I get much the same error.. DECONF_DEBUG=".*" output follows: lexington:~# dpkg -i xserver-xfree86_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb (Reading database ... 77124 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking xserver-xfree86 (from xserver-xfree86_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb) ... debconf (db): making DbDriver of type File debconf (db config): started; filename is /var/cache/debconf/config.dat debconf (db config): loading database debconf (db): making DbDriver of type File debconf (db passwords): started; filename is /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat debconf (db passwords): loading database debconf (db): making DbDriver of type Stack debconf (db): making DbDriver of type File debconf (db templatedb): started; filename is /var/cache/debconf/templates.dat debconf (db templatedb): loading database debconf (developer): frontend started debconf (db configdb): trying to getfield(debconf/frontend value) .. debconf (db configdb): getfield done by config debconf (user): trying frontend Dialog debconf (developer): frontend running, package name is xserver-xfree86 debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(xserver-xfree86/autodetect_video_card xserver-xfree86 boolean) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(shared/no_known_x-server xserver-xfree86 note) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(shared/multiple_possible_x-servers xserver-xfree86 note) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(shared/default-x-server xserver-xfree86 select) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(xserver-xfree86/config/write_files_section xserver-xfree86 boolean) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(xserver-xfree86/config/modules xserver-xfree86 multiselect) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(xserver-xfree86/multiple_possible_x-drivers xserver-xfree86 note) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(xserver-xfree86/config/device/identifier xserver-xfree86 string) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(xserver-xfree86/config/device/driver xserver-xfree86 select) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(xserver-xfree86/config/device/use_fbdev xserver-xfree86 boolean) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(xserver-xfree86/config/device/bus_id xserver-xfree86 string) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(xserver-xfree86/config/device/bus_id_error xserver-xfree86 note) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(xserver-xfree86/config/device/video_ram xserver-xfree86 string) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/keyboard/internal xserver-xfree86 string) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/keyboard/rules xserver-xfree86 string) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/keyboard/model xserver-xfree86 string) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/keyboard/layout xserver-xfree86 string) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/keyboard/variant xserver-xfree86 string) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/keyboard/options xserver-xfree86 string) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(xserver-xfree86/autodetect_mouse xserver-xfree86 boolean) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/port xserver-xfree86 select) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/protocol xserver-xfree86 select) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/emulate3buttons xserver-xfree86 boolean) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/zaxismapping xserver-xfree86 boolean) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(xserver-xfree86/autodetect_monitor xserver-xfree86 boolean) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/lcd xserver-xfree86 boolean) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/selection-method xserver-xfree86 select) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/screen-size xserver-xfree86 select) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/mode-list xserver-xfree86 select) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/identifier xserver-xfree86 string) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/horiz-sync xserver-xfree86 string) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/vert-refresh xserver-xfree86 string) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/range_input_error xserver-xfree86 note) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(xserver-xfree86/config/display/modes xserver-xfree86 multiselect) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(xserver-xfree86/config/display/default_depth xserver-xfree86 select) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(xserver-xfree86/config/write_dri_section xserver-xfree86 boolean) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(xserver-xfree86/config/null_string_error xserver-xfree86 note) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(xserver-xfree86/config/doublequote_in_string_error xserver-xfree86 note) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (db configdb): trying to addowner(xserver-xfree86/config/nonnumeric_string_error xserver-xfree86 note) .. debconf (db configdb): passing to config .. debconf (developer): starting /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/config configure debconf (developer): <-- GET xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/emulate3buttons debconf (db configdb): trying to getfield(xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/emulate3buttons value) .. debconf (db passwords): cache miss on xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/emulate3buttons debconf (db configdb): trying to getfield(xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/emulate3buttons template) .. debconf (db configdb): getfield done by config debconf (db configdb): trying to getfield(xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/emulate3buttons template) .. debconf (db configdb): getfield done by config debconf (db configdb): trying to getfield(xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/emulate3buttons value) .. debconf (db passwords): cache miss on xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/emulate3buttons debconf (db configdb): trying to getfield(xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/emulate3buttons template) .. debconf (db configdb): getfield done by config debconf (db configdb): trying to getfield(xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/emulate3buttons template) .. debconf (db configdb): getfield done by config debconf (developer): --> 0 true debconf (developer): <-- GET xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/zaxismapping debconf (db configdb): trying to getfield(xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/zaxismapping value) .. debconf (db passwords): cache