Art Alexion on 24 Nov 2006 16:02:33 -0000


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Re: [PLUG] After dist_upgrade, kubuntu system won't boot


On Thursday 23 November 2006 16:27, Will Dyson wrote:

> > Yeah, it looks like hal's behavior here is, if not correct, then at
> > least what it always does.
> >
> > What is in your 'ls  /sys/class/tty/ttyS*'?

/sys/class/tty/ttyS0:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS1:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS10:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS11:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS12:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS13:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS14:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS15:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS16:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS17:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS18:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS19:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS2:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS20:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS21:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS22:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS23:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS24:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS25:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS26:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS27:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS28:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS29:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS3:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS30:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS31:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS32:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS33:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS34:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS35:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS36:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS37:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS38:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS39:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS4:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS40:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS41:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS42:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS43:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS44:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS45:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS46:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS47:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS5:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS6:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS7:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS8:
dev  device  uevent

/sys/class/tty/ttyS9:
dev  device  uevent


> >
> > Do you have stuff in /lib/udev/devices/ ?

ls  /lib/udev/devices/
console  fd    loop     net   ppp  shm      stderr  stdout
core     kmem  MAKEDEV  null  pts  sndstat  stdin


> >
> > If you want to know where those extra device files are coming from,
> > you can set udev_log="debug" in /etc/udev/udev.conf and then restart
> > the system  and look in the syslog.
> >
> > Otherwise, just reinstalling udev should probably do it.

I can't remember if I did this.  I am doing it again.  Will reboot after 
completed and follow up.

>
> Hi Art,
>
> Just out of curiosity, how did this eventually work out for you?

Nothing seemed to work.  I just got a DVD-RW for this box, and after getting 
some blanks and backing up /home, /usr/local and /opt, I am going to do a 
clean reinstall.

I don't want to do this because I have installed stuff that I use periodically 
that I fear I won't remember where I got, or just to do the reinstall, but it 
looks like the only solution.  I hate when I give in to the temptation of 
upgrading what was a "well oiled machine".
-- 

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