The backup in /var/backups was a copy of the current DB, so it was not usable, however there was/is and older backup that was not corrupt. So I restored it into /var/db and then update that one.
Jim On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 10:53 AM, Ronald Klop <ronald-freeb...@klop.yi.org>wrote: > Than I'll top-post too. Anyway. Try this: > > $ ls -al /var/backups/ > total 16417 > drwxr-x--- 2 root wheel 10 Sep 6 03:03 ./ > drwxr-xr-x 25 root wheel 25 Sep 5 14:42 ../ > -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 1688 Dec 6 2012 aliases.bak > -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 1665 Aug 4 2011 aliases.bak2 > -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 761 Feb 6 2013 group.bak > -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 761 Jan 2 2013 group.bak2 > -rw------- 1 root wheel 2994 Feb 6 2013 master.passwd.bak > -rw------- 1 root wheel 2994 Jan 2 2013 master.passwd.bak2 > -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 8362370 Sep 6 03:03 pkgdb.bak.tbz > -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 8362370 Sep 5 03:03 pkgdb.bak.tbz.2 > > > > > On Thu, 05 Sep 2013 14:52:06 +0200, Jim Ballantine <j.ballant...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Sorry these didn't get to the list. >> gmail responses only to sender and not cc, >> it also seems to top post. >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Jim Ballantine <j.ballant...@gmail.com> >> Date: Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 3:09 PM >> Subject: Re: Package database >> To: Freddie Cash <fjwc...@gmail.com> >> >> >> I looked in /var/db and there is not dir/file named backup. There is a >> dir >> named pkg.bak but it is empty. >> >> >> On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 1:46 PM, Jim Ballantine <j.ballant...@gmail.com >> >wrote: >> >> I'm trying to upgrade with portmaster and getting: >>> >>> portmaster -Gadv >>> ===>>> Sorting ports by category >>> ===>>> Gathering distinfo list for installed ports >>> >>> ===>>> No ORIGIN in /var/db/pkg/ORBit2-2.14.19/+**CONTENTS >>> >>> ===>>> No ORIGIN in /var/db/pkg/R-3.0.1/+CONTENTS >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 1:43 PM, Freddie Cash <fjwc...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 10:41 AM, Jim Ballantine <j.ballant...@gmail.com >>>> >wrote: >>>> >>>> My /var/db/pkg has become corrupt, and I can't find an archive of it to >>>>> install in it's place. Does one exist and if so where? If not any >>>>> ideas on >>>>> how to rebuild the db? >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Are you using PKGng or the old pkg_* tools? >>>> >>>> Meaning, is your data stored as individual files under >>>> /var/db/pkg/PORTNAME/*, or as a single sqlite database under >>>> /var/db/pkg? >>>> >>>> If using PKGng, there's a backup copy under /var/db/backup* >>>> >>>> If using the older pkg_* tools, you're screwed. :) >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Freddie Cash >>>> fjwc...@gmail.com >>>> >>>> >>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >> freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/**mailman/listinfo/freebsd-**stable<http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable> >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@** >> freebsd.org <freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org>" >> > _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
