Post install update issues/2011.08 core/package corruption?

brokengestalt · 2012-07-28 00:14:40

So I'm trying to follow the guide here to do a complete system update/upgrade. I tried searching around, and found a few things, but my problem seems just a bit different.

pacman -Syu --ignore glibc

Then I skipped the pacman upgrade. I say yes to the first few "replace" prompts. I get a warning that it can't resolve glibc>= a depdency of binutils... gcclibs...

But also for like 20 other items.

Teh following packages cannot be upgraded due to unresolvable dependencies:
binutils filesystem gcc gcc-libs...wpa_supplicant

I answered 'y' to

Do you want to skip the above packages for this upgrade [y/N]

It upgraded most items, then I tried:

pacman -Sd binutils gcc gcc-libs

This is where it failed, and this wasn't covered in the wiki entry...

(1/3) upgrading binutils
sh: /lib/libc.so.6: version 'GLIBC_2.15' not found (require by sh)
sh: /lib/libc.so.6: version 'GLIBC_2.15 'not found (required by /usr/lib/libreadline.so.6)

and i got the same sort of error for gcc-libs and gcc. Most of the threads I've looked at say that I made a mistake by doing a core install off of 2011.08. Now that I know how to get the wireless working properly, should I just do a new netinstall?

jasonwryan · 2012-07-28 00:17:07

brokengestalt wrote:

should I just do a new netinstall?

Either that or this...

Allan · 2012-07-28 00:17:37

Use the new installer or follow http://allanmcrae.com/2012/07/updating- … e-install/ on how to update properly.

ataraxia · 2012-07-28 00:17:46

brokengestalt wrote:

Most of the threads I've looked at say that I made a mistake by doing a core install off of 2011.08. Now that I know how to get the wireless working properly, should I just do a new netinstall?

Almost certainly, yes. Doing a new netinstall from the newest ISO would be much less painful than upgrading such an old base.

brokengestalt · 2012-07-28 01:13:47

Alright, netinstall off the new media it is.

I actually attempted the instructions in that blog post already, but I got a bunch of errors. o_oa

jasonwryan · 2012-07-28 01:29:53

brokengestalt wrote:

I actually attempted the instructions in that blog post already, but I got a bunch of errors. o_oa

The instructions are, ahem, broken?

brokengestalt · 2012-07-28 01:45:41

Oh gosh, lol. -_-;;

Are there any special preparations I need to make to reinstall using the new media? I just decided to boot off the USB key, and go into x86_64 live, and I ended up with the error:

ERROR: failed to mount the real root device.
Bailing out. You are on your own. Good luck.

Lol. What do?

jasonwryan · 2012-07-28 01:47:59

Follow the wiki: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Installation_Guide

brokengestalt · 2012-07-28 02:09:11

I don't see anything in the wiki that helps me with this error.

2ManyDogs · 2012-07-28 02:18:24

What exactly did you download, and how did you put it on the USB key?

brokengestalt · 2012-07-28 03:59:48

I downloaded the 2012.07.15 dual install net release from here. I used Linux Live (LiLi) to prepare my bootable key.

Should I use something else?

Last edited by brokengestalt (2012-07-28 04:00:14)

2ManyDogs · 2012-07-28 04:11:01

Please try using dd, as recommended in the Beginners Guide here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Be … _USB_stick

Make sure you get the destination drive correct -- dd will obediently write the iso to your hard drive if you tell it to.

Insert an empty or expendable flash device, determine its path, and write the .iso to the device with the dd program:
# dd if=archlinux-2012.07.15-netinstall-dual.iso of=/dev/sdx bs=4M
where if= is the path to the .iso file and of= is your flash device. Make sure to use /dev/sdx and not /dev/sdx1. You will need a flash memory device large enough to accommodate the image.

And then verify that the sha1sum is correct (procedure is in the same Guide section) before you attempt to boot the USB stick.

Once you can boot the USB stick you can follow the rest of the Beginners' Guide,

Last edited by 2ManyDogs (2012-07-28 04:17:29)

brokengestalt · 2012-07-28 04:17:19

Is it safe to assume the windows port of dd works just as well?

2ManyDogs · 2012-07-28 04:18:50

I don't know. You don't have a Linux install you can use, or even another live CD like Gparted Live or SystemRescueCD? Any version of Linux should have dd.

If you can't do it from Linux, try the Windows dd, but be sure to check the sha1sum after the copy. That will tell you if you have a good transfer.

Last edited by 2ManyDogs (2012-07-28 04:19:49)

brokengestalt · 2012-07-28 04:36:02

Getting this error:

c:\>dd if=c:\archlinux-2012.07.15-netinstall-dual.iso of=\\.\i: bs=512k --progress
rawwrite dd for windows version 0.6beta3.
Written by John Newbigin <jn@it.swin.edu.au>
This program is covered by terms of the GPL Version 2.

Error opening output file: 32 The process cannot access the file because it is b
eing used by another process

c:\>

Gonna try writing it to the usb key with image writer. If that fails to boot, I'll just have to find another USB key..

EDIT: That worked, but I still see some scaryish messages during the boot up...

... noveau ... misaligned reg...
...SRST failed (errno=-16)

I suppose I'll have to look into those later...

Last edited by brokengestalt (2012-07-28 04:44:22)

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