Re: Tracking sarge

[Goswin von Brederlow <brederlo@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de>]

Hi, me again:

Goswin von Brederlow <brederlo@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de> writes:

> Kurt Yoder <ktydeb@richard-group.com> writes:
>> Unpacking kernel-image-2.6-amd64-generic (from
>> .../kernel-image-2.6-amd64-generic_100_i386.deb) ...
>> Setting up kernel-image-2.6.8-9-amd64-generic (2.6.8-8) ...
>> cpio: (0x00000000): No such file or directory
>> cp: cannot stat `(0x00000000)': No such file or directory
>> run-parts: /usr/share/initrd-tools/scripts/e2fsprogs exited with return
>> code 1
>> Failed to create initrd image.
>
> Can you test the sid mkinitrd or is that the same version. That bug
> was reported some time ago and should have been fixed by now.

Actualy the real culprit for that file is e2fsprogs. You need at least
1.35-7. From the changelog:

  * Filter out linux-gate.so, which is a pseudo entry for the 32->64bit
      translation for amd64 systems, in the initrd creation script.
      (Closes: #253595)

MfG
        Goswin