Bug#381541: libc6: getent.1.gz causing error 990 when unpacking

[Danai SAE-HAN (韓達耐) <danai.sae-han@skynet.be>]

Hi!


From: Julien BLACHE <jblache@debian.org>

> Danai SAE-HAN =?UTF-8?Q? (=E9=9F=93=E9=81=94=E8=80=90) <danai.sae-han@skynet.be>, ?=@murphy.debian.org wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> > It fails with an unknown error 990: the subprocess "paste" was killed by a
> > signal (Broken pipe).
> 
> Are you using an XFS filesystem ? If yes, your filesystem is corrupted
> and you need to repair it.
> 
> You may suffer from an XFS corruption caused by a bug in kernel
> versions 2.6.16 - 2.6.17.7, so upgrade your kernel to the latest
> 2.6.17 version from sid before attempting a repair.
> 
> See the XFS FAQ for instructions on how to repare this specific
> corruption:
> <http://oss.sgi.com/projects/xfs/faq.html#dir2>

Oh dear, I am indeed.  Thanks for the tip!

I'm currently using the generic Debian Linux image version 2.6.17-5,
which has the patch.

But xfs_repair can only be used on an unmounted partition, and my main
partition "/" uses XFS.  Can I use kernel-image-2.6.12-1-amd64-generic-di
from the Debian Testing ISO, unpack xfsprogs 2.8.10-1 on another
partition and use "xfs_repair -n"?

Or do I have to jigdo my own boot CD with kernel 2.6.17-5 and xfsprogs
2.8.10-1?


Best regards



Danai SAE-HAN
韓達耐

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