Re: 2.6.14 image will not install

[k l u r t <klurt@sp0ke.net>]

there has been some discussion of this problem (and some solutions) on the
linux.debian.kernel list.

for your reading pleasures thanks to the wonderful world of
http://groups.google.com/

Bringing the 2.6.13 (and beyond) kernel to sid, solving ...
http://groups.google.com/group/linux.debian.kernel/browse_thread/thread/ce8425d6b4b5788a/0197230aa2d394fa?lnk=st&q=Failed+to+find+suitable+ramdisk+generation+tool+for+kernel+version&rnum=1&hl=en#0197230aa2d394fa

Kernel-package, fix version 2 ...
http://groups.google.com/group/linux.debian.kernel/browse_thread/thread/cfcef068107cfbb1/56754ba67de695ac?lnk=st&q=Failed+to+find+suitable+ramdisk+generation+tool+for+kernel+version&rnum=2&hl=en#56754ba67de695ac

someone already filed a bug report:
Bug#336418: kernel-package: no suitable ramdisk generation tool...
http://groups.google.com/group/linux.debian.bugs.dist/browse_thread/thread/d3794b8ac39647c6/1e835a6117d71c63?lnk=st&q=Failed+to+find+suitable+ramdisk+generation+tool+for+kernel+version&rnum=1&hl=en#1e835a6117d71c63

you could always forgo the initrd option and compile your kernel without.
just remember to compile support for your file system and hard drive(s) 
into the
kernel - not as modules.

k l u r t
-- having a deja vu moment all over again ---

Quoting kamaraju kusumanchi <raju.mailinglists@gmail.com>:

> David Baron wrote:
>
> > The new mkinitrd.yaird fails. Anyone else have this problem, fixed it?
> I am also having the same problem updating the kernel from 
> 2.4.27-2-686-smp to 2.6.14-1-686 . The exact errors are as follows
>
>
> # apt-get install linux-image-2.6.14-1-686
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree... Done
> linux-image-2.6.14-1-686 is already the newest version.
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 302 not upgraded.
> 1 not fully installed or removed.
> Need to get 0B of archives.
> After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
> Setting up linux-image-2.6.14-1-686 (2.6.14-1) ...
> Failed to find suitable ramdisk generation tool for kernel version 
> 2.6.14-1-686 on running kernel 2.4.27-2-686-smp in /usr/sbin/mkinitrd 
> /usr/sbin/mkinitrd.yaird /usr/sbin/mkinitramfs
> dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.14-1-686 (--configure):
> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> linux-image-2.6.14-1-686
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>
> Does anyone have an idea why this is happening or should I file a bug report?
>
> thanks
> raju
>
> --
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> http://malayamaarutham.blogspot.com/
>
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