Re: dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.18-5-486_2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch6_i386.deb (--unpack):

["Damon L. Chesser" <damon@damtek.com>]

Mathieu Malaterre wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 12:32 AM, Damon L. Chesser <damon@damtek.com> wrote:
>   
> > Mike Bird wrote:
> >
> >     
> > > On Tue April 8 2008 15:11:06 Mathieu Malaterre wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >       
> > > >  Has anyone seen this issue before (*). I am running a linux debian
> > > > stable (etch).
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >         
> > > Yes.  Wou were lucky.  Sometimes when /boot is full it silently
> > > corrupts the initramfs without any error message.  You probably
> > > need to make room in /boot, perhaps by deleting an old unused
> > > kernel.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >       
> >  And that was my 2nd guess, but I have never had a full /boot so I can only
> > read the place where it errored, which was with the modules unpacking.
> >
> >  you can do a df -h /boot to test.  most people put /boot on / if they are
> > not running raid or LVM or have some other reason to hang it alone.  If
> > /boot is not on it's own partition, look at a full /
> >
> >
> >  HTH
> >
> >  --
> >  Damon L. Chesser
> >  damon@damtek.com
> >
> >
> >
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>
> What I am reading wrong:
>
> $ df
> Filesystem           1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
> /dev/mapper/Debian-root
>                         264854    255254         0 100% /
> tmpfs                    91848         0     91848   0% /lib/init/rw
> udev                     10240        68     10172   1% /dev
> tmpfs                    91848         0     91848   0% /dev/shm
> /dev/hdb6               233335     49336    171551  23% /boot
> /dev/mapper/Debian-home
>                        9913988   3348716   6061672  36% /home
> /dev/mapper/Debian-tmp
>                         376197      8274    347853   3% /tmp
> /dev/mapper/Debian-usr
>                        4922684   1202764   3469860  26% /usr
> /dev/mapper/Debian-var
>                        2955216    261392   2543708  10% /var
>
>
> everything looks fine, right ?
>
> $ df -h /boot
> Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
> /dev/hdb6             228M   49M  168M  23% /boot
>
>
> thx
>   
Wrong!

two things: 

One:  do this:  df -h /

it is just easier to read.

Two:  the first line of the report:

Filesystem               1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on

/dev/mapper/Debian-root       264854           255254     0          
100%       /

Shows you have used 100% of / (root)

the reason that it shows 1K-blocks 264854 but only shows 255254 used and 
says it is full is because 5% by default is reserved for user root.

is your /home on / or it's own partition?  If it is on /, time to cut 
down your collection of what-ever-you-downloaded (just guessing).  you 
could have a run-a-way log filling up your space.

time to do some detective work and find out what is filling up your / space.

HTH

--
Damon L. Chesser
damon@damtek.com