On 29 Apr, this message from Jason E. Stewart echoed through cyberspace: >> apt-get install noflushd >> >> which works well too. > > This sounds like an excellent idea, but when I run apt-get I get a > segfault: > > Setting up noflushd (2.4-2) ... > Starting No Flush Daemon: BUG at disk_info.c line 169: Unable to determine > device dir at /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc > /etc/init.d/noflushd: line 47: 1018 Segmentation fault > start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile /var/run/$NAME.pid --exec $DAEMON > -- $PARAMS > noflushd.
Have you looked at line 47 of that script to see what command segfaults? I have the same noflushd version installed, and it didn't segfault on startup.... Do you have a recent kernel? I read about some kernel incompatibilities with early 2.4 kernels (have a look at the manpage). Cheers Michel ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michel Lanners | " Read Philosophy. Study Art. 23, Rue Paul Henkes | Ask Questions. Make Mistakes. L-1710 Luxembourg | email [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.cpu.lu/~mlan | Learn Always. "