> At 1151942614 past the epoch, Arvind Marathe wrote: > ... >> said the 'libc.so.6' does not exist. So i transferred the file from a > ... > ^^ >> chroot: error while loading shared libraries: /lib/libc.s0.6: file too short > ^^ > I'm guessing you've hand copied these down. Just to clarify, was it /lib/libc.so.6 in both cases?
Yes i used /lib/libc.s0.6 from fedora to /lib directory in debian...i used ftp. And 's0' above is a typo...it should be 'so' > >> I have some data on the hard disks which is not backed up >> so is there an easy way out other than reinstalling >> debian? > > Using a livecd would let you get at your data. Knoppix and > Ubuntu are two popular debian-based ones. > >> Now i was planning to copy /lib/libc.so.6 on DVD to the >> /lib directory in root filesystem. So i did: > > I'm not sure you will be able to find the correct libc.so.6 > on the installation DVD in an unpacked format. I was under > the impression that most of the tools used a different libc > to conserve space. However I do spot > 'libc6-udeb_2.3.2.ds1-20_i386.udeb' on the DVD, so that > might be unpacked at some point. > > If you can get ahold of the libc .deb file (it's > ./pool/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.3.2.ds1-22_i386.deb but I think > there are newer ones at security.debian.org); you could > unpack it into a temporary area when running a live CD and > copy the .so file across to your hard disk. I'd then suggest > apt-get update/upgrading and maybe reinstalling the .deb > proper once the machine boots properly. Done...i used a knoppix live CD, mounted the root filesystem and could copy the libc.so.6 from the CD...thanks a lot. Regards, Arvind > > > -- > Jon Dowland > http://alcopop.org/ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
