input output error ibook ppc

[lesfrancoeurs]

I'm sorry if this is not actually a bug and if it is thank you for taking a look at it... I think I will start from the DD command and see if I can begin from the very beginning.

When I booted from the HArdy Heron Live CD I got the message:

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There was an error starting the GNOME Settings Daemon.

Some things, such as themes, sounds, or background settings may not work correctly.

The last error message was:

Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken.

GNOME will still try to restart the Settings Daemon next time you log in.
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and I ignored it.

To install Hardy Heron on my 500Mhz Mac Ibook G3 dual usb with a 10 gig HD I had to do:
sudo ss if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda bc count=1
from the live CD and then run the intaller otherwise, after installing, I would get a flashing system folder after restart. While the dd comand was working it was interupted after about 3 gigs because I didn't realize that the power cord was not working properly...
On restart from the live CD I did the install and then restarted and it worked!

Except that the screen resolution was stuck on 800x600 when it should be more than that. So I tried editing my xorg.conf file with:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

and on restart I couldn't log in because my q key was typing t and my b key was doing enter and there was no key for j so obviously I didn't configure things correctly.

I didn't know how to fix it and after trying to copy and paste an xorg.conf file that someone posted on a forum from their machine into my xorg.conf file and trying to use the backup copy made from the dpkg-reconfirue comand I decided to reinstall hardy heron from the live CD.

The install went fine.

When trying to update packages last night (LATE) there was a problem, something about input output error and I was to tired to write it down exactly. THe computer was doing clink clink clink wait wait wait bonk bink over and over again. I didn't know if it would ever end so I turned the computer off using the power button.
On Restart this morning I opened pacakge manager and got a window saying:

E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report.

So I did:

dpkg --configure -a

and I got this:...

jonathan@jonathan-laptop:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
[sudo] password for jonathan:
Setting up sudo (1.6.9p10-1ubuntu3.3) ...

Setting up libfreetype6 (2.3.5-1ubuntu4.8.04.1) ...

Setting up libxml2 (2.6.31.dfsg-2ubuntu1.3) ...

Setting up libdbus-1-3 (1.1.20-1ubuntu3.2) ...

Setting up module-init-tools (3.3-pre11-4ubuntu5.8.04.1) ...

Setting up libffi4 (4.2.4-1ubuntu3) ...

Setting up cpp-4.2 (4.2.4-1ubuntu3) ...
Setting up procps (1:3.2.7-5ubuntu3) ...
 * Setting kernel variables... [ OK ]

Setting up language-pack-en (1:8.04+20080805) ...
Setting up libxslt1.1 (1.1.22-1ubuntu1.2) ...

Setting up cupsys-common (1.3.7-1ubuntu3.2) ...
Setting up pciutils (1:2.2.4-1.1ubuntu6) ...

Setting up libsnmp-base (5.4.1~dfsg-4ubuntu4.2) ...
Setting up python2.5 (2.5.2-2ubuntu4.1) ...

Setting up logrotate (3.7.1-3ubuntu0.8.04) ...
Setting up libpango1.0-common (1.20.5-0ubuntu1) ...
Cleaning up font configuration of pango...
Cleaning up category xfont..
Updating font configuration of pango...
Cleaning up category xfont..
Updating category xfont..

Setting up iproute (20071016-2ubuntu2) ...
Setting up libsnmp15 (5.4.1~dfsg-4ubuntu4.2) ...

Setting up libgtk2.0-common (2.12.9-3ubuntu5) ...
Setting up libtiff4 (3.8.2-7ubuntu3.1) ...

Setting up libpoppler2 (0.6.4-1ubuntu3.1) ...

Setting up xkb-data (1.1~cvs.20080104.1-1ubuntu8) ...
Setting up ufw (0.16.2.3) ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/init.d/ufw ...

Setting up poppler-utils (0.6.4-1ubuntu3.1) ...
Setting up libpcre3 (7.4-1ubuntu2.1) ...

Setting up libisc32 (1:9.4.2-10ubuntu0.1) ...

Setting up libisc35 (1:9.4.2.dfsg.P2-2) ...

