Don't know about the other errors, but I had this init problem. It happened when I tried to compile something needed for boot from source. I think that was glibc, but I'm not sure. To fix it, I ended up having to boot with color.gz under slackware, and installing the package from the slackware sight. Greg On Thu, Aug 16, 2001 at 07:45:06AM -0400, ScottHowell wrote: > Ok, I was wrong about the boot msg. I had said the error was concerning > lilo and the fact the kernel was uncompressing and the box hung, but turns > out I was confused. Yes, that was with Slackware 8. The Debian boot error > is lilo saying, > > invalid compressed format system haulted. I imagine I can fix this by > cooking a new kernel on another box and move it over. The odd part is the > kernel I am attempting to use is the one from the boot floppy. Really > weird part is I can boot from that floopy so go figure. > > THe other problem is I keep getting a message that > > init init id 1 is responding to fast, disabling for five minutes. > > What's that all about and oh, I only have 3 out of 6 consoles. I think > I'll try to reinstall, but if that isn't necessary, I'd rather not. > > Help much appreciated. Oh, lastly I can't seem to install any packages do > dist upgrades etc. I'll include the error below on that. > > Hit ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing/main Packages > Hit ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing/main Release > Hit ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing/contrib Packages > Hit ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing/contrib Release > Get:1 ftp://security.debian.org testing/updates/main Packages > Hit ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing/non-free Packages > Hit ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing/non-free Release > Err ftp://security.debian.org testing/updates/main Packages > Unable to fetch file, server said '/dists/testing/updates/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz: No such file or directory. ' > Hit ftp://ftp.us.debian.org woody/main Sources > Get:2 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org woody/main Release > Get:3 ftp://security.debian.org testing/updates/main Release > Ign ftp://ftp.us.debian.org woody/main Release > Ign ftp://security.debian.org testing/updates/main Release > Hit ftp://ftp.us.debian.org woody/contrib Sources > Get:4 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org woody/contrib Release > Get:5 ftp://security.debian.org testing/updates/contrib Packages > Ign ftp://ftp.us.debian.org woody/contrib Release > Hit ftp://ftp.us.debian.org woody/non-free Sources > Err ftp://security.debian.org testing/updates/contrib Packages > Unable to fetch file, server said '/dists/testing/updates/contrib/binary-i386/Packages.gz: No such file or directory. ' > Get:6 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org woody/non-free Release > Ign ftp://ftp.us.debian.org woody/non-free Release > Get:7 ftp://security.debian.org testing/updates/contrib Release > Ign ftp://security.debian.org testing/updates/contrib Release > Get:8 ftp://security.debian.org testing/updates/non-free Packages > Err ftp://security.debian.org testing/updates/non-free Packages > Unable to fetch file, server said '/dists/testing/updates/non-free/binary-i386/Packages.gz: No such file or directory. ' > Get:9 ftp://security.debian.org testing/updates/non-free Release > Ign ftp://security.debian.org testing/updates/non-free Release > Hit ftp://non-us.debian.org testing/non-US/main Packages > Hit ftp://non-us.debian.org testing/non-US/main Release > Hit ftp://non-us.debian.org testing/non-US/contrib Packages > Hit ftp://non-us.debian.org testing/non-US/contrib Release > Hit ftp://non-us.debian.org testing/non-US/non-free Packages > Hit ftp://non-us.debian.org testing/non-US/non-free Release > Get:10 ftp://non-us.debian.org stable/non-US Sources > Err ftp://non-us.debian.org stable/non-US Sources > Unable to fetch file, server said '/debian-non-US/dists/stable/non-US/source/Sources.gz: No such file or directory. ' > Get:11 ftp://non-us.debian.org stable/non-US Release > Ign ftp://non-us.debian.org stable/non-US Release > Failed to fetch ftp://security.debian.org/dists/testing/updates/main/binary-i386/Packages > Unable to fetch file, server said '/dists/testing/updates/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz: No such file or directory. ' > Failed to fetch ftp://security.debian.org/dists/testing/updates/contrib/binary-i386/Packages > Unable to fetch file, server said '/dists/testing/updates/contrib/binary-i386/Packages.gz: No such file or directory. ' > Failed to fetch ftp://security.debian.org/dists/testing/updates/non-free/binary-i386/Packages > Unable to fetch file, server said '/dists/testing/updates/non-free/binary-i386/Packages.gz: No such file or directory. ' > Failed to fetch ftp://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US/dists/stable/non-US/source/Sources > Unable to fetch file, server said '/debian-non-US/dists/stable/non-US/source/Sources.gz: No such file or directory. ' > Reading Package Lists... > Building Dependency Tree... > W: Couldn't stat source package list 'ftp://security.debian.org testing/updates/main Packages' (/var/state/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_testing_updates_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) > W: Couldn't stat source package list 'ftp://security.debian.org testing/updates/contrib Packages' (/var/state/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_testing_updates_contrib_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) > W: Couldn't stat source package list 'ftp://security.debian.org testing/updates/non-free Packages' (/var/state/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_testing_updates_non-free_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) > W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these missing files > E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead. > > I tried setting this to http as well same results. > > tnx > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
