Help needed urgently please: Couldn't solve "400 Bad Request" during sytem update

[arshad]

On Wed, 2009-12-23 at 11:08 -0800, NoOp wrote:
> On 12/22/2009 09:14 PM, arshad wrote:
> > On Tue, 2009-12-22 at 12:37 -0800, NoOp wrote:
> ...
> >> > i think the proxy is the problem. this just happens today:
> >> > 
> >> > $ wget
> >> > http://cuplis.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/libpoppler2_06-0ubuntu23_i386.deb
> >> > --2009-12-23 00:58:26--
> >> > http://cuplis.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/libpoppler2_06-0ubuntu23_i386.deb
> >> > Connecting to 79.174.64.146:8000... connected.
> >> > Proxy request sent, awaiting response... 400 Bad Request
> >> > 2009-12-23 00:58:27 ERROR 400: Bad Request.
> >> 
> >> Looks that way. Did you check System|Preferences|Network Proxy to ensure
> >> that it's turned off there? Do you still have privoxy installed?
> >> $ locate privoxy
> >> 
> >> /etc/privoxy/config
> >> uses port 8000 by default.
> 
> > i have this:
> > forward-socks4a / localhost:9050 .
> > 
> > is that ok?
> 
> Not unless you intend to use a proxy. Here is what I'd posted in a
> previous msg:
> 
> > Also, can you check System|Preferences|Network Proxy and ensure that
> > 'Direct internet connection' is checked on the 'Proxy Configuration'
> > tab, and that the 'Ignored Hosts' tab is only showing:
> > localhost
> > 127.0.0/8
> > *.local
> > 
> 
> There should be no other entries other than those three:
>  localhost
>  127.0.0/8
>  *.local
> 
> And what was the result of the locate command that I'd asked you to do?:
> 
> $ locate privoxy
> 
> 

thank you for your help.
under proxy configurations only those three are showing even at the
moment though i use proxy.

here is the output for what you asked:

