Bug#337974: i2o controller probe failed err -110

[Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr>]

On Wed, Jan 04, 2006 at 10:58:43PM -0600, Bill Gatliff wrote:
> Max:
> 
> maximilian attems wrote:
> 
> >use initramfs-tools this shouldn't fail:
> >apt-get install initramfs-tools
> >
> >add to /etc/kernel-img.conf
> >ramdisk = /usr/sbin/mkinitramfs /usr/sbin/mkinitrd
> >
> >good luck ;)
> >
> > 
> >
> 
> One other thing.  When I try to --purge the package, I get this:
> 
> # dpkg --purge linux-image-2.6.14-2-k7
> (Reading database ... 206960 files and directories currently installed.)
> Removing linux-image-2.6.14-2-k7 ...
> 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-2.6.14-2-k7 ...
> Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub .
> 
> ... and it just hangs there.

Known grub bug, try playing with /etc/kernel/postrm.d/grub or whatever script
is responsible for this.

The workaround fix is for grub-update to do output to stderr and not stdout, i
believe, being exclusively ppc, i have not much knowledge or interest in grub.

Friendly,

Sven Luther