Unfortunately this didn't solve my problem. I tried many difference options from the apt man pages, but kept getting a libc6 (I think) error. This is provided by apt, which can't be upgraded. I couldn't install a 2.6 kernel without this.
My uname shows that i'm running Etch, but it's broken :-( Chris. On 28/10/2007, Chris Andrew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That could be worth a try. Even with Etch being the end of 32-bit > support, this could be a lifesaver. > > Thanks, > > Chris. > > On 28/10/2007, Ulrich Teichert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > sorry for the noise, but if another user runs into this: > > > > [del] > > >Setting up apt (0.6.46.4-0.1) ... > > >gpg: key 2D230C5F: no valid user IDs > > >gpg: this may be caused by a missing self-signature > > >gpg: key 6070D3A1: no valid user IDs > > >gpg: this may be caused by a missing self-signature > > >gpg: key ADB11277: no valid user IDs > > >gpg: this may be caused by a missing self-signature > > >gpg: key BBE55AB3: no valid user IDs > > >gpg: this may be caused by a missing self-signature > > >gpg: Total number processed: 4 > > >gpg: w/o user IDs: 4 > > >dpkg: error processing apt (--configure): > > [del] > > > > The solution for me was to boot into a 2.6 kernel (even a catatonic one > > without network support...) and: > > > > lian:~# dpkg --configure -a > > Setting up apt (0.6.46.4-0.1) ... > > gpg: key 2D230C5F: "Debian Archive Automatic Signing Key (2006) <[EMAIL > > PROTECTED]>" not changed > > gpg: key 6070D3A1: "Debian Archive Automatic Signing Key (4.0/etch) <[EMAIL > > PROTECTED]>" not changed > > gpg: key ADB11277: "Etch Stable Release Key <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>" not changed > > gpg: key BBE55AB3: "Debian-Volatile Archive Automatic Signing Key > > (4.0/etch)" not changed > > gpg: Total number processed: 4 > > gpg: unchanged: 4 > > > > Setting up aptitude (0.4.4-4) ... > > > > Setting up apt-utils (0.6.46.4-0.1) ... > > > > Setting up libapt-pkg-dev (0.6.46.4-0.1) ... > > > > All was well. I would like to know *why* gpg needs a 2.6 kernel and fails > > without giving a proper error message, though.... > > > > HTH, > > Uli > > -- > > Dipl. Inf. Ulrich Teichert|e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Stormweg 24 |listening to: Channel 13 Is Haunted (Hex > > Dispensers) > > 24539 Neumuenster, Germany|Is It Good Or Is It Bad? (Opération S) > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > -- > Reasons why you may want to try GNU/Linux: > > http://www.getgnulinux.org/ > > A great GNU/Linux distro: > > http://wiki.gnewsense.org/ > -- Reasons why you may want to try GNU/Linux: http://www.getgnulinux.org/ A great GNU/Linux distro: http://wiki.gnewsense.org/