$ locate privoxy
/etc/privoxy
/etc/init.d/privoxy
/etc/logrotate.d/privoxy
/etc/privoxy/config
/etc/privoxy/config~
/etc/privoxy/default.action
/etc/privoxy/default.filter
/etc/privoxy/global.action
/etc/privoxy/standard.action
/etc/privoxy/templates
/etc/privoxy/trust
/etc/privoxy/user.action
/etc/privoxy/templates/blocked
/etc/privoxy/templates/cgi-error-404
/etc/privoxy/templates/cgi-error-bad-param
/etc/privoxy/templates/cgi-error-disabled
/etc/privoxy/templates/cgi-error-file
/etc/privoxy/templates/cgi-error-file-read-only
/etc/privoxy/templates/cgi-error-modified
/etc/privoxy/templates/cgi-error-parse
/etc/privoxy/templates/cgi-style.css
/etc/privoxy/templates/connect-failed
/etc/privoxy/templates/default
/etc/privoxy/templates/edit-actions-add-url-form
/etc/privoxy/templates/edit-actions-for-url
/etc/privoxy/templates/edit-actions-for-url-filter
/etc/privoxy/templates/edit-actions-list
/etc/privoxy/templates/edit-actions-list-button
/etc/privoxy/templates/edit-actions-list-section
/etc/privoxy/templates/edit-actions-list-url
/etc/privoxy/templates/edit-actions-remove-url-form
/etc/privoxy/templates/edit-actions-url-form
/etc/privoxy/templates/forwarding-failed
/etc/privoxy/templates/mod-local-help
/etc/privoxy/templates/mod-support-and-service
/etc/privoxy/templates/mod-title
/etc/privoxy/templates/mod-unstable-warning
/etc/privoxy/templates/no-such-domain
/etc/privoxy/templates/show-request
/etc/privoxy/templates/show-status
/etc/privoxy/templates/show-status-file
/etc/privoxy/templates/show-url-info
/etc/privoxy/templates/show-version
/etc/privoxy/templates/toggle
/etc/privoxy/templates/toggle-mini
/etc/privoxy/templates/untrusted
/etc/privoxy/templates/url-info-osd.xml
/etc/rc0.d/K20privoxy
/etc/rc1.d/K20privoxy
/etc/rc2.d/S20privoxy
/etc/rc3.d/S20privoxy
/etc/rc4.d/S20privoxy
/etc/rc5.d/S20privoxy
/etc/rc6.d/K20privoxy
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/init.d/privoxy
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/logrotate.d/privoxy
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy/config
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy/default.action
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy/default.filter
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy/global.action
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy/standard.action
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy/templates
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy/trust
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy/user.action
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy/templates/blocked
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy/templates/cgi-error-404
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy/templates/cgi-error-bad-param
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy/templates/cgi-error-disabled
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy/templates/cgi-error-file
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy/templates/cgi-error-file-read-only
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy/templates/cgi-error-modified
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy/templates/cgi-error-parse
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy/templates/cgi-style.css
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy/templates/connect-failed
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy/templates/default
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy/templates/edit-actions-add-url-form
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy/templates/edit-actions-for-url
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy/templates/edit-actions-for-url-filter
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy/templates/edit-actions-list
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy/templates/edit-actions-list-button
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy/templates/edit-actions-list-section
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy/templates/edit-actions-list-url
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy/templates/edit-actions-remove-url-form
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy/templates/edit-actions-url-form
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy/templates/forwarding-failed
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy/templates/mod-local-help
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy/templates/mod-support-and-service
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy/templates/mod-title
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy/templates/mod-unstable-warning
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy/templates/no-such-domain
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy/templates/show-request
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy/templates/show-status
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy/templates/show-status-file
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy/templates/show-url-info
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy/templates/show-version
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy/templates/toggle
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy/templates/toggle-mini
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy/templates/untrusted
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/privoxy/templates/url-info-osd.xml
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/rc0.d/K20privoxy
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/rc1.d/K20privoxy
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/rc2.d/S20privoxy
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/rc3.d/S20privoxy
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/rc4.d/S20privoxy
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/rc5.d/S20privoxy
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/etc/rc6.d/K20privoxy
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/var/lib/doc-base/documents/privoxy-developer
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/var/lib/doc-base/documents/privoxy-faq
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/var/lib/doc-base/documents/privoxy-user
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/var/lib/dpkg/info/privoxy.conffiles
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/var/lib/dpkg/info/privoxy.list
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/var/lib/dpkg/info/privoxy.md5sums
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/var/lib/dpkg/info/privoxy.postinst
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/var/lib/dpkg/info/privoxy.postrm
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/var/lib/dpkg/info/privoxy.prerm
/home/remastersys/remastersys/dummysys/var/log/privoxy
/usr/sbin/privoxy
/usr/share/doc/privoxy
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/README.Debian
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/README.gz
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/changelog.Debian.gz
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/changelog.gz
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/copyright
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/developer-manual
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/faq
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/images
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/index.html
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/man-page
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/p_doc.css
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/user-manual
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/developer-manual/coding.html
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/developer-manual/contact.html
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/developer-manual/copyright.html
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/developer-manual/cvs.html
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/developer-manual/documentation.html
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/developer-manual/index.html
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/developer-manual/introduction.html
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/developer-manual/newrelease.html
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/developer-manual/seealso.html
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/developer-manual/testing.html
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/developer-manual/webserver-update.html
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/faq/configuration.html
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/faq/contact.html
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/faq/copyright.html
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/faq/general.html
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/faq/index.html
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/faq/installation.html
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/faq/misc.html
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/faq/trouble.html
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/images/files-in-use.jpg
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/images/proxy_setup.jpg
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/man-page/privoxy-man-page.html
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/user-manual/actions-file.html
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/usr/share/doc/privoxy/user-manual/config.html
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/user-manual/configuration.html
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/user-manual/contact.html
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/user-manual/copyright.html
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/usr/share/doc/privoxy/user-manual/filter-file.html
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/user-manual/index.html
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/usr/share/doc/privoxy/user-manual/introduction.html
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/usr/share/doc/privoxy/user-manual/proxy_setup.jpg
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/user-manual/quickstart.html
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/user-manual/seealso.html
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/user-manual/startup.html
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/user-manual/templates.html
/usr/share/doc/privoxy/user-manual/whatsnew.html
/usr/share/doc/tor/README.privoxy
/usr/share/doc-base/privoxy-developer
/usr/share/doc-base/privoxy-faq
/usr/share/doc-base/privoxy-user
/usr/share/man/man8/privoxy.8.gz
/var/cache/apt/archives/privoxy_3.0.9-1_i386.deb
/var/lib/doc-base/documents/privoxy-developer
/var/lib/doc-base/documents/privoxy-faq
/var/lib/doc-base/documents/privoxy-user
/var/lib/dpkg/info/privoxy.conffiles
/var/lib/dpkg/info/privoxy.list
/var/lib/dpkg/info/privoxy.md5sums
/var/lib/dpkg/info/privoxy.postinst
/var/lib/dpkg/info/privoxy.postrm
/var/lib/dpkg/info/privoxy.prerm
/var/log/privoxy
/var/log/privoxy/errorfile
/var/log/privoxy/errorfile.1.gz
/var/log/privoxy/logfile
/var/log/privoxy/logfile.1.gz