Nope - I am using a gNewSense kernel. I did try to download linux-wlan-ng to try to make yet another USB wifi card work (Ashton-Digital Air Dash WRB-2077i which, I think, has a prism2_usb supported chipset).
I have to tell you that I am really getting desperate. NO wifi card I tried worked, with or without ndiswrapper, and now my dselect is useless, so I cannot install anything or even update my system. I am really running out of options here and I am getting desperate. Any help would be most appreciated! Andrei On 7/31/07, Kevin Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Andrei, are you using a non-gnewsense kernel? > > I see the prism2_usb module in your kernel and from what I understand > that module calls Firmware... Either you're using a non-gnewsense > kernel or you've "discovered" an instance of non-free software in > gNewsense... > > I'm not a kernel hacker, but I have a hunch as to what happened - I'm > not going to mention it here because I'm probably wrong and don't know > how to fix it if I knew what was wrong... > > Anyone with more kernel skills have info for me? > > -Kevin > > On 7/31/07, andrei raevsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Well, just when I though all was fixed my system cashed again. I tried > > installing a package and here is what I got: > > ------------ > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/andrei# apt-get install linux-wlan-ng > > Reading package lists... Done > > Building dependency tree... Done > > Recommended packages: > > linux-wlan-ng-doc > > The following NEW packages will be installed: > > linux-wlan-ng > > 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded. > > Need to get 0B/132kB of archives. > > After unpacking 610kB of additional disk space will be used. > > Selecting previously deselected package linux-wlan-ng. > > (Reading database ... E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg received a > segmentation > > fault. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/andrei# > > ------------ > > And again, the update manager cannot install anything, neither can the > > synaptic front-end. I tried seeing what tail -f /var/log/syslog would > give > > me when I ran apt-get install in anther terminal but all I got was this: > > ------------ > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ tail -f /var/log/syslog > > Jul 31 19:02:18 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to > > 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 8 > > Jul 31 19:02:18 localhost dhclient: send_packet: No such device > > Jul 31 19:02:26 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to > 255.255.255.255 > > port 67 interval 14 > > Jul 31 19:02:26 localhost dhclient: send_packet: No such device > > Jul 31 19:02:40 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to > 255.255.255.255 > > port 67 interval 20 > > Jul 31 19:02:40 localhost dhclient: send_packet: No such device > > Jul 31 19:03:00 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to > > 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 3 > > Jul 31 19:03:00 localhost dhclient: send_packet: No such device > > Jul 31 19:03:03 localhost dhclient: No DHCPOFFERS received. > > Jul 31 19:03:03 localhost dhclient: No working leases in persistent > database > > - sleeping. > > Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000] Unable to handle > kernel > > NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000002 > > Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000] printing eip: > > Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000] c0179496 > > Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000] *pde = 00000000 > > Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000] Oops: 0000 [#9] > > Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000] PREEMPT > > Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [ 17262077.128000] Modules linked in: > > prism2_usb nls_utf8 nls_cp437 vfat fat sd_mod ipt_limit iptable_mangle > > ipt_LOG ipt_MASQUERADE ip_nat ipt_TOS ipt_REJECT ip_conntrack_irc > > ip_conntrack_ftp ipt_state ip_conntrack nfnetlink iptable_filter > ip_tables > > ipv6 rfcomm l2cap ppdev speedstep_lib cpufreq_powersave cpufreq_stats > > cpufreq_userspace cpufreq_ondemand cpufreq_conservative freq_table > > tc1100_wmi video acpi_sbs battery i2c_acpi_ec container button pcc_acpi > > sony_acpi ac dev_acpi hotkey dm_mod md_mod af_packet lp rsrc_nonstatic > > pcmcia_core bt878 snd_cmipci bttv gameport snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss > 8139too > > video_buf i2c_algo_bit