Re: Strange error message from ipkg with root-on-SD

On 4/14/06, Arieh Skliarouk <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have OZ 3.5.4, Opie installed on SD (root on SD).
>
> For other reasons I have link /packages that points to /.
>
> Still, ipkg shows me following warning message:
>
> # ipkg remove qfish2
> Removing package qfish2 from root...
> file_move: ERROR: failed to rename
> /media/card/packages//usr/lib/ipkg/status.tmp to
> /media/card/packages//usr/lib/ipkg/status: No such file or
> directory
>
> How can I tell to ipkg to deal only with / directory and not to even check
> /media/card/packages?
>

Did you install this package "to SD"? If you're running root on SD,
don't install things to the SD location.

I also suggest removing the SD target from /etc/ipkg.conf

--
Justin Patrin


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