Bug#344767: Bug#346028: linux-2.6: Hangs while attempting to purge
Cesare Leonardi wrote:
I haven't tested 2.6.15 because it isn't available in my mirror yet. But
the Nathanael posts tell us that the problem is still present in the
latest kernel.
As soon as it will be available on the mirror i use, i'll test 2.6.15.
Ok, 2.6.15 is arrived.
I've tryed to install linux-image-2.6.15-1-486 (version 2.6.15-1), then
to purge it and the operation failed. But now, it doesn't hang as stated
in the bug reports, but fails with an error:
(Reading database ... 83162 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing linux-image-2.6.15-1-486 ...
Running postrm hook /sbin/update-grub .
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
The link /vmlinuz is a damaged link
Removing symbolic link vmlinuz
Unless you used the optional flag in lilo,
you may need to re-run lilo
The link /initrd.img is a damaged link
Removing symbolic link initrd.img
Unless you used the optional flag in lilo,
you may need to re-run lilo
Purging configuration files for linux-image-2.6.15-1-486 ...
Running postrm hook /sbin/update-grub .
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.15-1-486 (--purge):
subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 128
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-image-2.6.15-1-486
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
Press return to continue.
But since the "486" flavour is a new entry, i've also tryed
linux-image-2.6.15-1-686-smp, which i know was failing during purge
(while i was investigating for bug #344767, i had also tested
linux-image-2.6.14-2-686-smp (2.6.14-6), and it hanged like the others):
the purge operation for 2.6.15-686-smp failed like 486 flavour:
(Reading database ... 83105 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing linux-image-2.6.15-1-686-smp ...
Running postrm hook /sbin/update-grub .
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
The link /vmlinuz is a damaged link
Removing symbolic link vmlinuz
Unless you used the optional flag in lilo,
you may need to re-run lilo
The link /initrd.img is a damaged link
Removing symbolic link initrd.img
Unless you used the optional flag in lilo,
you may need to re-run lilo
Purging configuration files for linux-image-2.6.15-1-686-smp ...
Running postrm hook /sbin/update-grub .
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.15-1-686-smp (--purge):
subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 128
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-image-2.6.15-1-686-smp
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
Press return to continue.
Some information about my system:
- Debian Sid
- linux-image-2.6.15-1-686 (2.6.15-1)
- yaird (0.0.12-3)
- initrd-tools (0.1.84)
- grub (0.97-2)
- libc6 (2.3.5-11)
- libc6-i686 (2.3.5-11)
Regards.
Cesare.
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