error installing Xorg on my debian board

[ramandeep]

I am trying to install xserver-xorg on my ARM9 borad running on Debian 3.1.1.however I get the follwoing error:

root@ts7000:apt# apt-get -u install xserver-xorg
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Recommended packages:
laptop-detect xresprobe mdetect discover1 discover
The following NEW packages will be installed:
xserver-xorg
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 148 not upgraded.
64 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/461kB of archives.
After unpacking 1401kB of additional disk space will be used.
Preconfiguring packages ...
tar: ./templates: time stamp 2007-04-08 15:26:38 is 1169819792 s in the future
tar: ./postinst: time stamp 2007-04-08 15:26:40 is 1169819793 s in the future
tar: ./preinst: time stamp 2007-04-08 15:26:40 is 1169819793 s in the future
tar: ./prerm: time stamp 2007-04-08 15:26:40 is 1169819793 s in the future
tar: ./postrm: time stamp 2007-04-08 15:26:40 is 1169819793 s in the future
tar: ./md5sums: time stamp 2007-04-08 15:26:44 is 1169819797 s in the future
tar: ./control: time stamp 2007-04-08 15:26:40 is 1169819793 s in the future
tar: .: time stamp 2007-04-08 15:26:44 is 1169819797 s in the future
Selecting previously deselected package xserver-xorg.
(Reading database ... 15585 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking xserver-xorg (from .../xserver-xorg_1%3a7.1.0-19_all.deb) ...
Setting up libx11-6 (1.0.3-7) ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/libx11-6.postinst: line 765: cmp: command not found
fmt: invalid width: `0'
dpkg: error processing libx11-6 (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Can anyone suggest something?

[devils casper]

Execute this

su -
apt-get clean all

Try to install xserver-xorg package again.

[ramandeep]

Execute this

su -
apt-get clean all

Try to install xserver-xorg package again.

well I tried the above.I get the same error....I will post the full error this time...

