Re: [expert] urpmi lccked
> As I said, the problem with the gui does not (for me) preclude using the > command line urpmi.addmedia. It might help to replace the files you No, it shouldn't. I figured that it might be easier to add the distribution media (actually replace them, based on new content) with the media manager. I found that adding in the distribution media via urpmi.addmedia will work, but it's failing on asking for a disk change, see my other post to the list on this. > rm -f /var/lib/rpm/__db* > ? Not relevant to my situation. It was missing directories. It sometimes helps to do an strace if one comes across some sort of an error message - it's usually going to offer a clue as to what files it's trying to access at that point. In my situation, the "urpmi database locked" comes from not being able to access the directory /var/lib/urpmi. I created it manually, and it works. But urpmi should have been able to detect the missing files/directories and rebuild from scratch. It would have had to do this following a new install. > > Did you urpmi.removemedia -a > ? Yes, but not the way I should have -- I ended up just removing the /etc/urpmi files :(. David E. Fox Thanks for letting me [EMAIL PROTECTED]change magnetic patterns [EMAIL PROTECTED] on your hard disk. --- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] urpmi lccked
> Look for a lock file (.lck ?) probably in the same directory as the > urpmi sources or under /var. Then delete it. Nothing there. Well, I fixed at least partially the problem by remaking urpmi directories underneath /var/lib and /var/cache just to be on the safe side. Adding distribution media was not too difficult but I'm not sure I did it properly -- for instance, installing Open Office from the 9.1rc1 distribution media gave 'I can't find it" messages because many of the base packages for that are on CD #2. It should have asked to change disks, rather than have me redo the urpmi with cd#2 inserted. I'm off to rebuild the rest of the urpmi database, thanks to plf.zarb.org. Gotta love that site... Richard Urwin David E. Fox Thanks for letting me [EMAIL PROTECTED]change magnetic patterns [EMAIL PROTECTED] on your hard disk. --- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] urpmi lccked
On Monday 01 Sep 2003 10:03 pm, Eric Huff wrote: > > >There is a problem with the gui frontend to urpmi.addmedia that is > > >fixed in an upcoming drakxtools: > > > > I see the problem, and the proposed fix. The issue now is a > > catch-22 one. > > > > I can't add any sources, so I can't get the new patch to drakxtools > > to add sources. See the problem? > > I am coming in really late here, but to add sources, can't you for > the moment use mandrake control center? > > Or the command line with the help of > http://plf.zarb.org/~nanardon/urpmiweb.php ? Look for a lock file (.lck ?) probably in the same directory as the urpmi sources or under /var. Then delete it. -- Richard Urwin Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] urpmi lccked
dfox wrote: Somebody scribbled about Re: [expert] urpmi lccked There is a problem with the gui frontend to urpmi.addmedia that is fixed in an upcoming drakxtools: I see the problem, and the proposed fix. The issue now is a catch-22 one. I can't add any sources, so I can't get the new patch to drakxtools to add sources. See the problem? As I said, the problem with the gui does not (for me) preclude using the command line urpmi.addmedia. It might help to replace the files you deleted with a reinstall of the package that owns them, if the urpmi.addmedia command doesn't generate them. I attempted to do as you suggest but All that accomplishes is that it copies the names of the hdlists files over into /var/cache/urpmi/partial and then fails with a 'urpmi database locked' --- how is it possible to unlock it? am i toast? rm -f /var/lib/rpm/__db* ? Did you urpmi.removemedia -a ? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] urpmi lccked
> >There is a problem with the gui frontend to urpmi.addmedia that is > >fixed in an upcoming drakxtools: > > I see the problem, and the proposed fix. The issue now is a catch-22 > one. > > I can't add any sources, so I can't get the new patch to drakxtools to > add sources. See the problem? I am coming in really late here, but to add sources, can't you for the moment use mandrake control center? Or the command line with the help of http://plf.zarb.org/~nanardon/urpmiweb.php ? eric -- Mandrake HowTo's & More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] urpmi lccked
Somebody scribbled about Re: [expert] urpmi lccked >There is a problem with the gui frontend to urpmi.addmedia that is fixed >in an upcoming drakxtools: I see the problem, and the proposed fix. The issue now is a catch-22 one. I can't add any sources, so I can't get the new patch to drakxtools to add sources. See the problem? I attempted to do as you suggest but All that accomplishes is that it copies the names of the hdlists files over into /var/cache/urpmi/partial and then fails with a 'urpmi database locked' --- how is it possible to unlock it? am i toast? >Rolf -- David E. Fox Thanks for letting me [EMAIL PROTECTED]change magnetic patterns [EMAIL PROTECTED] on your hard disk. --- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] urpmi lccked
David E. Fox wrote: This just in 9.2 rc1 cooker... the software manager seems to be broken, and I can't add any sources - was trying to revamp the sources to include the new CDs as opposed to the old ones. Software Manager quietly dies after I tell it where to go for the CD. Also I tried to add in cooker main and contrib and can't get anywyere... so I just removed /etc/urpmi and /var/lib/rurpmi etc. Now the whole urpmi subsystem is hosed. I just want to rebuild it from scratch, include main/contrib/plf as well as the local cd sources list but can't do any- thing now as it just says the thing is locked help There is a problem with the gui frontend to urpmi.addmedia that is fixed in an upcoming drakxtools: http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/show_bug.cgi?id=5083 Adding from the command line works. You might try re-adding the CD sources with: urpmi.addmedia --distrib removable://mnt/cdrom/ with the mount point adjusted to show your reader and CD1 loaded. I would do urpmi.removemedia -a first to try to clean the slate. Rolf Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] urpmi lccked
This just in 9.2 rc1 cooker... the software manager seems to be broken, and I can't add any sources - was trying to revamp the sources to include the new CDs as opposed to the old ones. Software Manager quietly dies after I tell it where to go for the CD. Also I tried to add in cooker main and contrib and can't get anywyere... so I just removed /etc/urpmi and /var/lib/rurpmi etc. Now the whole urpmi subsystem is hosed. I just want to rebuild it from scratch, include main/contrib/plf as well as the local cd sources list but can't do any- thing now as it just says the thing is locked help David E. Fox Thanks for letting me [EMAIL PROTECTED]change magnetic patterns [EMAIL PROTECTED] on your hard disk. --- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
