Re: dpkg-problem!

[Marcus Brinkmann <Marcus.Brinkmann@ruhr-uni-bochum.de>]

Michael Thaler wrote:
> I installed Gnu/HURD today on my linux-computer giving it an own
> partiton of 400 MB. I also installed GRUB on a floppy-disk. I have no
> problems booting HURD with the GRUB-Disk. I added a new user and all
> works correctly.
> 
> But when I try do update HURD with dpkg with the following command
> 
> dpkg -i hurd_19991209.deb
> 
> I got an error:
> 
> dpkg-deb: failed to create pipe: (ipc/mig) bad request message ID
> dpkg: error processing hurd 19991209.deb (--install)
> ...

You did not run native-install?! Check "showtrans /servers/socket/1" and
the corresponding
command in native-install script.

Marcus
 
> The same happens when I try to install nvi_1.79-13.deb
> 
> I think the pipe-device is missing or something. I'm a newbie on
> HURD. I'm quite familiar with linux, but I'm no genius with
> linux. Could anybody help me and tell me what to do to get dpkg work?
> 
> Another question is: is there any possibility to install GRUB on HD?
> There is a menu-item on the GRUB-Disk, but I do not want to try it,
> because I need linux. When I install GRUB on HD, can I boot linux with
> it? What must I do to boot linux? Do I need lilo any longer?
> 
> O.K., that are only some simple questions, but perhaps you can answer
> me and help me avoid a lot of trouble.
> 
> I like HURD pretty much and I hope I will even like it more when I can
> run some software? By the way, how can I shutdown the hurd, theres no
> shutdown-command. I only found reboot, but it is no clean way to
> reboot and turn of the PC in the right moment;-))
> 
> Thnaks in advance,
> Michael Thaler
> 
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