[SOLVED] problems trying to go from etch to sid

[aayudh]

Hi,

I am trying to go from from etch dist to sid dist.
My kernel version in etch is 2.6.18.xx and sid is 2.6.24.xx


While I used this command
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade

it failed at some point. Here is log of what I might need to solve before knowing what else went wrong

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mkandula-linux:~# apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Setting up acpid (1.0.6-5.1) ...
tar: Removing leading `/' from member names
tar: /etc/logrotate.d/acpid*: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
tar: /var/log/acpid*: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
tar: /etc/acpi/powerbtn.sh*: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
tar: /etc/acpi/events/powerbtn*: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
Stopping Hardware abstraction layer: hald.
Loading ACPI modules....
Starting Advanced Configuration and Power Interface daemon...invoke-rc.d: initscript acpid, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing acpid (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Setting up gcc (4:4.2.3-7) ...
mv: cannot overwrite non-directory `/usr/bin/cc' with directory `/usr/bin'
update-alternatives: unable to rename /usr/bin to /usr/bin/cc: Invalid argument
dpkg: error processing gcc (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
acpid
gcc
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
mkandula-linux:~#
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any help is very much appreciated.

[daark.child]

You probably should have used dist-upgrade instead of upgrade. What happens when you run

aptitude update
aptitude dist-upgrade

[aayudh]

I am trying your commands let me come back with the output..

also what is the main problem here ? any hints to diagnize this problem ?....

[daark.child]

The problem is related to the acpi package. It seems like there is some sort of problem with the scripts.

[aayudh]

here is the output...still seems to be the same problem

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mkandula-linux:~# aptitude update
Writing extended state information... Done
Hit ftp.osuosl.org :: Oregon State University Open Source Lab sid Release.gpg
Ign ftp.osuosl.org :: Oregon State University Open Source Lab sid/main Translation-en_IN
Hit Debian -- Security Information etch/updates Release.gpg
Ign Debian -- Security Information etch/updates/main Translation-en_IN
Ign ftp.osuosl.org :: Oregon State University Open Source Lab sid/contrib Translation-en_IN
Hit ftp.osuosl.org :: Oregon State University Open Source Lab sid Release
Ign Debian -- Security Information etch/updates/contrib Translation-en_IN
Hit Debian -- Security Information etch/updates Release
Hit ftp.osuosl.org :: Oregon State University Open Source Lab sid/main Packages/DiffIndex
Ign Debian -- Security Information etch/updates/main Packages/DiffIndex
Hit ftp.osuosl.org :: Oregon State University Open Source Lab sid/contrib Packages/DiffIndex
Hit ftp.osuosl.org :: Oregon State University Open Source Lab sid/main Sources/DiffIndex
Hit ftp.osuosl.org :: Oregon State University Open Source Lab sid/contrib Sources/DiffIndex
Ign Debian -- Security Information etch/updates/contrib Packages/DiffIndex
Ign Debian -- Security Information etch/updates/main Sources/DiffIndex
Ign Debian -- Security Information etch/updates/contrib Sources/DiffIndex
Hit Debian -- Security Information etch/updates/main Packages
Hit Debian -- Security Information etch/updates/contrib Packages
Hit Debian -- Security Information etch/updates/main Sources
Hit Debian -- Security Information etch/updates/contrib Sources
Reading package lists... Done
Updating debtags database...... Done

mkandula-linux:~# aptitude dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Reading task descriptions... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
libiw28{u}
The following packages will be upgraded:
kdesvn kdesvn-kio-plugins kdevelop kdevelop-data kdevelop-doc libicu36
libpoppler0c2 libpoppler0c2-glib libsvnqt4 linux-image-2.6.18-6-686
linux-source-2.6.18 sudo
The following partially installed packages will be configured:
acpid gcc
The following packages are RECOMMENDED but will NOT be installed:
graphviz kompare
12 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 82.2MB of archives. After unpacking 750kB will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] y
Writing extended state information... Done
Get:1 ftp.osuosl.org :: Oregon State University Open Source Lab sid/main libsvnqt4 0.14.3-1 [108kB]
Get:2 Debian -- Security Information etch/updates/main linux-image-2.6.18-6-686 2.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch1 [16.5MB]
Get:3 ftp.osuosl.org :: Oregon State University Open Source Lab sid/main kdesvn 0.14.3-1 [1685kB]
Get:4 ftp.osuosl.org :: Oregon State University Open Source Lab sid/main kdesvn-kio-plugins 0.14.3-1 [178kB]
Get:5 ftp.osuosl.org :: Oregon State University Open Source Lab sid/main kdevelop-data 4:3.5.1-1 [2846kB]
Get:6 ftp.osuosl.org :: Oregon State University Open Source Lab sid/main kdevelop 4:3.5.1-1 [8971kB]
Get:7 ftp.osuosl.org :: Oregon State University Open Source Lab sid/main kdevelop-doc 4:3.5.1-1 [3698kB]
Get:8 Debian -- Security Information etch/updates/main libicu36 3.6-2etch1 [5469kB]
Get:9 ftp.osuosl.org :: Oregon State University Open Source Lab sid/main sudo 1.6.9p15-1 [175kB]
Get:10 Debian -- Security Information etch/updates/main libpoppler0c2-glib 0.4.5-5.1etch2 [40.6kB]
Get:11 Debian -- Security Information etch/updates/main libpoppler0c2 0.4.5-5.1etch2 [443kB]
Get:12 Debian -- Security Information etch/updates/main linux-source-2.6.18 2.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch1 [42.2MB]
Fetched 82.2MB in 40min44s (33.6kB/s)
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 113513 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing libiw28 ...
(Reading database ... 113508 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace linux-image-2.6.18-6-686 2.6.18.dfsg.1-17etch1 (using .../linux-image-2.6.18-6-686_2.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch1_i386.deb) ...
The directory /lib/modules/2.6.18-6-686 still exists. Continuing as directed.
Done.
Unpacking replacement linux-image-2.6.18-6-686 ...
Running postrm hook script /sbin/update-grub.
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-1-686
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-6-686
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-5-686
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done

