Re: ..how do I tell apt-get | dpkg about bad files off a bad disk? Clue Whack, Please!

From: Arnt Karlsen (arnt_at_c2i.net)
Date: 12/01/03

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    Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 20:34:37 +0100
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    On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 13:59:34 -0500,
    Mark Roach <mrroach@okmaybe.com> wrote in message
    <1070305173.5497.16.camel@flmrroach.okmaybe.com>:

    > On Mon, 2003-12-01 at 11:05, Arnt Karlsen wrote:
    > > Hi,
    > >
    > > ..on remastering a wee knoppix derivative, the disk whined about
    > > read errors down the /usr/XFree86 tree, so I moved my tree to
    > > another disk, and figured apt-get --reinstall or some such should
    > > fix it for me.
    > >
    > > ..the "some such" is the problem; how do I get "apt-get
    > > --re-install" to overwrite my bad files??? Or, tell the apt-get |
    > > dpkg database about bad files off a bad disk?
    >
    > Does "apt-get install --reinstall <packagename>" work? you might need
    > to erase the cached .deb file from /var/cache/apt/archives/

    ..nope: root@not a tty[/]# ping ftp.us.debian.org
    PING ftp.us.debian.org (216.37.55.114) 56(84) bytes of data.
    64 bytes from rama.progeny.com (216.37.55.114):
    icmp_seq=1 ttl=49 time=152 ms
    64 bytes from rama.progeny.com (216.37.55.114):
    icmp_seq=2 ttl=49 time=153 ms
    64 bytes from rama.progeny.com (216.37.55.114):
    icmp_seq=3 ttl=49 time=151 ms

    --- ftp.us.debian.org ping statistics ---
    3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2023ms
    rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 151.806/152.593/153.209/0.739 ms
    root@not a tty[/]# ping ftp.no.debian.org
    PING spheniscus.uninett.no (158.36.2.10) 56(84) bytes of data.
    64 bytes from spheniscus.uninett.no (158.36.2.10): icmp_seq=1
    ttl=57 time=22.7 ms
    64 bytes from spheniscus.uninett.no (158.36.2.10): icmp_seq=2
    ttl=57 time=17.2 ms
    64 bytes from spheniscus.uninett.no (158.36.2.10): icmp_seq=4
    \ttl=57 time=21.1 ms

    --- spheniscus.uninett.no ping statistics ---
    4 packets transmitted, 3 received, 25% packet loss, time 3017ms
    rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 17.279/20.406/22.796/2.311 ms
    root@not a tty[/]# cat /etc/apt/sources.list
    deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ stable main non-free contrib
    #
    deb http://ftp.no.debian.org/debian/ stable main non-free contrib
    #deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US/ testing/non-US \
    main contrib non-free
    #deb http://ftp.no.debian.org/debian-non-US/ testing/non-US main \
    contrib non-free
    #deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US/ testing/non-US \
    main contrib non-free
    #deb http://www.modularity.org/knoppix ./
    root@not a tty[/]# apt-get install --reinstall xserver-common
    Reading Package Lists... Done
    Building Dependency Tree... Done
    Sorry, re-installation of xserver-common is not possible, it \
    cannot be downloaded.
    0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and \
    0 not upgraded.
    root@not a tty[/]#
    root@not a tty[/]# apt-get install --reinstall xserver-common
    Reading Package Lists... Done
    Building Dependency Tree... Done
    Sorry, re-installation of xserver-common is not possible, it \
    cannot be downloaded.
    0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 \
    not upgraded.
    root@not a tty[/]# ping -R ftp.no.debian.org
    PING spheniscus.uninett.no (158.36.2.10) 56(124) bytes of data.
    64 bytes from spheniscus.uninett.no (158.36.2.10):
    icmp_seq=1 ttl=57 time=18.8 ms
    RR: 192.168.2.249
            192.168.1.22
            80.239.32.254
            80.239.26.35
            213.225.70.122
            vlan80.stv-msfc1.no.sn.net (213.225.109.14)
            213.225.109.226
            nix-gw.no.sn.net (193.156.90.21)
            oslo-gw1.uninett.no (158.36.2.2)

    64 bytes from spheniscus.uninett.no (158.36.2.10):
    icmp_seq=2 ttl=57 time=25.1 ms (same route)
    64 bytes from spheniscus.uninett.no (158.36.2.10):
    icmp_seq=3 ttl=57 time=24.3 ms (same route)
    64 bytes from spheniscus.uninett.no (158.36.2.10):
    icmp_seq=4 ttl=57 time=451 ms (same route)
    64 bytes from spheniscus.uninett.no (158.36.2.10):
    icmp_seq=5 ttl=57 time=278 ms (same route)

    --- spheniscus.uninett.no ping statistics ---
    5 packets transmitted, 5 received, 0% packet loss, time 5344ms
    rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 18.857/159.719/451.849/176.465 ms
    root@not a tty[/]# ping -R ftp.us.debian.org
    PING ftp.us.debian.org (204.152.189.120) 56(124) bytes of data.

    --- ftp.us.debian.org ping statistics ---
    34 packets transmitted, 0 received, 100% packet loss, time 33012ms

    root@not a tty[/]# vi /etc/apt/sources.list # weeded yank sites
    root@not a tty[/]# apt-get install --reinstall xserver-common
    Reading Package Lists... Done
    Building Dependency Tree... Done
    Sorry, re-installation of xserver-common is not possible,
    it cannot be downloaded.
    0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove
    and 0 not upgraded.
    root@not a tty[/]# apt-get update
    Hit http://ftp.no.debian.org stable/main Packages
    Hit http://ftp.no.debian.org stable/main Release
    Hit http://ftp.no.debian.org stable/non-free Packages
    Hit http://ftp.no.debian.org stable/non-free Release
    Hit http://ftp.no.debian.org stable/contrib Packages
    Hit http://ftp.no.debian.org stable/contrib Release
    Reading Package Lists... Done
    Building Dependency Tree... Done
    root@not a tty[/]# apt-get install --reinstall xserver-common
    Reading Package Lists... Done
    Building Dependency Tree... Done
    Sorry, re-installation of xserver-common is not possible,
    it cannot be downloaded.
    0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove
    and 0 not upgraded.
    root@not a tty[/]# cat /root/dsl-0.5-selections | grep ^x
    xbase-clients install
    xfmail install
    xfonts-75dpi install
    xfonts-base install
    xfree86-common install
    xlib6g install
    xlibmesa3 install
    xlibs install
    xmms install
    xpdf-common install
    xserver-common install
    xutils install
    root@not a tty[/]#

    ..long lines cut to wrap nicely. 

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...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry...
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