Bug#420949: New upgrade of libc6 2.5.* renders shells unusable
>>> LD_ASSUME_KERNEL="2.6.1" /lib/ld-2.5.so /lib/libc.so.6
>>I have a LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.4.19 in /etc/profile which was put there for
>>jackd. Maybe I should get rid of that! Tried that with the upgrade and
>>actually got into a bash login from the console but kdm would not restart to
>>test it there. Had to downgrade once again.
>I have performed the entire apt-get -f install which placed the libc6 2.5.4
>stuff as well as qt4 library updates and a few x modules.
> can start a bash shell using konsole or from a non-x console. After I do a
>ew things, I will try to logout and logon kdm.
Worked OK!
>I will then try to restart x.
>Might need to reboot first. If X restarts and I can login there, we can close
>the bug.
I stopped and restarted and it was OK.
The next time I reboot, if it comes up OK (or if recompiling the nvidia.ko is
needed and works OK), then we can close it!
Note: That glib.sh script that gets installed and then run with a re-init is
testing kernel version (clue that LD_ASSUME_KERNEL to an obsoleted version
would be problematic). Many users who have been playing with jackd audio will
have this line in their profile or environment (and I have seen it
recommended elsewhere as well!). So it might be desirable to have this script
look for stuff like this and possibly offer to comment out or remove such
stuff. Such items may have caused several bugs listed and complaints on the
users list.
Thanks a bunch for your help. Debian folks are the greatest.
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GNU C Library stable release version 2.5, by Roland McGrath et al.
Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.
There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Compiled by GNU CC version 4.1.2 20061115 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.1-21).
Compiled on a Linux 2.6.18 system on 2007-04-23.
Available extensions:
crypt add-on version 2.1 by Michael Glad and others
GNU Libidn by Simon Josefsson
GNU libio by Per Bothner
NIS(YP)/NIS+ NSS modules 0.19 by Thorsten Kukuk
Native POSIX Threads Library by Ulrich Drepper et al
BIND-8.2.3-T5B
Thread-local storage support included.
For bug reporting instructions, please see:
<http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/bugs.html>.
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