crashes with SystemError: E:Unable to write mmap - msync
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
apt (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Critical
|
Colin Watson | ||
linux (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
linux-source-2.6.22 (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: python-apt
Current live CD ubiquity crashes with
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/
install.run()
File "/usr/share/
self.
File "/usr/share/
self.
File "/usr/share/
cache = Cache()
File "/usr/lib/
self.
File "/usr/lib/
self._cache = apt_pkg.
SystemError: E:Unable to write mmap - msync (0 Success), E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
This is not reported by apport, since it dies due to the same problem:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/
app.run_argv()
File "/var/lib/
self.
File "/var/lib/
self.
File "/var/lib/
icthread.
File "/var/lib/
self._retval = self.__
File "/var/lib/
report.
File "/var/lib/
packaging.
File "/var/lib/
return self._cache(
File "/var/lib/
self._apt_cache = apt.Cache()
File "/usr/lib/
self.
File "/usr/lib/
self._cache = apt_pkg.
SystemError: E:Unable to write mmap - msync (2 No such file or directory), E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
Related branches
Changed in apt: | |
assignee: | mvo → kamion |
Changed in apt (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | Colin Watson (cjwatson) → alfred yu (alfredwyk08) |
Changed in apt (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | alfred yu (alfredwyk08) → Colin Watson (cjwatson) |
This happened on the 20070922 amd64 Ubuntu live CD. This can be reproduced with
sudo /usr/share/ apport/ apport- gtk -f -p bash
Setting to critical because it completely breaks ubiquity.
Michael, can you please have a look?