Bug#382472: initramfs-tools: really confused when initrd file has been removed

[maximilian attems <maks@sternwelten.at>]

On Thu, Oct 12, 2006 at 10:16:39PM +0200, Carsten Hey wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> 13:root@taz:/boot> rm initrd.img-2.6.18-1-xen-vserver-686         
> 14:root@taz:/boot> update-initramfs -c -k 2.6.18-1-xen-vserver-686
> Cannot create version 2.6.18-1-xen-vserver-686: already exists
> zsh: exit 1     update-initramfs -c -k 2.6.18-1-xen-vserver-686
> 15:root@taz:/boot> update-initramfs -u -k 2.6.18-1-xen-vserver-686
> sha1sum: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-1-xen-vserver-686: No such file or directory
> /boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-1-xen-vserver-686 has been altered.  Cannot update.
> 16:root@taz:/boot> update-initramfs -c -k 2.6.18-1-xen-vserver-686
> update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-1-xen-vserver-686
> 
> 
> - Line 14 is simply false, the file has been deleted on line 13.
> - Shouldn't line 15 exit with >0 and at least suggest update-initramfs -c,
>   since there is "no such file or directory"?
> - Line 16 creates the initrd sucessfully.

please post: 
ls -l / /boot
cat /etc/kernel-img.conf

thx

-- 
maks