Synaptic errors i need some help

[geraldw321]

hi  there  after a fresh install of pclos  FM and upgrading to kernel    3.4.25-pclos1.pae  i went to do a systemwide update but synaptic wont work?   it just sits there with all menu items greyed  out  so i cant select or do anything

i searched here for help found this thread about synaptic fails to launch   http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,104551.0.html.
  i tried this stuff. ( and while doing this i noticed in the system activity monitor synapitc cpu activity listed as disk sleep)  this got me as far as it starting with this error:

error: following problems were found on your system

E: could not create RPM database iterator

i close the error box  and click fix packages   then i try to reload  package information and nothing again sits there everything greyed out??


and starting from console got this:

# synaptic

Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_widget_hide: assertion `GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed
rpmdb: Thread/process 5148/3051543232 failed: Thread died in Berkeley DB library
error: db3 error(-30974) from dbenv->failchk: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
error: cannot open Packages index using db3 -  (-30974)
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm
rpmdb: Thread/process 5148/3051543232 failed: Thread died in Berkeley DB library
error: db3 error(-30974) from dbenv->failchk: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm

so im stuck !!       anyone have any ideas or suggestions???

[JohnW_57]

hi  there  after a fresh install of pclos  FM and upgrading to kernel    3.4.25-pclos1.pae  i went to do a systemwide update but synaptic wont work?   it just sits there with all menu items greyed  out  so i cant select or do anything

This kernel is in testing section.  

With synaptic closed, delete the files pkgcache.bin and srcpkgcache.bin at /var/cache/apt. This must be done as root. Next delete the list files at /var/lib/apt/lists. Do not delete the lock file or the folder, "partial."     
Start synaptic. Click reload.     


JohnW

[JohnW_57]

Maybe your issue is caused because you did a kernel update 1st  (from testing) and then a system wide upgrade/update ?

JohnW

[geraldw321]

Maybe your issue is caused because you did a kernel update 1st  (from testing) and then a system wide upgrade/update ?

JohnW

hi there  i didnt get to do the systemwide updates , synaptic had sttopped working at that point

[menotu]

Maybe your issue is caused because you did a kernel update 1st  (from testing) and then a system wide upgrade/update ?

JohnW

hi there  i didnt get to do the systemwide updates , synaptic had sttopped working at that point

Had you rebooted after installing  the kernel?

[geraldw321]

hi  there  after a fresh install of pclos  FM and upgrading to kernel    3.4.25-pclos1.pae  i went to do a systemwide update but synaptic wont work?   it just sits there with all menu items greyed  out  so i cant select or do anything

This kernel is in testing section. 

With synaptic closed, delete the files pkgcache.bin and srcpkgcache.bin at /var/cache/apt. This must be done as root. Next delete the list files at /var/lib/apt/lists. Do not delete the lock file or the folder, "partial."     
Start synaptic. Click reload.     


JohnW

hi there   OK   i did what you suggested and now synaptic is back to all greyed out and i cant do anything with it      and i seem to have a lot of drive activity a lot of reading/writing going on???

[geraldw321]

Maybe your issue is caused because you did a kernel update 1st  (from testing) and then a system wide upgrade/update ?

JohnW

hi there  i didnt get to do the systemwide updates , synaptic had sttopped working at that point

Had you rebooted after installing  the kernel?

Yes

[geraldw321]

WELL  i wiped everything.  i then  reinstalled pclos FM  ran updates which worked fine, then installed new nvidia drivers v310 that worked fine ,then  i did the kernel update and then  the synaptic problem came back.  ill keep running the new kernel , and just boot too the old kernel too do any updates.  until i can figure this out.