Bug#346141: [Yaird-devel] Bug#346141: linux-image-2.6.15-1-k7-smp: the package doesn't configure

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

On Thu, Jan 05, 2006 at 04:03:27PM -0800, Steve Langasek wrote:
> unmerge 346141
> reassign 346141 linux-2.6
> severity 346141 serious
> severity 343147 serious
> merge 346141 343147
> thanks
> 
> On Fri, Jan 06, 2006 at 12:33:53AM +0100, Norbert Tretkowski wrote:
> > reassign 346141 yaird
> > severity 346141 important
> > merge 341524 346141
> > thanks
> 
> > * Fabien COUTANT wrote:
> > > You are attempting to install an initrd kernel image (version
> > > 2.6.15-1-k7-smp) on a machine currently running kernel version
> > > 2.4.31-k7-smp.
> 
> > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=341524
> 
> > In short, yaird doesn't work on kernel 2.4. Known limitation in yaird,
> > and not a bug in the kernel. As a workaround, update to 2.6.8-2-k7-smp
> > first.
> 
> Yes, it's a known limitation in yaird, one that isn't likely to be fixed any
> time soon given that yaird depends heavily on sysfs on the host system.
> 
> So why do the official 2.6.15 packages in unstable still depend on
> yaird | initramfs-tools, instead of initramfs-tools | yaird?
> 
> Marked as "serious", because I don't believe it's acceptable to release 2.6
> kernels for etch without a clear and automated upgrade path from sarge
> (i.e., 2.4).

svn already has initramfs-tools | yaird, as will 2.6.15-2 when it is uploaded.

Friendly,

Sven Luther