Okay Gents. Have done the editing of /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.[pre|post]inst
To have "set -x" as the second line As they Both now are faulty since I downgraded to -5 and the re-updated to -7 I even did a "set -x" before I ran the command, as you will see. -- Begin xf86-install-set-x-debug-out Before this output of script, I edited both /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.preinst /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.postinst to have "set -x" as the second line. Script started on Wed 24 Mar 2004 06:24:59 PM EST duke:/win1# set -x duke:/win1# DEBCONF_DEBUG=developer dpkg --debug=3773 --install /var/cache/apt/archives/xserver-xfree86_4.3.0-7_i386.deb + DEBCONF_DEBUG=developer + dpkg --debug=3773 --install /var/cache/apt/archives/xserver-xfree86_4.3.0-7_i386.deb D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting `/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci' (Reading database ... 212053 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking xserver-xfree86 (from .../xserver-xfree86_4.3.0-7_i386.deb) ... D000001: process_archive oldversionstatus=not installed D000002: fork/exec /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst ( ) debconf (developer): frontend started debconf (developer): frontend running, package name is xserver-xfree86 debconf (developer): starting /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/config configure debconf (developer): <-- GET xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/emulate3buttons debconf (developer): --> 0 false debconf (developer): <-- GET xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/zaxismapping debconf (developer): --> 0 true debconf (developer): <-- GET xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/selection-method debconf (developer): --> 0 Medium debconf (developer): <-- GET xserver-xfree86/config/modules debconf (developer): --> 0 bitmap, dbe, ddc, dri, extmod, freetype, glx, int10, record, speedo, type1, vbe debconf (developer): <-- GET xserver-xfree86/config/device/driver debconf (developer): --> 0 nvidia debconf (developer): <-- METAGET shared/default-x-server owners debconf (developer): --> 0 xserver-xfree86 debconf (developer): <-- METAGET shared/default-x-server choices debconf (developer): --> 0 xserver-xfree86 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/xserver-xfree86_4.3.0-7_i386.deb (--install): subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 139 D000002: fork/exec /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postrm ( ) D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting `/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci' D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting running rm -rf D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting `/var/lib/dpkg/reassemble.deb' Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/xserver-xfree86_4.3.0-7_i386.deb duke:/win1# exit Script done on Wed 24 Mar 2004 06:26:47 PM EST -- End xf86-install-set-x-debug-out Looks like the errors of significance are in /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/ Well that doesn't exist now. Because it gets removed by post error cleanup. One last thing I also cleaned out all the 4.3.0-7 package from /var/cache/apt/archives and re-D/Ld the 4.3.0-7 packages from Master to be sure. Have fun. You know how to get ahold of me. -- Greg Folkert, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
