!!! Invalid db entry: /var/db/pkg/*sys-fs/devfsd!!! Invalid

tjbates

i get the message:

!!! Invalid db entry: /var/db/pkg/*sys-fs/devfsd!!! Invalid db entry: /var/db/pkg/*sys-fs/devfsd

everytime i emerge a package!

Does anyone know what is it or how to resolve to error!

Thanks,

Tom

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Kloeri · Retired Dev Joined: 02 Sep 2002 Posts: 144

This is easy to solve.

Just rm -r /var/db/pkg/sys-fs/devfsd and remerge sys-fs/devfsd.

tjbates · Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2003 12:40 am Post subject:

i followed your exact instructions and it still does not remove the message??

ARGHHH

Tom

Kloeri · Retired Dev Joined: 02 Sep 2002 Posts: 144

Try running /var/lib/portage/bin/fix-db.py. That will scan /var/db/pkg/* for errors and will (hopefully) tell you how to fix them.

Hope this helps.

phelan · Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2003 11:57 am Post subject:

Kloeri · Retired Dev Joined: 02 Sep 2002 Posts: 144

Sorry about the typo

Glad it worked though

ian! · Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 12:13 pm Post subject:

Moved to 'Portage & Programming' and made this one sticky.
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ronmon · Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 2:50 pm Post subject:

I've had a similar problem on my laptop for about two months now, the desktop and router boxes are fine. The error I get at the end of any emerge is:

tomk · Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 2:17 pm Post subject:

Probably a silly question, but have you tried rm'ing the contents of the directory? Make sure you check for hidden files, then try rm'ing the directory. Although a rm -Rf _should_ get rid of everything. Other than that have you tried moving the directory to a different name, this should at least let you re-emerge mailbase and fix the db problem. Also the inject (-i) option of emerge may be of use.

These are all things off the top of my head so may be completely wrong.
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ronmon · Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 9:24 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the ideas tomk, but yeah, I have tried removing the contents, renaming it and moving it to another directory. Everything fails in different ways.

I've managed to unmerge the package but I'm still stuck with the hosed directory.

UPDATE: It turns out that I was sniffing up the wrong tree (pun intended) ;) . I booted again from a rescue CD and ran reiserfsck. Bingo! It found an error that could only be fixed with --rebuild-tree. The offending directory is now history.

nukem996 · l33t Joined: 13 Nov 2003 Posts: 776

Im having the same problem getting the following error
!!! Invalid db entry: /var/db/pkg/*sys-fs/devfsd!!! Invalid db entry: /var/db/pkg/*sys-fs/devfsd
I am running an ext3 system and the power does sometimes go out around here. Do you think its a file system problem? If it is what is the command I should run to fix it and can it screw up any of my files?

Thanks
nuke

Halanegri · Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2003 6:28 am Post subject:

kKDu · Apprentice Joined: 18 Aug 2003 Posts: 187

When I run /usr/lib/portage/bin/fix-db.py, I get this:

nukem996 · l33t Joined: 13 Nov 2003 Posts: 776

I finally fixed everything but this

/usr/lib/portage/bin/fix-db.pl
Grabbing db contents...
Grabbing mtimes...
fix-db: fatal: insufficient data for net-print/foomatic-3.0.0

Remove this package's directory from /var/db/pkg to fix this, then start this
script again. If everything worked correctly, you must remerge
net-print/foomatic-3.0.0 to not mess up any dependencies.

I remerged foomatic but I still get this error. How would I fix it?

phelan · Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 8:41 am Post subject:

Dalcius · n00b Joined: 05 Dec 2002 Posts: 37 Location: Austin, TX

To add to the mess...

Promit · Guru Joined: 15 Nov 2003 Posts: 344

Anybody know why this happens?
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gOA-pSY · n00b Joined: 20 Jun 2003 Posts: 6

while emerging/compiling nessus, my ssh connection to the gentoo box got broken. therefore the emerging process was aborted resulting in this error with the "-MERGING-" and lock files in /var/db/pkg

binkley · n00b Joined: 17 Dec 2002 Posts: 37 Location: Houston, TX

junco · n00b Joined: 09 Jun 2003 Posts: 41

I've tried both of the aforementioned solutions to this and still get the same problems. it doesn't happen with every package i emerge, but most. i've also tried removing the /var/.../devfsd directory, running the fix-db script, and then emerge devfsd. if anyone else has any ideas it would be really appreciated.

or perhaps maybe just someone knows if this error message is at all damaging ? (to dependncy trees or whatnot)... i wouldn't mind it so much if i knew it was harmless. thanks.

Matt

pranyi · Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2003 11:55 pm Post subject:

I had the same problem.

Reemerging devfsd helped.

pranyi · Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2003 2:14 am Post subject:

I have to correct myself:

It helped for a while, but the bug came back

TheCoop · Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2003 3:38 pm Post subject:

I've got:

alinv · Guru Joined: 19 Nov 2002 Posts: 395 Location: Bucharest

What about this one:

nathanm · Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 1:49 pm Post subject: