Re: Z hangs on apt-*

On Tue, Oct 21, 2003 at 03:07:45PM +0000, Joerg Sommer wrote:
> I installed a Debian root on a SD card, but when I run apt-get ... it
> starts "Reading package list", but it hangs. Ctrl-C doesn't help and on
> another console I can't do anything. I can type in ps or kill or ls, but
> these command doesn't return, too. I looks like a kernel bug, but I don't
> know. Do you have any ideas?

As Jeff already pointed out, this sounds like the known SD/MMC driver
issue. I'm assuming you're running on a 5x00 Zaurus model?

Apparently some brands of SD/MMC cards are more flaky than others, take a
look at the thread linked to from http://pocketworkstation.org/ .

-Klaus