Public bug reported:
I run Ubuntu Hardy Heron on this computer.
This afternoon update manager failed after updating halfway, and presented me
an error with the installation of the new libc for kernel 2.6.24-12. I tried
running it again, because all the updates were still visible in the update
manager, but it only reloaded the list when the Install Updates button was
pressed. A check didn't hide the (possibly already installed) updates.
So I rebooted... and it stopped while booting.
Stopped right before init called login-related item (gdm with normal boot, tty
login on safe-mode boot with "root" chosen from the list of options)
Choosing "resume" in safe-mode did bring up a login, but trying to login
results in the following errors:
malloc: unknown:0: assertion botched
free: called with unallocated block argument
and some more errors. After this, it tells me the tty stopped working,
and will therefore be restarted, followed by a new login.
Booting an older kernel (I still have 2.6.24-11, and several lower versions
such as 2.6.24-3 installed) results in the same lockup (which can be resolved
with Ctrl-Alt-Del though) or login error.
Booting a different rootfs (my older Gutsy installation) with the same
/home (installed on a seperate partition on this machine) did work, but
a chroot to the Hardy rootfs shows this error:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/media$ sudo chroot ./sda2
malloc: unknown:0: assertion botched
free: called with unallocated block argument
last command: (null)
Aborting...Aborted (core dumped)
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/media$
NOTE: this was caused by the regular update-manager, but could be a general
aptitude problem or a libc package problem, so I'm not sure which package to
file this bug under...
** Affects: ubuntu
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Can't boot or chroot after failed update
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/201829
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