snd_pcm snd_page_alloc snd_opl3_lib snd_timer > > snd_hwdep snd_mpu401_uart hci_usb v4l2_common btcx_risc tsdev tveeprom > > i2c_core snd_rawmidi snd_seq_device 8139cp bluetooth videodev snd > parport_pc > > parport floppy soundcore mii acx psmouse pcspkr serio_raw ide_floppy rtc > > intel_agp agpgart shpchp pci_hotplug sg sr_mod evdev usb_storage > scsi_mod > > reiserfs ide_generic uhci > > Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: hcd usbcore ide_cd cdrom ide_disk piix > > generic thermal processor fan capability commoncap vga16fb vgastate > fbcon > > tileblit font bitblit softcursor > > Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000] CPU: 0 > > Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000] EIP: > > 0060:[__d_lookup+118/384] Not tainted VLI > > Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000] EFLAGS: 00010202 > > (2.6.15-28-386) > > Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [ 17262077.128000] EIP is at > > __d_lookup+0x76/0x180 > > Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000] eax: c1442d78 ebx: > > 00000002 ecx: 00000011 edx: c4e6a000 > > Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000] esi: c4e6bf48 edi: > > c4e6be48 ebp: dffb4ea0 esp: c4e6bdb4 > > Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000] ds: 007b es: 007b > > ss: 0068 > > Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000] Process dpkg (pid: > > 27903, threadinfo=c4e6a000 task=ca941590) > > Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000] Stack: 9219899d > > c4e6a000 e095f016 d24ad540 00000013 dcd1f013 c4e6be3c c4e6bf48 > > Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000] c4e6be48 > > dffb4ea0 c016e17c cb907558 c4e6be3c dcd1f026 c4e6be3c 9219899d > > Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000] d24ad540 > > c016e9a4 c4e6bf48 c4e6be3c c4e6be48 c4e6a000 c4e6a000 c4e6a000 > > Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000] Call Trace: > > Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000] > > [pg0+542330902/1069368320] reiserfs_permission+0x16/0x20 [reiserfs] > > Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000] [do_lookup+28/160] > > do_lookup+0x1c/0xa0 > > Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000] > > [__link_path_walk+1956/4064] __link_path_walk+0x7a4/0xfe0 > > Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000] > > [link_path_walk+69/208] link_path_walk+0x45/0xd0 > > Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [ 17262077.128000 > ] [path_lookup+131/352] > > path_lookup+0x83/0x160 > > Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000] > > [__path_lookup_intent_open+53/128] > > __path_lookup_intent_open+0x35/0x80 > > Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000] > > [path_lookup_open+27/32] path_lookup_open+0x1b/0x20 > > Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000 > ] [open_namei+102/1680] > > open_namei+0x66/0x690 > > Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000] > > [do_anonymous_page+364/400] do_anonymous_page+0x16c/0x190 > > Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [ 17262077.128000] [filp_open+37/80] > > filp_open+0x25/0x50 > > Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000 > ] [do_sys_open+57/208] > > do_sys_open+0x39/0xd0 > > Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000] [syscall_call+7/11] > > syscall_call+0x7/0xb > > Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000] Code: c0 8b 15 30 > ba 40 > > c0 8d 04 82 ba 00 e0 ff ff 21 e2 ff 42 14 8b 18 85 db 74 5b 89 54 24 04 > eb > > 0b 90 8d 74 26 00 89 c3 85 c0 74 4a <8b> 03 0f 18 00 90 8d 6b f4 8b 34 > 24 3b > > 75 18 75 e9 8b 74 24 2c > > Jul 31 19:04:31 localhost kernel: [17262077.128000] <6>note: > dpkg[27903] > > exited with preempt_count 1 > > ------------ > > > > Any idea as to how I can finally fix my system?! > > > > Many thanks in advance, > > > > Andrei > > > > > > > > On 7/26/07, Kevin Dean < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Andrei messaged me off-list to try and resolve this but i just wanted > > > to add that I don't think this is a gNewSense issue - I pulled the > > > sources and examined the package and there are no illegal characters. > > > > > > I then rebuilt it on gNewSense AND Debian Lenny then removed (but not > > > purged) it like he had and it was not repeatable. > > > > > > -Kevin > > > > > > On 7/25/07, Kevin Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > It appears that you've got a package installed that has an illegal > > > > character in it's name. If this is pure gNewSense system, then > you've > > > > discovered a bug in one of our packages. > > > > > > > > If this is NOT a pure gNewSense system, you've discovered a bug in > > > > someone ELSES package. > > > > > > > > Using gedit or your text editor of choice, open the file > > > > "/var/lib/dpkg/status" and go to line 24129. This line is in a chunk > > > > of text that corresponds to a package, please post that chunk (but > NOT > > > > THE WHOLE FILE) back to this mailing list so we can see exactly why > > > > package has the error in it. > > > > > > > > -Kevin Dean > > > > > > > > On 7/25/07, andrei raevsky < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > For a while already the update manager's icon, when pressed, used > to > > load > > > > > synaptic rather than the update manager. I then manually closed > > synaptic > > > > > and launched the update manager and the system was updated. Now > this > > > > > morning when I got the "updates available icon" I clicked on it, > > synaptic > > > > > was lauched, I closed it, then I manually lauched the update > manager > > and I > > > > > clicked 'install updates'. It downladed them, installed them, and > > announced > > > > > that the very same 8 packages were still updatable. I repeated > the > > > > > operation 2 more times. Then I tried this: > > > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get > > dist-upgrade > > > > > Password: > > > > > Get:1 http://us.archive.gnewsense.org deltad Release.gpg [191B] > > > > > Hit http://us.archive.gnewsense.org deltad Release > > > > > Get:2 http://us.security.gnewsense.org > > deltad-security > > > > > Release.gpg [191B] > > > > > Ign http://us.archive.gnewsense.org deltad/main Packages > > > > > Hit http://us.security.gnewsense.org deltad-security > > > > > Release > > > > > Ign http://us.archive.gnewsense.org deltad/universe Packages > > > > > Ign http://us.archive.gnewsense.org deltad/main Sources > > > > > Ign http://us.archive.gnewsense.org deltad/universe Sources > > > > > Hit http://us.archive.gnewsense.org deltad/main Packages > > > > > Ign http://us.security.gnewsense.org > > deltad-security/main > > > > > Packages > > > > > Hit http://us.archive.gnewsense.org deltad/universe Packages > > > > > Hit http://us.archive.gnewsense.org deltad/main Sources > > > > > Ign http://us.security.gnewsense.org > > > > > deltad-security/universe Packages > > > > > Ign http://us.security.gnewsense.org > > deltad-security/main > > > > > Sources > > > > > Hit http://us.archive.gnewsense.org deltad/universe Sources > > > > > Ign http://us.security.gnewsense.org > > > > > deltad-security/universe Sources > > > > > Hit http://us.security.gnewsense.org > > deltad-security/main > > > > > Packages > > > > > Hit http://us.security.gnewsense.org > > > > > deltad-security/universe Packages > > > > > Hit http://us.security.gnewsense.org > > deltad-security/main > > > > > Sources > > > > > Hit http://us.security.gnewsense.org > > > > > deltad-security/universe Sources > > > > > Fetched 2B in 1s (2B/s) > > > > > Reading package lists... Done > > > > > Reading package lists... Done > > > > > Building dependency tree... Done > > > > > Calculating upgrade... Done > > > > > The following packages will be upgraded: > > > > > bind9-host dnsutils libbind9-0 libdns21 libisc11 libisccc0 > > libisccfg1 > > > > > liblwres9 > > > > > 8 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > > > > > Need to get 0B/1329kB of archives. > > > > > After unpacking 4096B of additional disk space will be used. > > > > > Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y > > > > > dpkg: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line > 24129: > > > > > invalid package name (character ` ' not allowed - only letters, > > digits and > > > > > -+._ allowed) > > > > > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2) > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] :~$ > > > > > > > > > > Any ideas as to what is going on here? WTF is this weird dpkg > parse > > error?! > > > > > > > > > > How do I fix my computer to get the updates and synaptic/update > > manager > > > > > running again? > > > > > > > > > > Many thanks, > > > > > > > > > > Andrei > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > gNewSense-users mailing list > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnewsense-users > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > gNewSense-users mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > > > http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnewsense-users > > > > > > > >
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