Re: xserver-xfree86 postinst fails in 4.0.1-6
Seth,
I ran into this problem. As a workaround,I linked /usr/X11R/bin/X to that
one specified in the error message. Then, I edited /etc/X11/Xserver to be
"Anybody" instead of "console." This is grossly insecure. Has anyone else
have this problem?
On Tue, 21 Nov 2000, Seth Arnold wrote:
|Branden, my roommate is having trouble with the 4.0.1-6 upgrade. He
|started out with a previous 4.0.1-x release, likely -3, -4 or -5. The
|error message returned is that the postinst failed. We have received two
|different error messages -- exit status 1 and exit status 5.
|
|Running startx as a user gives this:
|var: allowed_users, value: rootonly.
|var: nice_value, value: .
|X: cannot stat /etc/X11/X (No such file or directory), aborting.
|giving up.
|xinit: No such file or directory (errno 2): unable to connect to X server
|xinit: No such process (errno 3): server error.
|
|His dialog and debconf are up to date. (Making the /etc/X11/X symlink
|ourselves did not make matters better. :)
|
|We have tried dpkg-reconfigure debconf, selecting dialog and medium
|severity, do not ask questions multiple times. This would not allow us
|to progess any further with dpkg-reconfigure xserver-free86. Trying
|dpkg-reconfigure debconf, selecting dialog, low severity, ask questions
|multiple times, we get prompted with the ``hello new users, /etc/X11,
|hit <enter>'' screen when running dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86, but
|then the script dies, error status 1.
|
|At no time can we run dpkg --configure xserver-xfree86 because the
|xserver-xfree86 package is not completely installed. (Yes, we were a bit
|confused.)
|
|Changing the /etc/alternatives/perl to point to perl5.00503 (from
|perl5.6.0) did not improve the situation. It got much worse in a real
|hurry.
|
|Sadly, we cannot help diagnose the problem much, as we are going on
|thanksgiving break Real Soon Now. :-/
|
|If you have any suggestions, that would be fine. My best guess is that
|deleting and reinstalling may be required, but .. bed time calls. :)
|
|Thanks Branden! :)
|
|
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