Package: kernel-package
Version: 9.008.4
Severity: normal
Two things. First, how I got into this mess; I'm not filing a separate bug
report for this because it's speculation, this was a week ago.
I build new kernel images using make-kpkg, but INITRD wasn't set in my
configuration file, and I forgot to put --initrd on the command line. So I
got non-initrd-aware packages that didn't boot. I redid them using a
different --revision and reinstalled them. At this point (I discovered
today) the initrd.img symlink was gone. And the grub entry for this kernel
still didn't mention an initrd. Oops. The initrd did exist though.
On to today's bug. I made some changes that required using a new initrd
(added an SATA drive). And I knew the grub bits were messed up. "Oh, I'll
just remove and reinstall it, that should get it to regenerate the initrd" I
said to myself...
Here's what actually happened:
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caradoc:/space/linux# dpkg --remove kernel-image-2.6.14-rc5
fglrx-kernel-2.6.14-rc5
(Reading database ... 162830 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing kernel-image-2.6.14-rc5 ...
You are running a kernel (version 2.6.14-rc5) and attempting to remove
the same version. This is a potentially disastrous action. Not only
will /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.14-rc5 be removed, making it impossible to boot
it, (you will have to take action to change your boot loader to boot
a new kernel), it will also remove all modules under the directory
/lib/modules/2.6.14-rc5. Just having a copy of the kernel image is not
enough, you will have to replace the modules too.
I repeat, this is very dangerous. If at all in doubt, answer
no. If you know exactly what you are doing, and are prepared to
hose your system, then answer Yes.
Remove the running kernel image (not recommended) [No]? Yes
Ok, proceeding with removing running kernel image.
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub .
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.list file... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst .
Searching for splash image... none found, skipping...
Found kernel: /vmlinuz.old
Found kernel: /vmlinuz-2.6.13-rc6
Found kernel: /vmlinuz-2.6.12-1-amd64-k8-smp
Found kernel: /vmlinuz-2.6.8-11-amd64-k8-smp
Found kernel: /vmlinuz-2.6.8-11-amd64-k8
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done
The link /boot/vmlinuz is a damaged link
Removing symbolic link vmlinuz
Unless you used the optional flag in lilo,
you may need to re-run lilo
Removing fglrx-kernel-2.6.14-rc5 ...
caradoc:/space/linux# dpkg -i kernel-image-2.6.14-rc5_drow.1_amd64.deb
Selecting previously deselected package kernel-image-2.6.14-rc5.
(Reading database ... 161196 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking kernel-image-2.6.14-rc5 (from
kernel-image-2.6.14-rc5_drow.1_amd64.deb) ...
Setting up kernel-image-2.6.14-rc5 (drow.1) ...
Not touching initrd symlinks since we are being reinstalled (drow.1)
Not updating image symbolic links since we are being updated (drow.1)
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub .
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.list file... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst .
Searching for splash image... none found, skipping...
Found kernel: /vmlinuz.old
Found kernel: /vmlinuz-2.6.14-rc5
Found kernel: /vmlinuz-2.6.13-rc6
Found kernel: /vmlinuz-2.6.12-1-amd64-k8-smp
Found kernel: /vmlinuz-2.6.8-11-amd64-k8-smp
Found kernel: /vmlinuz-2.6.8-11-amd64-k8
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done
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"Not touching symlinks since we are being reinstalled", but the package had
been removed. And the dangling symlink had been deleted in the previous
removal. Ergo, the wrong default kernel in menu.lst, and no /vmlinuz
symlink.
If I --purge instead of --remove, of course, it works just fine.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.14-rc5
Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US (charmap=ISO-8859-1)
Versions of packages kernel-package depends on:
ii dpkg 1.13.11 package maintenance system for Deb
ii dpkg-dev 1.13.11 package building tools for Debian
ii gcc [c-compiler] 4:4.0.2-1 The GNU C compiler
ii gcc-3.3 [c-compiler] 1:3.3.6-10 The GNU C compiler
ii gcc-3.4 [c-compiler] 3.4.4-9 The GNU C compiler
ii gcc-4.0 [c-compiler] 4.0.2-2 The GNU C compiler
ii make 3.80-11 The GNU version of the "make" util
ii perl 5.8.7-7 Larry Wall's Practical Extraction
Versions of packages kernel-package recommends:
ii bzip2 1.0.2-10 high-quality block-sorting file co
ii libc6-dev [libc-dev] 2.3.5-7 GNU C Library: Development Librari
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