v5.0-v5.5 upgrade crash, now cannot get back into system
Project: | Trisquel |
Component: | Installer |
Category: | bug report |
Priority: | critical |
Assigned: | Unassigned |
Status: | closed |
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Hi,
I have been using Trisquel for some time, v4.0, v4.5, v5.0.
Very excited about the chance the updated nouveau drivers might finally make my nvidia work properly with OpenGL so I pressed the 5.5 upgrade button on the update manager.
Everything was going cool, downloads done, and was installing for some time, then a nasty popped up:
"Could not install '/var/cache/apt/archives/libupower-glib1_0.9.13-1_i386.deb"
Failed to sync updated files list for package libupower-glib1: input/output error
It gave me a whole list of other stuff, maybe a list of files, I can't remember. I tried to copy the text but couldn't open anything any more, and it suggested I send in a bug report.
Nothing was happening, I left it for sometime to see if it was going to repair/rollback... nothing. Locked out.
I kicked the machine in the powerpants and tried to reload. It now gets past Grub, shows green loadup curtains / Trisquel logo then goes to a black screen with the circle loading cursor. I can move the cursor around but nothing else happens. left it for 10 mins... nothing happens. Tried loading a few times, gets to the same place, nothing happens.
I tried loading up a previous version at Grub, does the same thing.
I am effectively locked out of all previous versions.
When I hit the power button a screen shows with text that looks like a loadup log showing where it had gotten to.
It's quick, but I think the last thing on the list before all the closing down stuff gets added is: "checking battery state".
With a v5.0 CD I burnt previously I can get into the "try Trisquel without installing" and so I assume I can update some files from there if need be.
I hear Trisquel has no tools for recovery / checking system integrity?
What can I do to get going again?
I am a programmer, but consider my Linux skills close to intermediate.
I really want to do the Libre thing but will need help on this one.
I have a dell Inspiron 1720 lappy, dual boot with XP (boots ok so I assume it's not a hardware issue).
This machine is my daily beast for work / development / communications and I am dead in the water.
I am using the missus v5.0 and her email addy to send this SOS.
Thanks in advance for looking at this.
Webdude.
Ok, so I'm learning more about Linux, and I'm loving that everything is logged.
In the syslog I get lots of these...
Apr 19 14:28:18 XXX-laptop kernel: [ 54.569314] type=1400 audit(1334809698.746:74): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_replace" name="/usr/lib/cups/backend/cups-pdf" pid=1567 comm="apparmor_parser"
Apr 19 14:28:18 XXX-laptop kernel: [ 54.573258] type=1400 audit(1334809698.750:75): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_replace" name="/usr/sbin/cupsd" pid=1567 comm="apparmor_parser"
Apr 19 14:28:18 XXX-laptop kernel: [ 54.612750] type=1400 audit(1334809698.790:76): apparmor="DENIED" operation="chown" parent=1 profile="/usr/sbin/cupsd" name="/run/cups/" pid=1568 comm="cupsd" requested_mask="w" denied_mask="w" fsuid=0 ouid=0
Apr 19 14:28:18 XXX-laptop kernel: [ 54.612953] type=1400 audit(1334809698.790:77): apparmor="DENIED" operation="chown" parent=1 profile="/usr/sbin/cupsd" name="/run/cups/certs/" pid=1568 comm="cupsd" requested_mask="w" denied_mask="w" fsuid=0 ouid=0
Apr 19 14:28:18 XXX-laptop kernel: [ 54.731039] type=1400 audit(1334809698.906:78): apparmor="DENIED" operation="mknod" parent=1 profile="/usr/sbin/cupsd" name="/run/cups/printcap" pid=1568 comm="cupsd" requested_mask="c" denied_mask="c" fsuid=0 ouid=0
Apr 19 14:28:18 XXX-laptop kernel: [ 54.742882] type=1400 audit(1334809698.918:79): apparmor="DENIED" operation="mknod" parent=1 profile="/usr/sbin/cupsd" name="/run/cups/cups.sock" pid=1568 comm="cupsd" requested_mask="c" denied_mask="c" fsuid=0 ouid=0
Apr 19 14:28:18 XXX-laptop kernel: [ 54.743230] type=1400 audit(1334809698.918:80): apparmor="DENIED" operation="mknod" parent=1 profile="/usr/sbin/cupsd" name="/run/cups/cupsd.pid" pid=1568 comm="cupsd" requested_mask="c" denied_mask="c" fsuid=0 ouid=0
Apr 19 14:28:18 XXX-laptop kernel: [ 54.748846] init: cups main process (1568) terminated with status 1
Apr 19 14:28:18 XXX-laptop kernel: [ 54.748944] init: cups main process ended, respawning
Mostly all for cups and some for mysql
It sounds like what is happening here...
