Re: upgrade snafu
On 01/03/13 05:30 PM, Bob Proulx wrote:
Frank McCormick wrote:
localepurge: checking for existence of
/var/cache/localepurge/localelist... localepurge:
checking system for new locale ...
Segmentation fault E: Problem executing scripts DPkg::Post-Invoke
'if [ -x /usr/sbin/localepurge ] && [ $(ps w -p $PPID | egrep -c
'(remove|purge)') != 1 ]; then /usr/sbin/localepurge; else exit 0;
fi' E: Sub-process returned an error code debian:
/home/frank#
Any ideas or should I just wait until it sorts itself out ?
A segmentation fault in a program you are writing is probably a bug in
your program. A segmentation fault in a program that everyone runs
okay but you is probably not a software bug. Instead it must be
hardware.
I would start by checking the disk drive for errors. Run a SMART
drive selftest.
I run Smartdrive on this machine all the time - the disk is clean.
I would carefully (beware and avoid the ESD zap) unsocket the ram and
resocket it. I would carefully unplug and reattach every SATA cable.
Hopefully that will sort things out. If not run memtest. If no
answer there I would bisect the problem by splitting the ram or
swapping cpus with another. I usually debug these things by swapping
components until I can isolate the problem to something specific.
I have suspected this for a while - I get intermittent lockups where
only a hard poweroff allows me to regain control. However they are few
and far between. Because the MB is so old (circa 2005) I am leaning
towards replacing it and the ram..rather than spending upwards of $60 on it.
Thanks for the advice.
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Cheers
Frank
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