Package: linux-image-2.6.15-1-k7-smp Version: 2.6.15-0bpo1 Severity: grave Justification: renders package unusable
I downloaded this package from backports.org, to install it on a Sarge. I first see the following warning message: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Configuring linux-image-2.6.15-1-k7-smp You are installing a kernel with an initrd image You are attempting to install an initrd kernel image (version 2.6.15-1-k7-smp) on a machine currently running kernel version 2.4.31-k7-smp. I have been unable to find a suitable tool for generating initrd images (I looked at the list "mkinitramfs mkinitrd.yaird") This will break the installation, unless such tools are also being installed right now in the same run. (This means, one from the following list yaird (>= 0.0.11-8) | initramfs-tools (>= 0.35) | linux-initramfs-tool,) <Ok> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Then at console: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Could not find mkinitramfs mkinitrd.yaird. at /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst line 236, <STDIN> line 9. Done. Unpacking replacement linux-image-2.6.15-1-k7-smp ... Running postrm hook /sbin/update-grub . Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub . Setting up linux-image-2.6.15-1-k7-smp (2.6.15-0bpo1) ... Running depmod. Finding valid ramdisk creators. Failed to find suitable ramdisk generation tool for kernel version 2.6.15-1-k7-smp on running kernel 2.4.31-k7-smp in mkinitramfs mkinitrd.yaird dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.15-1-k7-smp (--install): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 9 Errors were encountered while processing: linux-image-2.6.15-1-k7-smp -------------------------------------------------------------------------- It seems to complain that it can't find mkinitrd.yaird, but I installed yaird from the same source and mkinitrd.yaird is located in /usr/sbin. My /etc/kernel-img.conf is original, it doesn't contain any ramdisk= directive. This is supposed to install fine on a sarge, but it doesn't. Is it a packaging bug, or is there anything (undocumented) missing ? -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.4.31-k7-smp Locale: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (charmap=ISO-8859-15) Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.15-1-k7-smp depends on: ii module-init-tools 3.2-pre1-2 tools for managing Linux kernel mo ii yaird [linux-initramfs-tool 0.0.12-2bpo1 Yet Another mkInitRD -- debconf information: linux-image-2.6.15-1-k7-smp/postinst/old-initrd-link-2.6.15-1-k7-smp: true linux-image-2.6.15-1-k7-smp/preinst/abort-install-2.6.15-1-k7-smp: linux-image-2.6.15-1-k7-smp/postinst/depmod-error-initrd-2.6.15-1-k7-smp: false linux-image-2.6.15-1-k7-smp/prerm/would-invalidate-boot-loader-2.6.15-1-k7-smp: true linux-image-2.6.15-1-k7-smp/preinst/elilo-initrd-2.6.15-1-k7-smp: true linux-image-2.6.15-1-k7-smp/postinst/bootloader-error-2.6.15-1-k7-smp: linux-image-2.6.15-1-k7-smp/preinst/lilo-has-ramdisk: linux-image-2.6.15-1-k7-smp/postinst/kimage-is-a-directory: linux-image-2.6.15-1-k7-smp/preinst/already-running-this-2.6.15-1-k7-smp: linux-image-2.6.15-1-k7-smp/postinst/depmod-error-2.6.15-1-k7-smp: false linux-image-2.6.15-1-k7-smp/preinst/abort-overwrite-2.6.15-1-k7-smp: linux-image-2.6.15-1-k7-smp/preinst/initrd-2.6.15-1-k7-smp: linux-image-2.6.15-1-k7-smp/preinst/failed-to-move-modules-2.6.15-1-k7-smp: linux-image-2.6.15-1-k7-smp/preinst/bootloader-initrd-2.6.15-1-k7-smp: true linux-image-2.6.15-1-k7-smp/preinst/overwriting-modules-2.6.15-1-k7-smp: true linux-image-2.6.15-1-k7-smp/prerm/removing-running-kernel-2.6.15-1-k7-smp: true linux-image-2.6.15-1-k7-smp/postinst/old-dir-initrd-link-2.6.15-1-k7-smp: true linux-image-2.6.15-1-k7-smp/postinst/create-kimage-link-2.6.15-1-k7-smp: true linux-image-2.6.15-1-k7-smp/postinst/bootloader-test-error-2.6.15-1-k7-smp: linux-image-2.6.15-1-k7-smp/postinst/old-system-map-link-2.6.15-1-k7-smp: true linux-image-2.6.15-1-k7-smp/preinst/lilo-initrd-2.6.15-1-k7-smp: true -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]