Bug#358537: linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7: Install fails on yaird error

[Jerry Quinn <jlquinn@optonline.net>]

Package: linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7
Version: 2.6.16-2
Severity: important

Installing this package failed as follows:

Setting up perl-doc (5.8.8-3) ...

Setting up rcconf (1.18) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install.  Trying to recover:
Setting up linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7 (2.6.16-2) ...
Running depmod.
Finding valid ramdisk creators.
Using mkinitrd.yaird to build the ramdisk.
yaird error: bad value in /boot/config-2.6.16-1-k7: CONFIG_PAGE_OFFSET=0xB0000000 (fatal)
mkinitrd.yaird failed to create initrd image.
Failed to create initrd image.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7 (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 9
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7
Press return to continue.


I currently have linux-image-2.6.15-1-k7_2.6.15-8 installed, so I'm able to
install initrd kernels in general.


-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.15-1-k7
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)

Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7 depends on:
ii  module-init-tools             3.2.2-2    tools for managing Linux kernel mo
ii  yaird [linux-initramfs-tool]  0.0.12-3   Yet Another mkInitRD

Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7 recommends:
ii  libc6-i686                    2.3.6-3    GNU C Library: Shared libraries [i

-- debconf information:
  linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7/preinst/initrd-2.6.16-1-k7:
* linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7/preinst/lilo-initrd-2.6.16-1-k7: false
  linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7/preinst/abort-overwrite-2.6.16-1-k7:
  linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7/postinst/depmod-error-2.6.16-1-k7: false
  linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7/preinst/elilo-initrd-2.6.16-1-k7: true
  linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7/preinst/lilo-has-ramdisk:
  linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7/prerm/removing-running-kernel-2.6.16-1-k7: true
  linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7/preinst/overwriting-modules-2.6.16-1-k7: true
  linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7/postinst/old-system-map-link-2.6.16-1-k7: true
  linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7/preinst/failed-to-move-modules-2.6.16-1-k7:
  linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7/preinst/abort-install-2.6.16-1-k7:
  linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7/postinst/bootloader-test-error-2.6.16-1-k7:
  linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7/postinst/bootloader-error-2.6.16-1-k7:
  linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7/preinst/bootloader-initrd-2.6.16-1-k7: true
  linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7/postinst/kimage-is-a-directory:
  linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7/postinst/old-initrd-link-2.6.16-1-k7: true
  linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7/prerm/would-invalidate-boot-loader-2.6.16-1-k7: true
  linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7/preinst/already-running-this-2.6.16-1-k7:
  linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7/postinst/depmod-error-initrd-2.6.16-1-k7: false
  linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7/postinst/old-dir-initrd-link-2.6.16-1-k7: true
  linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7/postinst/create-kimage-link-2.6.16-1-k7: true