliconMotion di ii xserver-xorg-video-sis 1:0.9.1-4 X.Org X server -- SiS display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-sisu 1:0.8.1-3 X.Org X server -- SiS USB display ii xserver-xorg-video-tdfx 1:1.3.0-1 X.Org X server -- tdfx display dri ii xserver-xorg-video-tga 1:1.1.0-3 X.Org X server -- TGA display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-trid 1:1.2.3-1 X.Org X server -- Trident display ii xserver-xorg-video-tsen 1:1.1.0-3 X.Org X server -- Tseng display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-v4l 0.1.1-3 X.Org X server -- Video 4 Linux di ii xserver-xorg-video-vesa 1:1.3.0-1 X.Org X server -- VESA display dri ii xserver-xorg-video-vga 1:4.1.0-3 X.Org X server -- VGA display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-via 1:0.2.1-6 X.Org X server -- VIA display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-vmwa 1:10.13.0-3 X.Org X server -- VMware display d ii xserver-xorg-video-vood 1:1.1.0-4 X.Org X server -- Voodoo display d Versions of packages xserver-xorg recommends: ii discover1 1.7.19 hardware identification system ii laptop-detect 0.12.1 attempt to detect a laptop ii mdetect 0.5.2.1 mouse device autodetection tool ii xresprobe 0.4.23debian1 X Resolution Probe ii xserver-xorg-input-all 1:7.1.0-11 the X.Org X server -- input driver ii xserver-xorg-video-all 1:7.1.0-11 the X.Org X server -- output drive -- debconf information: xserver-xorg/multiple_possible_x-drivers: xserver-xorg/config/monitor/use_sync_ranges: xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/mouse/port: /dev/input/mice xserver-xorg/config/device/default-identifier: xserver-xorg/autodetect_monitor: true xserver-xorg/config/display/default_depth: 24 xserver-xorg/config/display/modes: 1024x768, 800x600, 640x480 xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/options: xserver-xorg/config/device/use_fbdev: xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/variant: xserver-xorg/config/nonnumeric_string_error: xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/layout: xserver-xorg/config/monitor/identifier: xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/mouse/emulate3buttons: true xserver-xorg/autodetect_mouse: true xserver-xorg/config/monitor/horiz-sync: xserver-xorg/config/monitor/range_input_error: xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/model: xserver-xorg/config/device/driver: xserver-xorg/config/monitor/selection-method: xserver-xorg/config/write_files_section: true xserver-xorg/config/monitor/mode-list: 1024x768 @ 60Hz shared/fontpath/fontserver: xserver-xorg/config/doublequote_in_string_error: xserver-xorg/config/monitor/screen-size: 17 inches (430 mm) * shared/default-x-server: xserver-xorg xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/mouse/protocol: shared/no_known_x-server: xserver-xorg/config/device/bus_id_error: xserver-xorg/config/monitor/vert-refresh: xserver-xorg/autodetect_keyboard: false xserver-xorg/config/modules: bitmap, dbe, ddc, dri, extmod, freetype, glx, int10, record, vbe xserver-xorg/config/device/video_ram: xserver-xorg/config/device/identifier: xserver-xorg/config/null_string_error: shared/multiple_possible_x-servers: xserver-xorg/config/device/bus_id: xserver-xorg/autodetect_video_card: true xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/rules: xserver-xorg/config/monitor/default-identifier: -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject 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