Setting up anacron (2.3-13ubuntu2.1) ...
 * Starting anac(h)ronistic cron anacron /usr/sbin/anacron already running.
                                                                         [ OK ]

Setting up eject (2.1.5-6ubuntu1) ...
Setting up gnome-desktop-data (1:2.22.3-0ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libisccc30 (1:9.4.2.dfsg.P2-2) ...

dpkg: error processing gnome-panel-data (--configure):
 Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
 reinstall it before attempting configuration.
Setting up language-pack-gnome-en (1:8.04+20080805) ...
Setting up libdns35 (1:9.4.2.dfsg.P2-2) ...

Setting up hplip-data (2.8.2-0ubuntu8.1) ...
Setting up libnspr4-0d (4.7.1+1.9-0ubuntu0.8.04.5) ...

Setting up openoffice.org-base-core (1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2.1) ...
Setting up apt-utils (0.7.9ubuntu17.1) ...

Setting up gnome-about (1:2.22.3-0ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libisccfg30 (1:9.4.2.dfsg.P2-2) ...

Setting up liblwres30 (1:9.4.2.dfsg.P2-2) ...

Setting up libglib2.0-0 (2.16.6-0ubuntu1) ...

Setting up libgomp1 (4.2.4-1ubuntu3) ...

Setting up ttf-opensymbol (1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2.1) ...
Updating fontconfig cache...

Setting up libgnutls13 (2.0.4-1ubuntu2.3) ...

Setting up initramfs-tools (0.85eubuntu39.3) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)

Setting up linux-image-2.6.24-19-powerpc (2.6.24-19.41) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-19-powerpc
Not updating initrd symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled
(2.6.24-19.34 was configured last, according to dpkg)
Not updating image symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled
(2.6.24-19.34 was configured last, according to dpkg)

Setting up gcc-4.2 (4.2.4-1ubuntu3) ...
Setting up libpango1.0-0 (1.20.5-0ubuntu1) ...

Setting up linux-image-2.6.24-22-powerpc (2.6.24-22.45) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-22-powerpc

Setting up libbind9-30 (1:9.4.2.dfsg.P2-2) ...

Setting up libnss3-1d (3.12.0.3-0ubuntu0.8.04.4) ...

Setting up libgstreamer0.10-0 (0.10.18-4ubuntu2) ...

Setting up libldap-2.4-2 (2.4.9-0ubuntu0.8.04.1) ...

Setting up python-apt (0.7.4ubuntu7.3) ...

Setting up libcupsys2 (1.3.7-1ubuntu3.2) ...

Setting up libcupsimage2 (1.3.7-1ubuntu3.2) ...

Setting up linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-22-powerpc (2.6.24-22.35) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-22-powerpc

Setting up libgtk2.0-0 (2.12.9-3ubuntu5) ...

Setting up update-manager-core (1:0.87.30) ...

Setting up gtk2-engines-pixbuf (2.12.9-3ubuntu5) ...
Setting up bind9-host (1:9.4.2.dfsg.P2-2) ...
Setting up cupsys (1.3.7-1ubuntu3.2) ...
Reloading AppArmor profiles : done.
I/O error : No such file or directory
I/O error : No such file or directory
I/O error : No such file or directory
I/O error : No such file or directory
I/O warning : failed to load external entity "/var/lib/scrollkeeper/nn/scrollkeeper_cl.xml"
I/O warning : failed to load external entity "/var/lib/scrollkeeper/oc/scrollkeeper_cl.xml"
I/O warning : failed to load external entity "/var/lib/scrollkeeper/pl/scrollkeeper_cl.xml"
grep: /var/lib/scrollkeeper/scrollkeeper_docs: No such file or directory
I/O error : No such file or directory
I/O error : No such file or directory
I/O error : No such file or directory
I/O error : No such file or directory

I decided to report the problem and when I click to start firefox I get the spinning cursor and then nothing. So I booted from the live CD and here I am doing my first report. I am new to Ubuntu and I am writting you because I don't know what to do next. THank you for helping.
Jonathan

[Lou Ruppert (louferd)]

Do you still have this problem with new version of Ubuntu? I did not have this problem with my ppc under karmic. (excellent detail, by the way.)

[Monkey (monkey-libre)]

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New". Thanks!