The output from fmtutil.NyubSGK3 is:

fmtutil: running `luatex -ini   -jobname=luatex -progname=luatex luatex.ini' ...
This is LuaTeX, Version beta-0.40.5-2009101820 (Web2C 2009) (INITEX)
(/usr/local/share/texmf/tex/plain/config/luatex.ini
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/plain/config/etex.ini
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/plain/etex/etex.src

! e-TeX  fatal error: this file can be processed only in extended mode;
  did you perhaps forget the asterisk?
Error: `luatex -ini  -jobname=luatex -progname=luatex luatex.ini' failed
fmtutil: running `luatex -ini   -jobname=dviluatex -progname=dviluatex dviluatex.ini' ...
This is LuaTeX, Version beta-0.40.5-2009101820 (Web2C 2009) (INITEX)
(/usr/share/texmf/tex/plain/config/dviluatex.ini
(/usr/share/texmf/tex/generic/config/luatexconfig.tex)
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/plain/config/etex.ini
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/plain/etex/etex.src
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/plain/base/plain.tex
Preloading the plain format: codes, registers, parameters, fonts, more fonts,
macros, math definitions, output routines, hyphenation
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/generic/hyphen/hyphen.tex
[skipping from \patterns to end-of-file...]))
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/plain/etex/etexdefs.lib
Skipping module "grouptypes"; Loading module "interactionmodes";
Skipping module "nodetypes"; Skipping module "iftypes";)
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/plain/config/language.def
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/generic/hyphen/hyphen.tex))
Augmenting the Plain TeX definitions: \tracingall;
Adding new e-TeX definitions: \eTeX, \loggingall, \tracingnone,
register allocation; extended register allocation; 
Recycling: \addlanguage, \@nswer (not defined), \@sk, \b@dresponsetrue,
\b@dresponsefalse, \ch@ckforyn, \mayber@cycle, \et@xabort, \et@xbuf,
\et@xfmtsrc, \et@xfilehdr, \et@xinf, \et@xpatterns, \l@ngdefnfile, \n@xt,
\p@rse (not defined), \pr@mpt (not defined), \pr@mptloop (not defined),
\forcer@cycle, \usef@llback, \usef@llbacktrue, \usef@llbackfalse, 
Retaining: \et@xerr, \et@xinput, \et@xlibhdr, \et@xmsg, \et@xtoks, \et@xwarn,
\et@xl@@d, \et@xl@ad, \et@xload, \et@xlang, \et@xhash, \eTeX, \etexhdrchk,
\etexstatus, \module, \uselanguage, \r@tain, \r@cycle,) ) )
Beginning to dump on file dviluatex.fmt
 (format=dviluatex 2010.1.22)
3696 strings of total length 53185
34096 memory locations dumped; current usage is 108&7538
1535 multiletter control sequences
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\font\tenrm=cmr10
\font\preloaded=cmr9
\font\preloaded=cmr8
\font\sevenrm=cmr7
\font\preloaded=cmr6
\font\fiverm=cmr5
\font\teni=cmmi10
\font\preloaded=cmmi9
\font\preloaded=cmmi8
\font\seveni=cmmi7
\font\preloaded=cmmi6
\font\fivei=cmmi5
\font\tensy=cmsy10
\font\preloaded=cmsy9
\font\preloaded=cmsy8
\font\sevensy=cmsy7
\font\preloaded=cmsy6
\font\fivesy=cmsy5
\font\tenex=cmex10
\font\preloaded=cmss10
\font\preloaded=cmssq8
\font\preloaded=cmssi10
\font\preloaded=cmssqi8
\font\tenbf=cmbx10
\font\preloaded=cmbx9
\font\preloaded=cmbx8
\font\sevenbf=cmbx7
\font\preloaded=cmbx6
\font\fivebf=cmbx5
\font\tentt=cmtt10
\font\preloaded=cmtt9
\font\preloaded=cmtt8
\font\preloaded=cmsltt10
\font\tensl=cmsl10
\font\preloaded=cmsl9
\font\preloaded=cmsl8
\font\tenit=cmti10
\font\preloaded=cmti9
\font\preloaded=cmti8
\font\preloaded=cmti7
\font\preloaded=cmu10
\font\preloaded=cmmib10
\font\preloaded=cmbsy10
\font\preloaded=cmcsc10
\font\preloaded=cmssbx10
\font\preloaded=cmdunh10
\font\preloaded=cmr7 at 14.51799pt
\font\preloaded=cmtt10 at 14.4pt
\font\preloaded=cmssbx10 at 14.4pt
\font\preloaded=manfnt
50 preloaded fonts
0 words of pdf memory
0 indirect objects
No pages of output.
Transcript written on dviluatex.log.
fmtutil: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/luatex/dviluatex.fmt installed.

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fmtutil: Error! Not all formats have been built successfully.
Visit the log files in directory
  /var/lib/texmf/web2c
for details.
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This is a summary of all `failed' messages:
`luatex -ini  -jobname=luatex -progname=luatex luatex.ini' failed