debconf: DbDriver "templatedb": could not sync
Udo Mueller
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Yesterday i did a dist-upgrade on an etch system. Most of the
packages were installed and configured correct but some failed with
this error:
DbDriver "templatedb": could not sync /var/cache/debconf/templates.dat-new: Input-/Output error
The filesystem on this partition is LVM with ext3.
fsck.ext3 runs without any error message.
I can create, open, edit and delete files without any problems.
The command "sync" works fine, too.
The following packages were installed:
(sry its in german):
[INSTALLIEREN, ABHÄNGIGKEITEN] librpcsecgss3
[INSTALLIEREN, ABHÄNGIGKEITEN] libssp0
[INSTALLIEREN, ABHÄNGIGKEITEN] python2.4
[INSTALLIEREN, ABHÄNGIGKEITEN] python2.4-minimal
[ENTFERNEN, ABHÄNGIGKEITEN] librpcsecgss2
[AKTUALISIERUNG] base-files 3.1.14 -> 3.1.16
[AKTUALISIERUNG] cpp-4.1 4.1.1-5 -> 4.1.1-11
[AKTUALISIERUNG] cupsys 1.2.2-1 -> 1.2.2-2
[AKTUALISIERUNG] cupsys-bsd 1.2.2-1 -> 1.2.2-2
[AKTUALISIERUNG] cupsys-client 1.2.2-1 -> 1.2.2-2
[AKTUALISIERUNG] cupsys-common 1.2.2-1 -> 1.2.2-2
[AKTUALISIERUNG] foomatic-db 20060712-1 -> 20060822-1
[AKTUALISIERUNG] foomatic-filters 3.0.2-20060712-1 -> 3.0.2-20060712-3
[AKTUALISIERUNG] g++-4.1 4.1.1-5 -> 4.1.1-11
[AKTUALISIERUNG] gcc-4.1 4.1.1-5 -> 4.1.1-11
[AKTUALISIERUNG] gcc-4.1-base 4.1.1-5 -> 4.1.1-11
[AKTUALISIERUNG] ifupdown 0.6.7 -> 0.6.7-0.1
[AKTUALISIERUNG] initramfs-tools 0.75 -> 0.77b
[AKTUALISIERUNG] libc6 2.3.6-15 -> 2.3.6.ds1-4
[AKTUALISIERUNG] libc6-amd64 2.3.6-15 -> 2.3.6.ds1-4
[AKTUALISIERUNG] libc6-dev 2.3.6-15 -> 2.3.6.ds1-4
[AKTUALISIERUNG] libc6-i686 2.3.6-15 -> 2.3.6.ds1-4
[AKTUALISIERUNG] libcompress-zlib-perl 1.41-1 -> 1.42-1
[AKTUALISIERUNG] libcupsimage2 1.2.2-1 -> 1.2.2-2
[AKTUALISIERUNG] libcupsys2 1.2.2-1 -> 1.2.2-2
[AKTUALISIERUNG] libgcc1 1:4.1.1-5 -> 1:4.1.1-11
[AKTUALISIERUNG] libio-socket-ssl-perl 0.994-1 -> 0.999-1
[AKTUALISIERUNG] libkrb53 1.4.3-9 -> 1.4.4~beta1-1
[AKTUALISIERUNG] libpci2 2:2.1.11-2 -> 2:2.1.11-3
[AKTUALISIERUNG] libstdc++6 4.1.1-5 -> 4.1.1-11
[AKTUALISIERUNG] libstdc++6-4.1-dev 4.1.1-5 -> 4.1.1-11
[AKTUALISIERUNG] libwrap0 7.6.dbs-9 -> 7.6.dbs-11
[AKTUALISIERUNG] locales 2.3.6-15 -> 2.3.6.ds1-4
[AKTUALISIERUNG] manpages 2.34-1 -> 2.39-1
[AKTUALISIERUNG] manpages-dev 2.34-1 -> 2.39-1
[AKTUALISIERUNG] nfs-common 1:1.0.9-5 -> 1:1.0.9-10
[AKTUALISIERUNG] pciutils 1:2.2.1-2 -> 1:2.2.4~pre4-1
[AKTUALISIERUNG] python 2.3.5-11 -> 2.4.3-11
[AKTUALISIERUNG] python-minimal 2.3.5-11 -> 2.4.3-11
[AKTUALISIERUNG] reportbug 3.21.2 -> 3.29.3
[AKTUALISIERUNG] tcpd 7.6.dbs-9 -> 7.6.dbs-11
[AKTUALISIERUNG] ucf 2.0013 -> 2.0014
The problem is that i cant install any other packages because
dpkg complains that packages are not configured yet.
If i run "dpkg --configure -a" dpkg gets interrupted with the above
error message.
I already asked google but with "could not sync" it only shows urls
to the debconf source code.
Anyone has a solution for this problem?
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Udo Müller
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Wouter Verhelst
> fsck.ext3 runs without any error message.
Did you do "fsck -f", or just "fsck"? In case you did the latter, please
run it with -f again.
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Joey Hess
> DbDriver "templatedb": could not sync /var/cache/debconf/templates.dat-new: Input-/Output error
This looks very likely to be a disk problem. FWIW, it's calling fsync(2)
on that file.
> The filesystem on this partition is LVM with ext3.
> fsck.ext3 runs without any error message.
> I can create, open, edit and delete files without any problems.
> The command "sync" works fine, too.
None of which rule out a problem with your disk. You could use the
badblocks command to test the whole disk for bad blocks. Or look at
smartctl output and/or dmesg for problems.
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Udo Mueller
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* Wouter Verhelst schrieb [06-09-06 20:26]:
> On Wed, Sep 06, 2006 at 07:29:13PM +0200, Udo Mueller wrote:
> > fsck.ext3 runs without any error message.
>
> Did you do "fsck -f", or just "fsck"? In case you did the latter, please
> run it with -f again.
I ran it without -f. Today i had physical access and ran fsck -f. It
showed no errors.
But: The disc space is provided by a DAS Raid system. The DAS is
directly attached to the box and a backup tape is attached to the
DAS.
While rebooting Debian i noticed some errors which are backup-tape
related scsi errors.
After these errors were removed dpkg work fine again.
Dont know the exact reasons but it works now.