5 Aug
2018
5 Aug
'18
5:01 p.m.
On Sunday 05 August 2018 03:23:13 Mike Bird wrote:
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 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.
Yes, thanks, I am combing through my syslog files.
I think it's partly because I migrate to init, but cannot entirely get rid of
systemd stuff.
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:
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.
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?
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 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.
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.
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.
--Mike
Thanks for your patience, and detailed response.
Bill