no sound

[Gustin Johnson]

I have seen similar issues when a computer reboots (or the battery
dies on a laptop) before the upgrade is complete.   This is bad and
similar to a Windows machine that tells you to wait while updates are
installed (Ie. this is not a Linux specific problem, but updates have
critical moments where they should not be interrupted).

You need to figure out what .deb file is being installed (it is part
of the error output but you did not paste it into the original post).

Once you know the package that is misbehaving you can try to force an
install, something like:
sudo dpkg -i --force-all /var/cache/apt/archives/offending_package.deb

Without more detail, it is hard to say what is going wrong exactly.

On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 6:05 AM, Jonathan Goodman <jgoodman at 012.net.il> wrote:
> On Fri, 2011-05-20 at 11:45 +0200, Robert Klaar wrote:
>> Maybe you could try and run:
>>
>>
>> sudo apt-get clean
>> sudo dpkg --reconfigure -a
>>
>>
>> ...this should clean the updates cache, if there's any broken packages
>> or something that gets in the way.
>>
>>
>> Best,
>> RobertK
> ____________________________________________________________________________
>> Thanks for the try but I get the same parse error. synaptic still runs
>> error message.
>>               Jonathan
> _____________________________________________________________________________
>> On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 11:18 AM, Jonathan Goodman
>> <jgoodman at 012.net.il> wrote:
>>         Hi,
>>         Recently I allowed an update to Ubuntu lucid lynx and suddenly
>>         my
>>         computer became silent. I tried opening envy24(for my envy
>>         ice1712 card)
>>         -no deal. Alsa mixer from the command line
>>         -doesn't exist.I tried synaptic to may-be reinstall or
>>         fix,received the
>>         following: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo
>>         dpkg
>>         --configure -a' to correct the problem.
>>         I tried and received the following: parse error, in file
>>         '/var/lib/dpkg/updates/0001' near line 0:
>>          field name `state.VT82xx' must be followed by colon
>>         force corrected the colon tried again and received this:dpkg:
>>         parse
>>         error, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/updates/0001' near line 128:
>>          missing package name
>>         (1) I don't understand what package name to put there.
>>         (2) It seems to me that there will be an endless stream of
>>         error
>>         messages.
>>         Before this update every thing worked really well. Now I'm
>>         left severely
>>         in the lurch.
>>         I am a musician windows user (not software technician)  who
>>         was forced
>>         by circumstances to setup a Linux machine for my partner to
>>         print a
>>         music collection and establish a reference library for
>>         devotional music
>>         with recordings coupled with musical notes and text.
>>         Since he isn't able to do any of the work himself I have to
>>         wander in a
>>         place where I know nothing.
>>         I will very much appreciate guidance.
>>
>>         Sincerely,
>>                                Jonathan
>>
>>
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