Bug#336509: linux-image-2.6.14-1-686: Install fails: "yaird error: malformed line in /etc/fstab:9 (fatal)"

[A Costa <agcosta@gis.net>]

Package: linux-image-2.6.14-1-686
Version: 2.6.14-1
Severity: important


Usually the install Just Works, but today:

    % dpkg -i /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.14-1-686_2.6.14-1_i386.deb
    (Reading database ... 174825 files and directories currently installed.)
    Preparing to replace linux-image-2.6.14-1-686 2.6.14-1 (using .../linux-image-2.6.14-1-686_2.6.14-1_i386.deb) ...
    The directory /lib/modules/2.6.14-1-686 still exists. Continuing as directed.
    Unpacking replacement linux-image-2.6.14-1-686 ...
    Setting up linux-image-2.6.14-1-686 (2.6.14-1) ...
    Using /usr/sbin/mkinitrd.yaird to build the ramdisk.
    Full list of probed ramdisk generating tools : /usr/sbin/mkinitrd /usr/sbin/mkinitrd.yaird /usr/sbin/mkinitramfs.
    yaird error: malformed line in /etc/fstab:9 (fatal)
    Failed to create initrd image.
    dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.14-1-686 (--install):
     subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
    Errors were encountered while processing:
     linux-image-2.6.14-1-686
    % echo $?
    1

I notice a mention of "/etc/fstab:9" -- perhaps that means line #9:

    % nl /etc/fstab | grep "^ *9"
         9  /dev/hdc        /mnt/cdrw  iso9660   noauto,user,ro

...no, my cdrw drive shouldn't influence kernel upgrades.
Maybe the '9' means lines without comments:

    # search for lines without comments that aren't blank,
    # then number 'em, and print #9
    % grep -v "^#\|^ *$" /etc/fstab | nl | grep "^ *9"
         9  /dev/hdb1       /mnt/f        vfat   noauto,rw,owner,user               0       2

...but a 'vfat' drive shouldn't matter either.


Hope this helps...


-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.12-1-686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) (ignored: LC_ALL set to C)

Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.14-1-686 depends on:
ii  module-init-tools             3.2-pre9-3 tools for managing Linux kernel mo
ii  yaird [linux-initramfs-tool]  0.0.11-9   Yet Another mkInitRD

linux-image-2.6.14-1-686 recommends no packages.

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