Bug#223547: Libc6 2.3.2.ds1-10 breaks system functionality on mipsel
Hi debian-mips,
Any idea what's going on? I know some people are using this without
trouble (since the build daemons didn't die a flaming death).
On Wed, Dec 10, 2003 at 12:19:35PM +0100, Massimo Cetra wrote:
> Package: libc6
> Version: 2.3.2.ds1-10
> Section: base
> Priority: required
> Architecture: mipsel
> Depends: libdb1-compat
> Suggests: locales, glibc-doc
> Conflicts: strace (<< 4.0-0), libnss-db (<= 2.2-6.1.1), timezone,
> timezones, gconv-mo
> Replaces: ldso (<= 1.9.11-9), timezone, timezones, gconv-modules,
> libtricks, netkit-r
> Provides: glibc-2.3.2.ds1-10
> Installed-Size: 15388
> Maintainer: GNU Libc Maintainers <debian-glibc@lists.debian.org>
> Source: glibc
>
>
> #**************************
> #*** SYSTEM INFO
> #**************************
>
> Cobalt Raq2
>
> sh-2.05b# uname -a
> Linux 10.10.10.99 2.4.18 #9 Sat Jun 15 13:00:18 BST 2002 mips unknown
>
> # cat /proc/cpuinfo
> system type : MIPS Cobalt
> processor : 0
> cpu model : Nevada V10.0 FPU V10.0
> BogoMIPS : 249.03
> wait instruction : yes
> microsecond timers : yes
> tlb_entries : 48
> extra interrupt vector : yes
> hardware watchpoint : no
> VCED exceptions : not available
> VCEI exceptions : not available
> #
>
> #*****************************
> #*** Problems
> #*****************************
>
> Package libc6_2.3.2.ds1-10_mipsel.deb refused to install.
> After several trials in order to fix the problem (and restore the apt
> funcionality) I forced an dpkg-deb -x to /.
>
> Nothing worked anymore.
> Tar refuses to work, commands like ls showed strange behaviour:
>
> Look at permissions on files:
>
> cobalt:~# ls -la /bin/ls
> -x 1 root root 80152 Mar 18 2002 /bin/ls
> cobalt:~# ls -la /bin/ls
> ÄöÖ?X.z.-x 1 root root 80152 Mar 18 2002 /bin/ls
> cobalt:~# ls -la /bin/ls
> ÅöÖ?.Bx-x 1 root root 80152 Mar 18 2002 /bin/ls
> cobalt:~# ls -la /bin/ls
> ÆöÖ?g-x 1 root root 80152 Mar 18 2002 /bin/ls
> cobalt:~#
>
>
> sh-2.05a# ls -la /etc/localtime
> ãJm88µx 1 root root 31 Oct 25 2003 /etc/localtime ->
> usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Rome
> sh-2.05a# ls -la /etc/localtime
> äJm¨Íwx 1 root root 31 Oct 25 2003 /etc/localtime ->
> /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Rome
> sh-2.05a# ls -la /etc/localtime
> åJmì*wx 1 root root 31 Oct 25 2003 /etc/localtime ->
> /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Rome
> sh-2.05a#
>
>
> cobalt:~# tar
> Segmentation fault
> cobalt:~#
>
> Booting with rescue image and overwriting with old
> libc6_2.2.5-11.5_mipsel.deb solved the problem.
>
> All testing distribution of Debian on mipsel is corrupted and unusable.
>
> Regards,
>
> Massimo Cetra
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Daniel Jacobowitz
MontaVista Software Debian GNU/Linux Developer
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