root@ts7000:root# apt-get install xserver-xorg
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Recommended packages:
laptop-detect xresprobe mdetect discover1 discover
The following NEW packages will be installed:
xserver-xorg
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 148 not upgraded.
64 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 461kB of archives.
After unpacking 1401kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 ftp.osuosl.org :: Oregon State University Open Source Lab stable/main xserver-xorg 1:7.1.0-19 [461kB]
Fetched 461kB in 25s (18.1kB/s)
Preconfiguring packages ...
tar: ./templates: time stamp 2007-04-08 15:26:38 is 1169812599 s in the future
tar: ./postinst: time stamp 2007-04-08 15:26:40 is 1169812601 s in the future
tar: ./preinst: time stamp 2007-04-08 15:26:40 is 1169812601 s in the future
tar: ./prerm: time stamp 2007-04-08 15:26:40 is 1169812601 s in the future
tar: ./postrm: time stamp 2007-04-08 15:26:40 is 1169812601 s in the future
tar: ./md5sums: time stamp 2007-04-08 15:26:44 is 1169812605 s in the future
tar: ./control: time stamp 2007-04-08 15:26:40 is 1169812601 s in the future
tar: .: time stamp 2007-04-08 15:26:44 is 1169812605 s in the future
Selecting previously deselected package xserver-xorg.
(Reading database ... 15585 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking xserver-xorg (from .../xserver-xorg_1%3a7.1.0-19_all.deb) ...
Setting up libx11-6 (1.0.3-7) ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/libx11-6.postinst: line 765: cmp: command not found
fmt: invalid width: `0'
dpkg: error processing libx11-6 (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libxfixes3:
libxfixes3 depends on libx11-6; however:
Package libx11-6 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libxfixes3 (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libxrender1:
libxrender1 depends on libx11-6; however:
Package libx11-6 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libxrender1 (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libxft2:
libxft2 depends on libx11-6; however:
Package libx11-6 is not configured yet.
libxft2 depends on libxrender1; however:
Package libxrender1 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libxft2 (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libxt6:
libxt6 depends on libx11-6; however:
Package libx11-6 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libxt6 (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libxext6:
libxext6 depends on libx11-6; however:
Package libx11-6 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libxext6 (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libxxf86vm1:
libxxf86vm1 depends on libx11-6; however:
Package libx11-6 is not configured yet.
libxxf86vm1 depends on libxext6; however:
Package libxext6 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libxxf86vm1 (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libgl1-mesa-glx:
libgl1-mesa-glx depends on libx11-6; however:
Package libx11-6 is not configured yet.
libgl1-mesa-glx depends on libxext6; however:
Package libxext6 is not configured yet.
libgl1-mesa-glx depends on libxxf86vm1; however:
Package libxxf86vm1 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libgl1-mesa-glx (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libxmu6:
libxmu6 depends on libx11-6; however:
Package libx11-6 is not configured yet.
libxmu6 depends on libxext6; however:
Package libxext6 is not configured yet.
libxmu6 depends on libxt6; however:
Package libxt6 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libxmu6 (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libxpm4:
libxpm4 depends on libx11-6; however:
Package libx11-6 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libxpm4 (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libxaw7:
libxaw7 depends on libx11-6; however:
Package libx11-6 is not configured yet.
libxaw7 depends on libxext6; however:
Package libxext6 is not configured yet.
libxaw7 depends on libxmu6; however:
Package libxmu6 is not configured yet.
libxaw7 depends on libxpm4; however:
Package libxpm4 is not configured yet.
Package xlibs which provides libxpm4 is not installed.
libxaw7 depends on libxt6; however:
Package libxt6 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libxaw7 (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libxcursor1:
libxcursor1 depends on libx11-6; however:
Package libx11-6 is not configured yet.
libxcursor1 depends on libxfixes3; however:
Package libxfixes3 is not configured yet.
libxcursor1 depends on libxrender1; however:
Package libxrender1 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libxcursor1 (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libxi6:
libxi6 depends on libx11-6; however:
Package libx11-6 is not configured yet.
libxi6 depends on libxext6; however:
Package libxext6 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libxi6 (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libxkbfile1:
libxkbfile1 depends on libx11-6; however:
Package libx11-6 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libxkbfile1 (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libxmuu1:
libxmuu1 depends on libx11-6; however:
Package libx11-6 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libxmuu1 (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libxrandr2:
libxrandr2 depends on libx11-6; however:
Package libx11-6 is not configured yet.
libxrandr2 depends on libxext6; however:
Package libxext6 is not configured yet.
libxrandr2 depends on libxrender1; however:
Package libxrender1 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libxrandr2 (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libxss1:
libxss1 depends on libx11-6; however:
Package libx11-6 is not configured yet.
libxss1 depends on libxext6; however:
Package libxext6 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libxss1 (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libxtrap6:
libxtrap6 depends on libx11-6; however:
Package libx11-6 is not configured yet.