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apparmor/+bug/810270
Check post #18 on that page...
He mentions having a SolidStateDrive but moved his /var to somewhere else.
I too have an SSD but all the system is installed on it.
Sounds like I am closer... maybe...
anybody out there?
Cheers.
ok,
so this dude had a similar issue:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/810687
He...
"managed to get the service started by adding the following lines to
/etc/apparmor.d/local/usr.sbin.cupsd:
/var/run/cups/ rw,
/var/run/cups/** rw,
"
In his case it was trying to do stuff with /var/run/cups/
But in my case it's trying to do stuff to: /run/cups/
..............................and also to: /run/mysqld/
So, without knowing what I was doing, but in desperation, I closed my eyes and fiddled with the keys...
My /run/ directory is empty so I added both /run/cups/ and /run/mysqld/ directories.
Then in: /etc/apparmor.d/local/usr.sbin.cupsd: I added:
/run/cups/ rw,
/run/cups/** rw,
Then in: /etc/apparmor.d/local/usr.sbin.mysqld: I added:
/run/mysqld/ rw,
/run/mysqld/** rw,
I then rebooted and tried to get into my normal latest Linux edition, but it still hangs =(
I went back in with the bootable CD (takes ages each time), then checked the syslog... and voila! the lines and lines of cups & mysqld logs ARE gone!!!
...but why does the system still hang?
Curiously, nothing was added to the 2 directories I created.
Also, while I was typing this, the laptop was left in this hanging state for some time and when I got back to it the screen was blank. I bumped the mouse and the spinning flower(wait for it)cursor came back, so it seems the screensaver at least is working.
Also the syslog did capture 1 more round of remaining repeating messages:
Apr 19 16:06:02 XXX-laptop dbus[867]: [system] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager' (using servicehelper)
Apr 19 16:06:02 XXX-laptop dbus[867]: [system] Activated service 'org.freedesktop.ModemManager' failed: Failed to execute program /lib/dbus-1.0/dbus-daemon-launch-helper: Success
Apr 19 16:08:02 XXX-laptop dbus[867]: [system] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager' (using servicehelper)
Apr 19 16:08:02 XXX-laptop dbus[867]: [system] Activated service 'org.freedesktop.ModemManager' failed: Failed to execute program /lib/dbus-1.0/dbus-daemon-launch-helper: Success
Apr 19 16:09:01 XXX-laptop CRON[1428]: (root) CMD ( [ -x /usr/lib/php5/maxlifetime ] && [ -d /var/lib/php5 ] && find /var/lib/php5/ -depth -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type f -cmin +$(/usr/lib/php5/maxlifetime) -delete)
Apr 19 16:10:02 XXX-laptop dbus[867]: [system] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager' (using servicehelper)
Apr 19 16:10:02 XXX-laptop dbus[867]: [system] Activated service 'org.freedesktop.ModemManager' failed: Failed to execute program /lib/dbus-1.0/dbus-daemon-launch-helper: Success
Apr 19 16:12:02 XXX-laptop dbus[867]: [system] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager' (using servicehelper)
Apr 19 16:12:02 XXX-laptop dbus[867]: [system] Activated service 'org.freedesktop.ModemManager' failed: Failed to execute program /lib/dbus-1.0/dbus-daemon-launch-helper: Success
Is this the last hurdle left?
Am I almost there?
guys? girls?
anybody?
Did you check the integrity of the install media with the built in menu option prior to install?
Do you have a separate /home partition? Is there something of value in /home? Can you access it? (e.g. using livecd or liveusb)
Usually installs are all or nothing.
Marking as closed after 12 weeks of "needs more info" please feel free to re-open if the required information can be provided.