Re: [PATCH] mm: fix page_mkclean_one (was: 2.6.19 file content corruption on ext3)

[Gordon Farquharson]

On 12/22/06, Martin Michlmayr <tbm@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> sh-3.1# ls -l /var/cache/apt/
> total 5252
> drwxr-xr-x 3 root root    12288 Dec 22 04:41 archives
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12582912 Dec 22 04:45 pkgcache.bin
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root     8554 Dec 22 04:45 srcpkgcache.bin

This listing is a little different to what I got. For me,
srcpkgcache.bin did not exist when apt eventually finished. Did you
notice whether the install took a lot longer than usual ?

> Gordon, does it fail for you where it normally does (installing
> initramfs-tools) or much later?  For me, the installer was able to
> install initramfs-tools and the kernel, but apt now hangs at "Select
> and install software".

apt didn't hang for me, it just took 20 to 30 minutes to complete
building the package database. Usually, it takes less than a minute.
The installer stopped because it could not find a kernel to install. I
have seen this failure mde before, and as you have previously pointed
out, is probably the same problem (corrupted apt cache files), just a
different manifestation.

Gordon

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Gordon Farquharson
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