dpkg interrupted error when using apt-get install.

[Tinashe Mudavanhu]

Hi,

I'm trying to install v4l-utils on my BBB running Debian (Nov 12 22015 update; the Distro is running on a 32GB ADATA Class 10 SDCard) but i keep getting the "dpkg was interrupted, you must run manually 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem ", and each time i run that command, it runs forever. I have also tried to run some commands with apt-get install but still getting the same error. Sometimes it locks the admin such that i wont be able to update the BBB.

I am using ssh to access the BBB and also sharing Internet via the same USB  cable (If the info is relevant).

I need your help in solving this problem.

Thanks

[Tinashe Mudavanhu]

I formatted the SDCard and created another bootable SDCard. Sshed into it and updated the distro but the problem came when using apt-get upgrade, it upgrades some dependencies but then reaches a point it keeps on executing on and on. It has been doing that for 4hrs now. Below are the statements that are repeatedly displayin in the terminal;

ACTION Regenerating Makefile
make: Leaving directory '/root/.c9/node_modules/pty.js/buld'
make: Entering directory '/root/.9/node_module/pty.jsbuild'
make: Warning: File '../../../../.node-gyp/0.10.42/common.gypt' has modification time 7.6+06 s in the future

Can someone iut there assist me?

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[Robert Nelson]

On Sun, Feb 21, 2016 at 12:02 AM, Tinashe Mudavanhu <tina...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I formatted the SDCard and created another bootable SDCard. Sshed into it
> and updated the distro but the problem came when using apt-get upgrade, it
> upgrades some dependencies but then reaches a point it keeps on executing on
> and on. It has been doing that for 4hrs now. Below are the statements that
> are repeatedly displayin in the terminal;
>
> ACTION Regenerating Makefile
> make: Leaving directory '/root/.c9/node_modules/pty.js/buld'
> make: Entering directory '/root/.9/node_module/pty.jsbuild'
> make: Warning: File '../../../../.node-gyp/0.10.42/common.gypt' has
> modification time 7.6+06 s in the future

Sync up your clock..

c9-core-installer (aka cloud9 on port 3000) relies on nodejs/npm to
install a few dependicys...

Last week we also transitioned from, nodejs 0.10.x -> 0.12.x and npm
1.2.x -> 3.7.1

So make sure you clock is synced:

systemd-timesync

then

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

Regards,

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[Tinashe Mudavanhu]

Thank you. Just tried the systemd-timesync command but its saying

-bash: systemd-timesync: command not found

I'm sorry im a newbie, how do i type the command?

I have also tried the     ntpdate -b -s -u pool.ntp.org command, not sure if it works the same way with your command.

[Robert Nelson]

On Sun, Feb 21, 2016 at 8:56 AM, Tinashe Mudavanhu <tina...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thank you. Just tried the systemd-timesync command but its saying
>
> -bash: systemd-timesync: command not found
>
> I'm sorry im a newbie, how do i type the command?

opps, missed the extra d:

https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd-timesyncd.service.html

>
> I have also tried the ntpdate -b -s -u pool.ntp.org command, not sure if
> it works the same way with your command.

sudo ntpdate pool.ntp.org should also work (we switched from ntpdate
-> systemd-timesyncd)

[Tinashe Mudavanhu]

Hi Robert,

Still getting the same  error (command not found).

Looked for the file in /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-timesyncd, a file path in that link you included but the file does not exist.

Are there some packages i have to install first to run the command?

[Robert Nelson]

On Sun, Feb 21, 2016 at 9:09 AM, Tinashe Mudavanhu <tina...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Robert,
>
> Still getting the same error (command not found).
>
> Looked for the file in /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-timesyncd, a file path in
> that link you included but the file does not exist.
>
> Are there some packages i have to install first to run the command?

sudo systemctl start systemd-timesyncd

then:
sudo journalctl -f

to see it syncing..

[Tinashe Mudavanhu]

Aftrler running that command to initialise syncin, i got : Failed to issue method call: Unit name systemd-timesyncd is not valid

[Tinashe Mudavanhu]

I have removed the c9-core-installer. Tried reinstalling it but still getting to that looping point even after time sync (using ntpdate command).

What can be the problems associated working without cloud 9? Does it mean i wont be able to use node.js too?
I dont intend to work with the cloud IDE though

[John Syne]

Try

ntpdate-debian

then

sudo update

sudo upgrade

Regards,

John

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[Robert Nelson]

On Sun, Feb 21, 2016 at 10:26 AM, Tinashe Mudavanhu <tina...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have removed the c9-core-installer. Tried reinstalling it but still
> getting to that looping point even after time sync (using ntpdate command).

Odd, it's working for me:

https://gist.github.com/RobertCNelson/9af8de2221a1c380504a

> What can be the problems associated working without cloud 9? Does it mean i
> wont be able to use node.js too?
> I dont intend to work with the cloud IDE though

Cloud9 ide depends on node.js... So removing c9-core-installer will
not affect node.js..

[Tinashe Mudavanhu]

Finally, it has worked. I reinstalled c9-core-installer after running these commands first; npm i chjj/pty.js --save   and npm install -g node-gyp

Thank you.