Hi there,
I still was not able to replace the BIOS. Anyway, I encountered a problem with dpkg-reconfigure -a. When I get to configure dash, I am asked use dash or bash. Whatever I choose, the command stops and I am in the rootterminal again. dpkg-reconfigure dash gives me the same screen, accepts my choice and reverts to rootterminal without notifications. If I run it again, it has saved my previous choice. When I restart dpkg-reconfigure -a, the problem reoccurs. Error messages: /var/run/dbus does not exist chown cannot acces, no permission, user 'messagebus' already exists. I cannot use touch /var/run/dbus + chmod 777 + chown 1000 or root with any success, that is: the problem remains. I now get: cannot create /var/run/dbus, file exists. This is certainly a bug, I do not know due to the BIOS or not. Even if it is triggered by the BIOS being broken, it can still be a weakness in the code, that is why I post it.
thomas@thomas-laptop:~$ lsb_release -rd ; apt-cache policy linux linux-image linux-headers linux-source dpkg dash bash xserver-xorg
Description: Ubuntu intrepid (development branch)
Release: 8.10
linux:
Installed: 2.6.27.3.3
Candidate: 2.6.27.3.3
Version table:
*** 2.6.27.3.3 0
500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/restricted Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
linux-image:
Installed: 2.6.27.3.3
Candidate: 2.6.27.3.3
Version table:
*** 2.6.27.3.3 0
500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
linux-headers:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: (none)
Version table:
linux-source:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: (none)
Version table:
dpkg:
Installed: 1.14.20ubuntu6
Candidate: 1.14.20ubuntu6
Version table:
*** 1.14.20ubuntu6 0
500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
dash:
Installed: 0.5.4-9ubuntu1
Candidate: 0.5.4-9ubuntu1
Version table:
*** 0.5.4-9ubuntu1 0
500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
bash:
Installed: 3.2-4ubuntu1
Candidate: 3.2-4ubuntu1
Version table:
*** 3.2-4ubuntu1 0
500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
xserver-xorg:
Installed: 1:7.4~2ubuntu1
Candidate: 1:7.4~2ubuntu1
Version table:
*** 1:7.4~2ubuntu1 0
500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
W: Duplicate sources.list entry http://download.skype.com stable/non-free Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/download.skype.com_linux_repos_debian_dists_stable_non-free_binary-i386_Packages)
thomas@thomas-laptop:~$
thomas@
[sudo] password for thomas:
thomas@
Removing `diversion of /bin/sh to /bin/sh.distrib by dash'
Removing `diversion of /usr/share/
thomas@
thomas@
Adding `diversion of /bin/sh to /bin/sh.distrib by dash'
Adding `diversion of /usr/share/
thomas@
thomas@
Release: 8.10
Linux thomas-laptop 2.6.27-7-generic #1 SMP Fri Oct 10 03:55:24 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux
linux:
Installed: 2.6.27.7.8
Candidate: 2.6.27.7.8
Version table:
*** 2.6.27.7.8 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
linux-image:
Installed: 2.6.27.7.8
Candidate: 2.6.27.7.8
Version table:
*** 2.6.27.7.8 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
linux-source-
Installed: 2.6.27-7.10
Candidate: 2.6.27-7.10
Version table:
*** 2.6.27-7.10 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
linux-headers-
Installed: 2.6.27.7.8
Candidate: 2.6.27.7.8
Version table:
*** 2.6.27.7.8 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
linux-restricte
Installed: 2.6.27.7.8
Candidate: 2.6.27.7.8
Version table:
*** 2.6.27.7.8 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
dash:
Installed: 0.5.4-9ubuntu1
Candidate: 0.5.4-9ubuntu1
Version table:
*** 0.5.4-9ubuntu1 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
bash:
Installed: 3.2-4ubuntu1
Candidate: 3.2-4ubuntu1
Version table:
*** 3.2-4ubuntu1 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
dpkg:
Installed: 1.14.20ubuntu6
Candidate: 1.14.20ubuntu6
Version table:
*** 1.14.20ubuntu6 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
thomas@