On Sunday 05 August 2018 03:23:13 Mike Bird wrote: > Hi Bill, > > > As Stefan noted, there's too much being changed and too little information > for us to help you. You probably have a quarter million or more files > on your system - enough files that if they were printed out they would fill > a small library. Although, yes, I probably have too much installed, I do this because I test a lot of different software, then strip down to what I want. For example, I try out all the different media players, but I don't keep them all. I think maybe you are interpreting my words too literally, though. I backup my home directory, as well as parts of etc, and certain config files, to another hard drive. I don't generally overwrite my home folder and start with a fresh installation, unless I run into obstacles that defeat all my efforts. > And you're changing things. And computers are very fussy > eaters. We have no idea what you have on your system so how can we tell > you where it is broken? > Not sure what you mean by changing things. As I said, I keep what works and has been stable; which is why I backup my home folder, then look to copy over my configuration where it is possible. I don't want to keep reinventing the wheel. > For best results start with a clean install and only change what you > understand. Thoroughly test one change before trying another. Keep > good backups so you can back away from mistakes. > > On Sat August 4 2018 23:01:10 William Morder wrote: > > Sorry to vanish in mid-thread; a combination of this ongoing problem, > > which forces me to reinstall my system every other day > > Does the system run correctly after installing? Precisely what changes > to break things? Is your hardware reliable? > Everything runs fine until I change to TDE. I install Debian, migrate to Devuan, purge LibreOffice, then reboot. Then I install TDE and reboot. It is usually on the second reboot, after I have installed TDE packages, that I see this error. > > my home folder has remained essentially the same through several > > different operating systems > > Don't restore your entire home folder - it contains lots of config that's > probably obsolete or incompatible. Restore only specific user files > such as documents, photos, music, etc. I restore config files, settings, and so on, unless they give me problems. I understand what you're saying, but if I wanted to start from scratch every time, and could not modify my system, then I might as well run Windoze. > > I did find a cookie file with rw permissions only. (I assume that this > > ought to be rw-r-r, am I right?) > > Probably not. There's no reason for other users to read your configs. > I will keep an eye on this, as in any case something is causing this issue. If I can find what is making the root filesystem read-only, that will solve the problem. > > Could not create lock file in /tmp/.tXO-lock > > As Stefan noted, this is where you should start. Check your syslog from > boot to this point to find an explanation of why your root filesystem > was either remounted read-only or was not remounted read-write. > Yes, thanks, I am combing through my syslog files. > > This seems to be caused by some conflict between Debian and Devuan > > packages. > > This is somewhat unlikely as the two are very compatible and mostly > identical. > I think it's partly because I migrate to init, but cannot entirely get rid of systemd stuff. > > --Mike Thanks for your patience, and detailed response. Bill --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: trinity-users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: trinity-users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Read list messages on the web archive: http://trinity-users.pearsoncomputing.net/ Please remember not to top-post: http://trinity.pearsoncomputing.net/mailing_lists/#top-posting
