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slughappy1

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Registered: 2009-03-20

Posts: 75

[Solved] Kernel upgrades break my system every time

So the last 2 kernel updates have broken my system. I posted to the forums originally and was able to fix my problem my using a live usb image and chroot into my Arch install and downgrading the kernel. I wanted to know why the kernels aren't installing correctly. The last updated kernel didn't work again so I had to downgrade. After I fixed the kernel I booted up and it worked. I decided to try an update again and get this error.

$ sudo pacman -Syyu
Password:
:: Synchronizing package databases...
core                                                                 101.7K  319.8K/s 00:00:00 [########################################################] 100%
extra                                                               1106.9K  388.7K/s 00:00:03 [########################################################] 100%
community                                                            871.7K  411.0K/s 00:00:02 [########################################################] 100%
multilib                                                              57.7K  351.2K/s 00:00:00 [########################################################] 100%
:: Starting full system upgrade...
warning: e-modules-extra-svn: local (65208-1) is newer than community (64772-1)
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...

Targets (1): linux-3.1.2-1

Total Download Size:    0.00 MB
Total Installed Size:   58.70 MB

Proceed with installation? [Y/n] y
(1/1) checking package integrity                                                                [########################################################] 100%
(1/1) checking for file conflicts                                                               [########################################################] 100%
(1/1) upgrading linux                                                                           [########################################################] 100%
>>> Updating module dependencies. Please wait ...
/tmp/alpm_Uz5iAW/.INSTALL: line 56: depmod: command not found
>>> Generating initial ramdisk, using mkinitcpio.  Please wait...
/tmp/alpm_Uz5iAW/.INSTALL: line 58: mkinitcpio: command not found
error: command failed to execute correctly
$

Last edited by slughappy1 (2011-12-12 01:19:58)

MadCatMk2

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Registered: 2010-05-10

Posts: 84

Re: [Solved] Kernel upgrades break my system every time

Looks like something is wrong with your module-init-tools

pacman -Qo $(which depmod) 
/sbin/depmod is owned by module-init-tools 3.16-2

Try reinstalling that.

wonder

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From: Bucharest, Romania

Registered: 2006-07-05

Posts: 5,941

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Re: [Solved] Kernel upgrades break my system every time

echo $PATH

sounds like /sbin is not in your path

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skunktrader

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From: Brisbane, Australia

Registered: 2010-02-14

Posts: 1,590

Re: [Solved] Kernel upgrades break my system every time

Perhaps you are using lightdm?
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=130380

slughappy1

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Registered: 2009-03-20

Posts: 75

Re: [Solved] Kernel upgrades break my system every time

Perhaps you are using lightdm?
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=130380

I was using LightDM, I've now switched to GDM and don't have any problems anymore. I tried LightDM because I was wanting something lighter than GDM, but with e4rat it seems to load faster than without.