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artvolk
Asked: 2011-02-05 07:43:51 +0800 CST

Segmentation fault on most binaries without file /etc/ld.so.nohwcap

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I've got a box which was partially updated to Debian Lenny. It throws Segmentation fault on even simple commands like ls. When I added file /etc/ld.so.nohwcap I was able to upgrade and run machine.

Now I'd like to remove this file, but when I do this -- I got the same segmentation fault. What should I check?

   /etc/ld.so.nohwcap  When  this  file is present the dynamic linker will
                       load the non-optimized version of a  library,  even
                       if the CPU supports the optimized version.
debian debian-lenny libraries glib

1 Answers

  1. Partial updates or restarting interupted updates/upgrades don't work very well for any operating system.

    You can look to see if rolling back to your previous configuration is available and then retry the upgrade.

    But I would advise backup and then nuke & pave, i.e. a fresh install of 'Lenny'.

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