Bug#315493: kernel-image-2.6.8-2-686: update kernel-image on vfat /boot

[maximilian attems <debian@sternwelten.at>]

severity 315493 wishlist
reassign 315493 kernelpackage
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On Thu, 23 Jun 2005, Meno Abels wrote:

> My system has a /boot partion which is a vfat filesystem so that i
> could configure the grub also from e.g. freebsd. If i now run
> apt-get upgrade or dpkg -i <pkg> i get the following error:

you use the same boot partition for bsd and linux?
strange that such stuff ends on vfat.
 
<snipp make-kpkg errors>
> 
> The problem is that it is not possible to create a softlink on /boot which
> is correct if it is a vfat filesystem. 
> If I copy the content of /boot to a tar and extract the content later on a 
> filesystem mounted to /boot which is able to handle links the update works.
> So there is a way around but this behavior is very bothering, if you have around
> 10 machines which you try to update. I had a short view to the package description
> but i don't understand what going on there. 
> So is there someone who can fix this problem.

i don't know if the make-kpkg maintainer whishes to support
/boot on vfat, but it could use cp and mv for the backup..

anyway reassigning.

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maks