Preparing to replace libsvnqt4 0.14.2-2 (using .../libsvnqt4_0.14.3-1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libsvnqt4 ...
Preparing to replace kdesvn 0.14.2-2 (using .../kdesvn_0.14.3-1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement kdesvn ...
Preparing to replace kdesvn-kio-plugins 0.14.2-2 (using .../kdesvn-kio-plugins_0.14.3-1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement kdesvn-kio-plugins ...
Preparing to replace kdevelop-data 4:3.5.0-3 (using .../kdevelop-data_4%3a3.5.1-1_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement kdevelop-data ...
Preparing to replace kdevelop 4:3.5.0-3 (using .../kdevelop_4%3a3.5.1-1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement kdevelop ...
Preparing to replace kdevelop-doc 4:3.5.0-3 (using .../kdevelop-doc_4%3a3.5.1-1_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement kdevelop-doc ...
Preparing to replace libicu36 3.6-2 (using .../libicu36_3.6-2etch1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libicu36 ...
Preparing to replace libpoppler0c2-glib 0.4.5-5.1etch1 (using .../libpoppler0c2-glib_0.4.5-5.1etch2_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libpoppler0c2-glib ...
Preparing to replace libpoppler0c2 0.4.5-5.1etch1 (using .../libpoppler0c2_0.4.5-5.1etch2_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libpoppler0c2 ...
Preparing to replace linux-source-2.6.18 2.6.18.dfsg.1-17etch1 (using .../linux-source-2.6.18_2.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch1_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement linux-source-2.6.18 ...
Preparing to replace sudo 1.6.9p12-1 (using .../sudo_1.6.9p15-1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement sudo ...
Setting up acpid (1.0.6-5.1) ...
tar: Removing leading `/' from member names
tar: /etc/logrotate.d/acpid*: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
tar: /var/log/acpid*: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
tar: /etc/acpi/powerbtn.sh*: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
tar: /etc/acpi/events/powerbtn*: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
Stopping Hardware abstraction layer: hald.
Loading ACPI modules....
Starting Advanced Configuration and Power Interface daemon...invoke-rc.d: initscript acpid, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing acpid (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Setting up gcc (4:4.2.3-7) ...
mv: cannot overwrite non-directory `/usr/bin/cc' with directory `/usr/bin'
update-alternatives: unable to rename /usr/bin to /usr/bin/cc: Invalid argument
dpkg: error processing gcc (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Setting up linux-image-2.6.18-6-686 (2.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch1) ...

Hmm. The package shipped with a symbolic link /lib/modules/2.6.18-6-686/source
However, I can not read the target: No such file or directory
Therefore, I am deleting /lib/modules/2.6.18-6-686/source

Running depmod.
Finding valid ramdisk creators.
Using mkinitramfs-kpkg to build the ramdisk.
Not updating initrd symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled
(2.6.18.dfsg.1-17etch1 was configured last, according to dpkg)
Not updating image symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled
(2.6.18.dfsg.1-17etch1 was configured last, according to dpkg)
Running postinst hook script /sbin/update-grub.
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-1-686
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-6-686
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-5-686
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done

Setting up libsvnqt4 (0.14.3-1) ...
Setting up kdesvn-kio-plugins (0.14.3-1) ...
Setting up kdesvn (0.14.3-1) ...
Setting up kdevelop-data (4:3.5.1-1) ...
Setting up kdevelop (4:3.5.1-1) ...
Setting up kdevelop-doc (4:3.5.1-1) ...
Setting up libicu36 (3.6-2etch1) ...
Setting up libpoppler0c2 (0.4.5-5.1etch2) ...
Setting up libpoppler0c2-glib (0.4.5-5.1etch2) ...
Setting up linux-source-2.6.18 (2.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch1) ...
Setting up sudo (1.6.9p15-1) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
acpid
gcc
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
Setting up acpid (1.0.6-5.1) ...
tar: Removing leading `/' from member names
tar: /etc/logrotate.d/acpid*: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
tar: /var/log/acpid*: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
tar: /etc/acpi/powerbtn.sh*: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
tar: /etc/acpi/events/powerbtn*: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
Stopping Hardware abstraction layer: hald.
Loading ACPI modules....
Starting Advanced Configuration and Power Interface daemon...invoke-rc.d: initscript acpid, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing acpid (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Setting up gcc (4:4.2.3-7) ...
mv: cannot overwrite non-directory `/usr/bin/cc' with directory `/usr/bin'
update-alternatives: unable to rename /usr/bin to /usr/bin/cc: Invalid argument
dpkg: error processing gcc (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
acpid
gcc
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Writing extended state information... Done
Reading task descriptions... Done

There are now 0 updates [-12].

[aayudh]

ok...fixed the problem..

first I had to stop the ACPI stuff manually

second there was a script problem where I had to change
/usr/bin/cc to /usr/bin