libsensors postinst fails on add/remove device entries

[Christer Edwards]

Binary package hint: libsensors3

running Intrepid Alpha1, got this output during an upgrade:

Setting up libsensors3 (1:2.10.7-1) ...
udev active, devices will be created in /dev/.static/dev/
rm: cannot remove `i2c-0-': Read-only file system
mknod: `i2c-0-': Read-only file system
makedev i2c-0 c 89 0 root root 0600: failed
rm: cannot remove `i2c-0-': Read-only file system
rm: cannot remove `i2c-1-': Read-only file system
mknod: `i2c-1-': Read-only file system
makedev i2c-1 c 89 1 root root 0600: failed
rm: cannot remove `i2c-1-': Read-only file system
rm: cannot remove `i2c-2-': Read-only file system
mknod: `i2c-2-': Read-only file system
makedev i2c-2 c 89 2 root root 0600: failed
rm: cannot remove `i2c-2-': Read-only file system
rm: cannot remove `i2c-3-': Read-only file system
mknod: `i2c-3-': Read-only file system
makedev i2c-3 c 89 3 root root 0600: failed
rm: cannot remove `i2c-3-': Read-only file system
rm: cannot remove `i2c-4-': Read-only file system
mknod: `i2c-4-': Read-only file system
makedev i2c-4 c 89 4 root root 0600: failed
rm: cannot remove `i2c-4-': Read-only file system
rm: cannot remove `i2c-5-': Read-only file system
mknod: `i2c-5-': Read-only file system
makedev i2c-5 c 89 5 root root 0600: failed
rm: cannot remove `i2c-5-': Read-only file system
rm: cannot remove `i2c-6-': Read-only file system
mknod: `i2c-6-': Read-only file system
makedev i2c-6 c 89 6 root root 0600: failed
rm: cannot remove `i2c-6-': Read-only file system
rm: cannot remove `i2c-7-': Read-only file system
mknod: `i2c-7-': Read-only file system
makedev i2c-7 c 89 7 root root 0600: failed
rm: cannot remove `i2c-7-': Read-only file system

[KevinM (kevbert1)]

I've also had this on Intrepid Alpha1 Kubuntu 64 bit. My machine is an AMD64 3800+ with nVidia Geoforce 7600GS, BCM4306 wireless and 4Gb RAM.

[Phillip Susi (psusi)]

Happens with libsensors4 in Intrepid final as well. Not sure why the package is trying to create entries in /dev/.static in the first place.

[Michael Fourdraine (mfourdraine)]

I had similar output when trying to install the nagios3 package on an up to date 8.10 server.

Setting up libsensors3 (1:2.10.7-1) ...
udev active, devices will be created in /dev/.static/dev/
rm: cannot remove `i2c-0-': Read-only file system
mknod: `i2c-0-': Read-only file system
makedev i2c-0 c 89 0 root root 0600: failed
rm: cannot remove `i2c-0-': Read-only file system
rm: cannot remove `i2c-1-': Read-only file system
mknod: `i2c-1-': Read-only file system
makedev i2c-1 c 89 1 root root 0600: failed
rm: cannot remove `i2c-1-': Read-only file system
rm: cannot remove `i2c-2-': Read-only file system
mknod: `i2c-2-': Read-only file system
makedev i2c-2 c 89 2 root root 0600: failed
rm: cannot remove `i2c-2-': Read-only file system
rm: cannot remove `i2c-3-': Read-only file system
mknod: `i2c-3-': Read-only file system
makedev i2c-3 c 89 3 root root 0600: failed
rm: cannot remove `i2c-3-': Read-only file system
rm: cannot remove `i2c-4-': Read-only file system
mknod: `i2c-4-': Read-only file system
makedev i2c-4 c 89 4 root root 0600: failed
rm: cannot remove `i2c-4-': Read-only file system
rm: cannot remove `i2c-5-': Read-only file system
mknod: `i2c-5-': Read-only file system
makedev i2c-5 c 89 5 root root 0600: failed
rm: cannot remove `i2c-5-': Read-only file system
rm: cannot remove `i2c-6-': Read-only file system
mknod: `i2c-6-': Read-only file system
makedev i2c-6 c 89 6 root root 0600: failed
rm: cannot remove `i2c-6-': Read-only file system
rm: cannot remove `i2c-7-': Read-only file system
mknod: `i2c-7-': Read-only file system
makedev i2c-7 c 89 7 root root 0600: failed
rm: cannot remove `i2c-7-': Read-only file system

Has any progress or a work around been made for this bug?

I included the content of my mtab / fstab and /proc/filesystems if needed