[Jaunty] rm: cannot remove 'apm-bios-'

[KevinM]

Trying to update kernel 2.6.27-7 64bit Ubuntu with latest updates 05/11/08. Used sudo aptitude update followed by sudo aptitude upgrade gives the following error in terminal:
Setting up powermgmt-base (1.30+nmu1) ...
udev active, devices will be created in /dev/.static/dev/
create apm_bios c 10 134 root:root 0660
rm: cannot remove `apm_bios-': Read-only file system
mknod: `apm_bios-': Read-only file system
makedev apm_bios c 10 134 root root 0660: failed
rm: cannot remove `apm_bios-': Read-only file system

[KevinM (kevbert1)]

This problem also occurs in the 32 bit kernel (on another PC which is 32 bit).

[Shirish Agarwal (shirishag75)]

same here :-

Setting up powermgmt-base (1.30+nmu1) ...
udev active, devices will be created in /dev/.static/dev/
create apm_bios c 10 134 root:root 0660
rm: cannot remove `apm_bios-': Read-only file system
mknod: `apm_bios-': Read-only file system
makedev apm_bios c 10 134 root root 0660: failed
rm: cannot remove `apm_bios-': Read-only file system

[Kow (kow)]

This has to do with the 2.6.27->2.6.28 kernel upgrade, imo. This also occurs within intrepid if a 2.6.28 kernel is used.

[hackel (hackel)]

Just experienced this on upgrade from Intrepid->Jaunty. Not very nice. The same also happens when setting up libraw1394-8.

[Rune Philosof (olberd)]

also affects libsane

Sætter libsane (1.0.19-23ubuntu7) op...
udev active, devices will be created in /dev/.static/dev/
rm: kan ikke fjerne 'parport0-': Read-only file system
mknod: 'parport0-': Read-only file system
makedev parport0 c 99 0 root lp 0660: failed
rm: kan ikke fjerne 'parport0-': Read-only file system
rm: kan ikke fjerne 'parport1-': Read-only file system
mknod: 'parport1-': Read-only file system
makedev parport1 c 99 1 root lp 0660: failed
rm: kan ikke fjerne 'parport1-': Read-only file system
rm: kan ikke fjerne 'parport2-': Read-only file system
mknod: 'parport2-': Read-only file system
makedev parport2 c 99 2 root lp 0660: failed
rm: kan ikke fjerne 'parport2-': Read-only file system

[ceg (ceg)]

seems or seemed to be an issue with dpkg or something (search bugs with "rm: cannot remove")

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