Core Dump

jmak · 2009-01-01 01:22:06

Hello,

I experimented with a new kernel, but then deleted it. Now, I am back to the original kernel (2.6.25-ARCH). But since then, at each reboot I get a message Core Dump and the name of the kernel. And a login prompt. What does this mean? And how can I get rid of it. Otherwise, this doesn't seem to affect the operation of the system, but obviously something is wrong because before this message wasn't there.
Any idea?

Thanks,
Jmak

sand_man · 2009-01-01 01:35:10

Explained here http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=51226

pyther · 2009-01-01 03:22:08

Is there a reason why you haven't updated your system? (pacman -Syu)
You do realize arch is a rolling release distribution.

jmak · 2009-01-01 14:16:48

sand_man wrote:

Explained here http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=51226

Thanks for the link. But I've found no info how to make this message go away.

jmak · 2009-01-01 14:17:58

pyther wrote:

Is there a reason why you haven't updated your system? (pacman -Syu)
You do realize arch is a rolling release distribution.

I tried to do the kernel setup manually, just to learn the process.

pyther · 2009-01-01 14:34:57

Well the initscripts removed "core dump" a while ago, hence the reason I asked if you upgraded. You do know there is more than just a kernel upgrade right...

jmak · 2009-01-02 04:03:35

pyther wrote:

Well the initscripts removed "core dump" a while ago, hence the reason I asked if you upgraded. You do know there is more than just a kernel upgrade right...

Most of my system is up to date except the kernel and the klibc libraries. I use the pacupdate utility to check the available programs for update.
Unfortunately, none of the klibc and related libraries update; when I try to update them I get the following error message:

error: could not prepare transaction
error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.

What do you think what could be the problem.

Thanks,
jmak

Allan · 2009-01-02 04:07:01

The forum search sould have solved that for you quite easily...
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=56431

SamC · 2009-01-02 04:08:33

Jmak: Read the news.

Aw, too slow

Last edited by SamC (2009-01-02 04:16:52)

jmak · 2009-01-02 05:45:39

Allan wrote:

The forum search sould have solved that for you quite easily...
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=56431

Thanks a lot Allan, this solved the klibc installation problem. Now, my system is up to date except the kernel. But the Core Dump, I mentioned in my first post, is still there.

Ramses de Norre · 2009-01-02 10:24:34

"Core Dump" is a version name, back from the time when Arch used versions. It should disappear when you install a recent initscripts package.
There is absolutely no reason to worry, it is no error message of any kind.

jacko · 2009-01-02 11:47:12

You can hack the initscripts yourself if you don't wanna update. Delete the name and be done with it.

pacman -Ql <packahename> will list all the files installed by a specific package.

jmak · 2009-01-02 15:02:00

Ramses de Norre wrote:

"Core Dump" is a version name, back from the time when Arch used versions. It should disappear when you install a recent initscripts package.
There is absolutely no reason to worry, it is no error message of any kind.

Hi Ramses de Norre,
Thanks a lot for telling me that this message is harmless. I suspected this because, it had no effect whatsoever on my system. It is just that before it wasn't there.
Regarding the "initscripts" you mentioned. I made a search and I got the following result:

bash-3.2# pacman -Ss initscripts
core/initscripts 2008.09-2 (base)
System initialization/bootup scripts
community/initscripts-splash 2007.11-1
System initialization/bootup scripts

The base initscripts already installed. So when you suggested installing a new initscripts package, which one did you mean?

jmak

jmak · 2009-01-02 15:32:40

jacko wrote:

You can hack the initscripts yourself if you don't wanna update. Delete the name and be done with it.
pacman -Ql <packahename> will list all the files installed by a specific package.

Hi jacko,

I would like to do that but I cannot figure out exactly what you meant. Could you be a bit more specific.

Thanks,
jmak

pyther · 2009-01-02 15:36:34

What does pacman -Qs initscripts show?

jmak · 2009-01-02 16:06:46

pyther wrote:

What does pacman -Qs initscripts show?

This is what it says,
bash-3.2# pacman -Qs initscripts
local/initscripts 2008.09-2 (base)
System initialization/bootup scripts
bash-3.2#

pyther · 2009-01-02 16:15:23

Have you rebooted since you upgraded your system?
I'm nearly positive that initscripts 2008.09-2 removed "Core Dump"

jmak · 2009-01-02 16:30:09

pyther wrote:

Have you rebooted since you upgraded your system?
I'm nearly positive that initscripts 2008.09-2 removed "Core Dump"

Since the upgrading, I've rebooted several times.

jmak · 2009-01-02 16:41:45

Should I uninstall and reinstall to see what's happening?

pyther · 2009-01-02 19:00:34

You can try, just make sure to reinstall before you reboot!

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