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Title: a mistype of the kernel version can do you in Status in initramfs-tools package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I mistyped the kernel version when running update-initramfs e.g.: sudo update-initramfs -u -k 4.1.3.0-11-generic [sudo] password for bdmurray: update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.1.3.0-11-generic WARNING: missing /lib/modules/4.1.3.0-11-generic Ensure all necessary drivers are built into the linux image! depmod: ERROR: could not open directory /lib/modules/4.1.3.0-11-generic: No such file or directory depmod: FATAL: could not search modules: No such file or directory depmod: WARNING: could not open /var/tmp/mkinitramfs_MQwUHq/lib/modules/4.1.3.0-11-generic/modules.order: No such file or directory depmod: WARNING: could not open /var/tmp/mkinitramfs_MQwUHq/lib/modules/4.1.3.0-11-generic/modules.builtin: No such file or directory I now have a bad(?) initrd in my /boot partition: ls -lh /boot ... -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8.8M Oct 5 15:10 initrd.img-4.1.3.0-11-generic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 32M Oct 4 14:46 initrd.img-4.13.0-11-generic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 32M Oct 4 14:49 initrd.img-4.13.0-12-generic ... And that version number was written to /var/lib/initramfs-tools/, so every time update-initramfs is run that bad(?) initrd will be recreated. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: initramfs-tools 0.125ubuntu11 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-12.13-generic 4.13.3 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-12-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Thu Oct 5 15:14:04 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-01-22 (622 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20160117) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: initramfs-tools UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/1721655/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