miss on xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/zaxismapping debconf (db configdb): trying to getfield(xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/zaxismapping template) .. debconf (db configdb): getfield done by config debconf (db configdb): trying to getfield(xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/zaxismapping template) .. debconf (db configdb): getfield done by config debconf (db configdb): trying to getfield(xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/zaxismapping value) .. debconf (db passwords): cache miss on xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/zaxismapping debconf (db configdb): trying to getfield(xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/zaxismapping template) .. debconf (db configdb): getfield done by config debconf (db configdb): trying to getfield(xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/zaxismapping template) .. debconf (db configdb): getfield done by config debconf (developer): --> 0 true debconf (developer): <-- GET xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/selection-method debconf (db configdb): trying to getfield(xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/selection-method value) .. debconf (db passwords): cache miss on xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/selection-method debconf (db configdb): trying to getfield(xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/selection-method template) .. debconf (db configdb): getfield done by config debconf (db configdb): trying to getfield(xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/selection-method template) .. debconf (db configdb): getfield done by config debconf (db configdb): trying to getfield(xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/selection-method value) .. debconf (db passwords): cache miss on xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/selection-method debconf (db configdb): trying to getfield(xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/selection-method template) .. debconf (db configdb): getfield done by config debconf (db configdb): trying to getfield(xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/selection-method template) .. debconf (db configdb): getfield done by config debconf (developer): --> 0 debconf (developer): <-- GET xserver-xfree86/config/modules debconf (db configdb): trying to getfield(xserver-xfree86/config/modules value) .. debconf (db passwords): cache miss on xserver-xfree86/config/modules debconf (db configdb): trying to getfield(xserver-xfree86/config/modules template) .. debconf (db configdb): getfield done by config debconf (db configdb): trying to getfield(xserver-xfree86/config/modules template) .. debconf (db configdb): getfield done by config debconf (db configdb): trying to getfield(xserver-xfree86/config/modules value) .. debconf (db passwords): cache miss on xserver-xfree86/config/modules debconf (db configdb): trying to getfield(xserver-xfree86/config/modules template) .. debconf (db configdb): getfield done by config debconf (db configdb): trying to getfield(xserver-xfree86/config/modules template) .. debconf (db configdb): getfield done by config debconf (developer): --> 0 GLcore, bitmap, dbe, ddc, dri, extmod, freetype, glx, int10, record, speedo, type1, vbe, xtt debconf (developer): <-- GET xserver-xfree86/config/device/driver debconf (db configdb): trying to getfield(xserver-xfree86/config/device/driver value) .. debconf (db passwords): cache miss on xserver-xfree86/config/device/driver debconf (db configdb): trying to getfield(xserver-xfree86/config/device/driver template) .. debconf (db configdb): getfield done by config debconf (db configdb): trying to getfield(xserver-xfree86/config/device/driver template) .. debconf (db configdb): getfield done by config debconf (db configdb): trying to getfield(xserver-xfree86/config/device/driver value) .. debconf (db passwords): cache miss on xserver-xfree86/config/device/driver debconf (db configdb): trying to getfield(xserver-xfree86/config/device/driver template) .. debconf (db configdb): getfield done by config debconf (db configdb): trying to getfield(xserver-xfree86/config/device/driver template) .. debconf (db configdb): getfield done by config debconf (developer): --> 0 debconf (developer): <-- GET xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/port debconf (db configdb): trying to getfield(xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/port value) .. debconf (db passwords): cache miss on xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/port debconf (db configdb): trying to getfield(xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/port template) .. debconf (db configdb): getfield done by config debconf (db configdb): trying to getfield(xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/port template) .. debconf (db configdb): getfield done by config debconf (db configdb): trying to getfield(xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/port value) .. debconf (db passwords): cache miss on xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/port debconf (db configdb): trying to getfield(xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/port template) .. debconf (db configdb): getfield done by config debconf (db configdb): trying to getfield(xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/port template) .. debconf (db configdb): getfield done by config debconf (developer): --> 0 xserver-xfree86 config note: Configuring xserver-xfree86. debconf (developer): <-- METAGET shared/default-x-server owners debconf (db configdb): trying to owners(shared/default-x-server) .. debconf (db configdb): owners done by config debconf (developer): --> 0 xserver-xfree86 debconf (developer): <-- METAGET shared/default-x-server choices debconf (db configdb): trying to getfield(shared/default-x-server template) .. debconf (db configdb): getfield done by config debconf (db configdb): trying to variables(shared/default-x-server) .. debconf (db configdb): variables done by config debconf (db configdb): trying to getvariable(shared/default-x-server choices) .. debconf (db configdb): getvariable done by config debconf (developer): --> 0 xserver-xfree86 xserver-xfree86 config note: $OWNERS has only one value; shared/default-x-server will not be asked dpkg: error processing xserver-xfree86_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb (--install): subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 127 Errors were encountered while processing: xserver-xfree86_4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb
A stab would be that the trying to addowner fields aren't working.. Could this be a debconf issue though? I get this with both xserver-xfree86 4.3.0.dfsg.1-4_i386 and 4.3.0.dfsg.1-1_i386 Have tried with debconf 1.4.25 and 1.4.26 If anyone needs more debug info, feel free to ask.. Chris