libxtrap6 depends on libxext6; however:
Package libxext6 is not configured yet.
libxtrap6 depends on libxt6; however:
Package libxt6 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libxtrap6 (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libxtst6:
libxtst6 depends on libx11-6; however:
Package libx11-6 is not configured yet.
libxtst6 depends on libxext6; however:
Package libxext6 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libxtst6 (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libxv1:
libxv1 depends on libx11-6; however:
Package libx11-6 is not configured yet.
libxv1 depends on libxext6; however:
Package libxext6 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libxv1 (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libxxf86dga1:
libxxf86dga1 depends on libx11-6; however:
Package libx11-6 is not configured yet.
libxxf86dga1 depends on libxext6; however:
Package libxext6 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libxxf86dga1 (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xbase-clients:
xbase-clients depends on libgl1-mesa-glx | libgl1; however:
Package libgl1-mesa-glx is not configured yet.
Package libgl1 is not installed.
Package xlibmesa3 which provides libgl1 is not installed.
Package libgl1-mesa-glx which provides libgl1 is not configured yet.
xbase-clients depends on libx11-6; however:
Package libx11-6 is not configured yet.
xbase-clients depends on libxaw7; however:
Package libxaw7 is not configured yet.
xbase-clients depends on libxcursor1 (>> 1.1.2); however:
Package libxcursor1 is not configured yet.
xbase-clients depends on libxext6; however:
Package libxext6 is not configured yet.
xbase-clients depends on libxft2 (>> 2.1.1); however:
Package libxft2 is not configured yet.
xbase-clients depends on libxi6; however:
Package libxi6 is not configured yet.
xbase-clients depends on libxkbfile1; however:
Package libxkbfile1 is not configured yet.
xbase-clients depends on libxmu6; however:
Package libxmu6 is not configured yet.
xbase-clients depends on libxmuu1; however:
Package libxmuu1 is not configured yet.
xbase-clients depends on libxrandr2; however:
Package libxrandr2 is not configured yet.
xbase-clients depends on libxrender1; however:
Package libxrender1 is not configured yet.
xbase-clients depends on libxss1; however:
Package libxss1 is not configured yet.
xbase-clients depends on libxt6; however:
Package libxt6 is not configured yet.
xbase-clients depends on libxtrap6; however:
Package libxtrap6 is not configured yet.
xbase-clients depends on libxtst6; however:
Package libxtst6 is not configured yet.
xbase-clients depends on libxv1; however:
Package libxv1 is not configured yet.
xbase-clients depends on libxxf86dga1; however:
Package libxxf86dga1 is not configured yet.
xbase-clients depends on libxxf86vm1; however:
Package libxxf86vm1 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing xbase-clients (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xserver-xorg-input-synaptics:
xserver-xorg-input-synaptics depends on libx11-6; however:
Package libx11-6 is not configured yet.
xserver-xorg-input-synaptics depends on libxext6; however:
Package libxext6 is not configured yet.
xserver-xorg-input-synaptics depends on libxi6; however:
Package libxi6 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg-input-synaptics (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xserver-xorg-input-all:
xserver-xorg-input-all depends on xserver-xorg-input-synaptics; however:
Package xserver-xorg-input-synaptics is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg-input-all (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xserver-xorg:
xserver-xorg depends on xbase-clients; however:
Package xbase-clients is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xserver-xorg-core:
xserver-xorg-core depends on xserver-xorg; however:
Package xserver-xorg is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg-core (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xserver-xorg-video-apm:
xserver-xorg-video-apm depends on xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.1.1-1); however:
Package xserver-xorg-core is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg-video-apm (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xserver-xorg-video-ark:
xserver-xorg-video-ark depends on xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.1.1-1); however:
Package xserver-xorg-core is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg-video-ark (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xserver-xorg-video-ati:
xserver-xorg-video-ati depends on xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.1.1-1); however:
Package xserver-xorg-core is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg-video-ati (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xserver-xorg-video-chips:
xserver-xorg-video-chips depends on xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.1.1); however:
Package xserver-xorg-core is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg-video-chips (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xserver-xorg-video-cirrus:
xserver-xorg-video-cirrus depends on xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.1.1); however:
Package xserver-xorg-core is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg-video-cirrus (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xserver-xorg-video-cyrix:
xserver-xorg-video-cyrix depends on xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.1.1); however:
Package xserver-xorg-core is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg-video-cyrix (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xserver-xorg-video-dummy:
xserver-xorg-video-dummy depends on xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.1.1); however:
Package xserver-xorg-core is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg-video-dummy (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xserver-xorg-video-fbdev:
xserver-xorg-video-fbdev depends on xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.1.1-11); however:
