Quick fix for e2fsprogs, com_err, and ss blockers

richard.scott · Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 1:30 pm Post subject:

check you can ping www.google.co.uk from your chrooted env.... if not check your /etc/resolv.conf for the correct settings.

cgmd · Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 8:57 pm Post subject:

cgmd · Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 9:51 pm Post subject:

cgmd · Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:43 pm Post subject:

While trying to implement:

jstead1 · Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 1:34 pm Post subject:

when you unmerge com_err, it breaks emerge.

there are lots of fixes, research one and find one you think works.

BTW, when I did this, and then had someone turn of the machine, I couldn't boot either, so don't reboot until you get a fully emerged system.
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cgmd · Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 2:34 pm Post subject:

tryn · Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 8:33 pm Post subject:

It depends on what kind of system that you have to say that it is masked. Look here here it will show that app-crypt/mit-krb5-1.6.3-r4 isn't masked on all systems.

kilburna · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 20 Sep 2004 Posts: 107

On my stable AMD 64 systems I do not have app-crypt/mit-krb5 installed and I still get the blockers.

Any ideas, or just wait?

http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/

cgmd · Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:22 pm Post subject:

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richard.scott · Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 3:29 pm Post subject:

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richard.scott · Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 9:54 am Post subject:

hunky · l33t Joined: 19 Nov 2003 Posts: 910 Location: Alaska

thanks for that Richard,

I'm still wondering how this is to get sorted out. I've read several threads on it and (haven't looked yet today) it doesn't appear there is an agreed upon method. Masking the new efsprogs seems safest but then that is only a temporary thing that will require more intervention later.

The unmerge the blockers technique makes me hesitate after reading of the broken machines resulting from doing that. I could mess with fetching the files first, but I'm thinking that isn't the way to treat the "safe" arch users or the newbs. So I'm watching..

cheers, JD

richard.scott · Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 5:57 pm Post subject:

I manage 10+ servers (well 11 really :wink:

) and I've had this blocker happen on them all.

As long as you remember to "-f" the files before you unmerge anything you should be pretty safe.
From what I've seen most errors are due to the unmerge breaking wget as it needs SSL which needs COM_ERR/SS etc.
If you've already downloaded the required files then portage won't need to run wget.

You could always create a "quickpkg" using a script from gentoolkit and then just re-emerge the binary package from your local filesystem if things do go wrong.

Perhaps if you wait long enough portage will know how to resolve these blockers on its own??

Rich.

OnlyTux · Apprentice Joined: 15 Mar 2007 Posts: 174

Thank you very much, guys.

timeBandit · Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 7:13 pm Post subject:

papapenguin · l33t Joined: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 694 Location: Bellevue

ok, I've read through this post--trying to apply the fixes--and still can't seem to fix my problem...

my system went down when I tried to update the sys-libs, so I chrooted through the x86 minimal CD

my error:

aidanjt · Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 7:50 pm Post subject: Re: fetch problems galore...

papapenguin · l33t Joined: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 694 Location: Bellevue

right, the problem is, that I've already done that...and when I do an emerge --search for them, it verifies that they are not installed...
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richard.scott · Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 9:33 pm Post subject:

richard.scott · Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 9:40 pm Post subject: Re: fetch problems galore...

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