hello

Thanks for the write up. But I cannot do a thing for the machine with
reported problem was stolen and now I am using a borrowed machine which runs
on windows. but thanks for the description you have depicted

chears
GM


On 7 July 2010 01:05, chipppy <email address hidden> wrote:

> Good Morning
>
> I am trying to follow the work around instructions but not having full
> success yet.
>
> I am using libglew1.5 to replace PACKAGE and that works fine
> what do I use to replace PACKAGE_VERSION??  I tried 1.5.2.0ubuntu1 but
> that doesn't seem to work
>
> Cheers
> chipppy
>
> On Tue, 2010-07-06 at 15:30 +0000, enguerran wrote:
> > ** Description changed:
> >
> >   Under some conditions package installation/upgrade/removal fails with
> >   the following error:
> >
> >   -- Error during installation --
> >   Setting up screenlets (0.1.2-7) ...
> >   dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed post-installation
> script: Exec format error
> >   dpkg: error processing screenlets (--configure):
> >    subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
> status 2
> >
> >   -- Error during removal --
> >   Removing gnome-do ...
> >   dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed pre-removal script: Exec
> format error
> >   dpkg: error processing gnome-do (--purge):
> >    subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
> >
> >   This error occurs when one of the installation or removal scripts
> >   (/var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE.p*) is empty or corrupted.
> >
> >   == HOW TO REPRODUCE ==
> >   Install a package and emulates a system crash before 30 seconds:
> >   # apt-get install hello; sleep 20; echo b > /proc/sysrq-trigger
> >   [simulates a system crash]
> >   After reboot both installation and removal scripts are 0 bytes. You
> will notice that hello.list was correctly written to disk because of the
> fsync call in dpkg/src/filesdb.c
> >   $ ls -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.*
> >   -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 323 2010-02-09 00:42
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.list
> >   -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   0 2009-08-15 19:17
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.postinst
> >   -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   0 2009-08-15 19:17
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.prerm
> >
> >   If you replay the test but adding a sync before the system crash:
> >   # apt-get install hello; sync;  echo b > /proc/sysrq-trigger
> >   After reboot the files are fine:
> >   $ ls -l  /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.*
> >   -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 323 2010-02-09 00:46
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.list
> >   -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 103 2009-08-15 19:17
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.postinst
> >   -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  74 2009-08-15 19:17
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.prerm
> >
> >   If I adjust /proc/sys/vm/dirty_expire_centisecs to be below the sleep
> >   time, ( for exemple 1000 in the test above ) then data are correctly
> >   written to disk.
> >
> >   == WORKAROUNDS ==
> >   Execute the following commands in a terminal
> >   (GNOME: Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal
> >    KDE: KMenu -> Applications -> System -> Terminal [Konsole] )
> >
> >   Workaround A: Remove the package and reinstall
> >
> >   $ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE_VERSION.p*
> >   $ sudo apt-get remove --purge PACKAGE
> >   $ sudo apt-get clean
> >   $ sudo apt-get update
> >
> >   Then reinstall the package
> >
> >   Workaround B: Finish the install when the package can't be removed
> >
> >   $ sudo apt-get clean
> >   $ sudo aptitude download PACKAGE
> >   $ sudo dpkg --unpack ./PACKAGE_VERSION.deb
> >   $ sudo dpkg --configure PACKAGE
> >
> >   Replace PACKAGE with the package name which fails to install/remove.
> >
> >   == Localization ==
> >   The same error in non-english language:
> >    . Erreur de format pour exec()
> >    . Error de formato ejecutable
> >    . Errore di formato di exec
> >    . Exec format error
> >    . Formatfel på körbar fil
> >    . Érvénytelen végrehajtható fájlformátum
> >    . Exec formátum hiba
> >    . Verkeerd uitvoerbaar bestand
> >    . Exec 格式错误
> > -  . Formatfel på körbar fil
> > +  . Formatfel på körbar fil
> >
> > --
> > [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove :
> installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096
> > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> > of a duplicate bug.
> >
> > Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu: Triaged
> > Status in “dpkg” source package in Karmic: New
> > Status in “dpkg” package in Debian: Fix Released
> >
> > Bug description:
> > Under some conditions package installation/upgrade/removal fails with the
> following error:
> >
> > -- Error during installation --
> > Setting up screenlets (0.1.2-7) ...
> > dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed post-installation script:
> Exec format error
> > dpkg: error processing screenlets (--configure):
> >  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status
> 2
> >
> > -- Error during removal --
> > Removing gnome-do ...
> > dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed pre-removal script: Exec
> format error
> > dpkg: error processing gnome-do (--purge):
> >  subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
> >
> > This error occurs when one of the installation or removal scripts
> (/var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE.p*) is empty or corrupted.
> >
> > == HOW TO REPRODUCE ==
> > Install a package and emulates a system crash before 30 seconds:
> > # apt-get install hello; sleep 20; echo b > /proc/sysrq-trigger
> > [simulates a system crash]
> > After reboot both installation and removal scripts are 0 bytes. You will
> notice that hello.list was correctly written to disk because of the fsync
> call in dpkg/src/filesdb.c
> > $ ls -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.*
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 323 2010-02-09 00:42 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.list
> > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   0 2009-08-15 19:17
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.postinst
> > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   0 2009-08-15 19:17
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.prerm
> >
> > If you replay the test but adding a sync before the system crash:
> > # apt-get install hello; sync;  echo b > /proc/sysrq-trigger
> > After reboot the files are fine:
> > $ ls -l  /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.*
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 323 2010-02-09 00:46 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.list
> > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 103 2009-08-15 19:17
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.postinst
> > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  74 2009-08-15 19:17
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.prerm
> >
> > If I adjust /proc/sys/vm/dirty_expire_centisecs to be below the sleep
> time, ( for exemple 1000 in the test above ) then data are correctly written
> to disk.
> >
> > == WORKAROUNDS ==
> > Execute the following commands in a terminal
> > (GNOME: Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal
> >  KDE: KMenu -> Applications -> System -> Terminal [Konsole] )
> >
> > Workaround A: Remove the package and reinstall
> >
> > $ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE_VERSION.p*
> > $ sudo apt-get remove --purge PACKAGE
> > $ sudo apt-get clean
> > $ sudo apt-get update
> >
> > Then reinstall the package
> >
> > Workaround B: Finish the install when the package can't be removed
> >
> > $ sudo apt-get clean
> > $ sudo aptitude download PACKAGE
> > $ sudo dpkg --unpack ./PACKAGE_VERSION.deb
> > $ sudo dpkg --configure PACKAGE
> >
> > Replace PACKAGE with the package name which fails to install/remove.
> >
> > == Localization ==
> > The same error in non-english language:
> >  . Erreur de format pour exec()
> >  . Error de formato ejecutable
> >  . Errore di formato di exec
> >  . Exec format error
> >  . Formatfel på körbar fil
> >  . Érvénytelen végrehajtható fájlformátum
> >  . Exec formátum hiba
> >  . Verkeerd uitvoerbaar bestand
> >  . Exec 格式错误
> >  . Formatfel på körbar fil
> >
> >
> >
> > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to:
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/512096/+subscribe
>
> --
> [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove :
> installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of a duplicate bug.
>
> Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu: Triaged
> Status in “dpkg” source package in Karmic: New
> Status in “dpkg” package in Debian: Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
> Under some conditions package installation/upgrade/removal fails with the
> following error:
>
> -- Error during installation --
> Setting up screenlets (0.1.2-7) ...
> dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed post-installation script:
> Exec format error
> dpkg: error processing screenlets (--configure):
>  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
>
> -- Error during removal --
> Removing gnome-do ...
> dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed pre-removal script: Exec
> format error
> dpkg: error processing gnome-do (--purge):
>  subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
>
> This error occurs when one of the installation or removal scripts
> (/var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE.p*) is empty or corrupted.
>
> == HOW TO REPRODUCE ==
> Install a package and emulates a system crash before 30 seconds:
> # apt-get install hello; sleep 20; echo b > /proc/sysrq-trigger
> [simulates a system crash]
> After reboot both installation and removal scripts are 0 bytes. You will
> notice that hello.list was correctly written to disk because of the fsync
> call in dpkg/src/filesdb.c
> $ ls -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.*
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 323 2010-02-09 00:42 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.list
> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   0 2009-08-15 19:17
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.postinst
> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   0 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.prerm
>
> If you replay the test but adding a sync before the system crash:
> # apt-get install hello; sync;  echo b > /proc/sysrq-trigger
> After reboot the files are fine:
> $ ls -l  /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.*
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 323 2010-02-09 00:46 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.list
> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 103 2009-08-15 19:17
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.postinst
> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  74 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.prerm
>
> If I adjust /proc/sys/vm/dirty_expire_centisecs to be below the sleep time,
> ( for exemple 1000 in the test above ) then data are correctly written to
> disk.
>
> == WORKAROUNDS ==
> Execute the following commands in a terminal
> (GNOME: Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal
>  KDE: KMenu -> Applications -> System -> Terminal [Konsole] )
>
> Workaround A: Remove the package and reinstall
>
> $ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE_VERSION.p*
> $ sudo apt-get remove --purge PACKAGE
> $ sudo apt-get clean
> $ sudo apt-get update
>
> Then reinstall the package
>
> Workaround B: Finish the install when the package can't be removed
>
> $ sudo apt-get clean
> $ sudo aptitude download PACKAGE
> $ sudo dpkg --unpack ./PACKAGE_VERSION.deb
> $ sudo dpkg --configure PACKAGE
>
> Replace PACKAGE with the package name which fails to install/remove.
>
> == Localization ==
> The same error in non-english language:
>  . Erreur de format pour exec()
>  . Error de formato ejecutable
>  . Errore di formato di exec
>  . Exec format error
>  . Formatfel på körbar fil
>  . Érvénytelen végrehajtható fájlformátum
>  . Exec formátum hiba
>  . Verkeerd uitvoerbaar bestand
>  . Exec 格式错误
>  . Formatfel på körbar fil
>
>
>
> To unsubscribe from this bug, go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/512096/+subscribe
>