Package xserver-xorg-core is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg-video-fbdev (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xserver-xorg-video-glint:
xserver-xorg-video-glint depends on xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.1.1); however:
Package xserver-xorg-core is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg-video-glint (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xserver-xorg-video-i128:
xserver-xorg-video-i128 depends on xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.1.1); however:
Package xserver-xorg-core is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg-video-i128 (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xserver-xorg-video-i740:
xserver-xorg-video-i740 depends on xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.1.1); however:
Package xserver-xorg-core is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg-video-i740 (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xserver-xorg-video-i810:
xserver-xorg-video-i810 depends on xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.1.1-11); however:
Package xserver-xorg-core is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg-video-i810 (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xserver-xorg-video-imstt:
xserver-xorg-video-imstt depends on xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.1.1); however:
Package xserver-xorg-core is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg-video-imstt (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xserver-xorg-video-mga:
xserver-xorg-video-mga depends on xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.1.1-11); however:
Package xserver-xorg-core is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg-video-mga (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xserver-xorg-video-neomagic:
xserver-xorg-video-neomagic depends on xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.1.1-11); howev
er:
Package xserver-xorg-core is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg-video-neomagic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xserver-xorg-video-newport:
xserver-xorg-video-newport depends on xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.1.1); however:
Package xserver-xorg-core is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg-video-newport (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xserver-xorg-video-nsc:
xserver-xorg-video-nsc depends on xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.1.1); however:
Package xserver-xorg-core is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg-video-nsc (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xserver-xorg-video-nv:
xserver-xorg-video-nv depends on xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.1.1); however:
Package xserver-xorg-core is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg-video-nv (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xserver-xorg-video-rendition:
xserver-xorg-video-rendition depends on xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.1.1); however
:
Package xserver-xorg-core is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg-video-rendition (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xserver-xorg-video-s3:
xserver-xorg-video-s3 depends on xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.1.1-11); however:
Package xserver-xorg-core is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg-video-s3 (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xserver-xorg-video-s3virge:
xserver-xorg-video-s3virge depends on xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.1.1); however:
Package xserver-xorg-core is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg-video-s3virge (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xserver-xorg-video-savage:
xserver-xorg-video-savage depends on xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.1.1-11); however
:
Package xserver-xorg-core is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg-video-savage (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xserver-xorg-video-siliconmot
ion:
xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion depends on xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.1.1); how
ever:
Package xserver-xorg-core is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xserver-xorg-video-sis:
xserver-xorg-video-sis depends on xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.1.1); however:
Package xserver-xorg-core is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg-video-sis (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xserver-xorg-video-sisusb:
xserver-xorg-video-sisusb depends on xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.1.1); however:
Package xserver-xorg-core is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg-video-sisusb (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: too many errors, stopping
Errors were encountered while processing:
libx11-6
libxfixes3
libxrender1
libxft2
libxt6
libxext6
libxxf86vm1
libgl1-mesa-glx
libxmu6
libxpm4
libxaw7
libxcursor1
libxi6
libxkbfile1
libxmuu1
libxrandr2
libxss1
libxtrap6
libxtst6
libxv1
libxxf86dga1
xbase-clients
xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
xserver-xorg-input-all
xserver-xorg
xserver-xorg-core
xserver-xorg-video-apm
xserver-xorg-video-ark
xserver-xorg-video-ati
xserver-xorg-video-chips
xserver-xorg-video-cirrus
xserver-xorg-video-cyrix
xserver-xorg-video-dummy
xserver-xorg-video-fbdev
xserver-xorg-video-glint
xserver-xorg-video-i128
xserver-xorg-video-i740
xserver-xorg-video-i810
xserver-xorg-video-imstt
xserver-xorg-video-mga
xserver-xorg-video-neomagic
xserver-xorg-video-newport
xserver-xorg-video-nsc
xserver-xorg-video-nv
xserver-xorg-video-rendition
xserver-xorg-video-s3
xserver-xorg-video-s3virge
xserver-xorg-video-savage
xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion
xserver-xorg-video-sis
xserver-xorg-video-sisusb
Processing was halted because there were too many errors.
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)