Bug#359666: linux-image-2.6.16-1-686: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 9

[Sami Erjomaa <sataer@utu.fi>]

Package: linux-image-2.6.16-1-686
Version: 2.6.16-3

Upgrading linux-image-2.6.16-1-686 to version 2.6.16-3 stops on ramdisk
creation.

Setting up linux-image-2.6.16-1-686 (2.6.16-3) ...
Running depmod.
Finding valid ramdisk creators.
Using mkinitramfs-kpkg to build the ramdisk.
/usr/sbin/mkinitramfs-kpkg: line 55: supported_host_version: unbound
variable
mkinitramfs-kpkg failed to create initrd image.
Failed to create initrd image.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.16-1-686 (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 9
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-2.6-686:
 linux-image-2.6-686 depends on linux-image-2.6.16-1-686 (= 2.6.16-3);
however:
  Package linux-image-2.6.16-1-686 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6-686 (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of kernel-image-2.6-686:
 kernel-image-2.6-686 depends on linux-image-2.6-686; however:
  Package linux-image-2.6-686 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing kernel-image-2.6-686 (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-2.6.16-1-686
 linux-image-2.6-686
 kernel-image-2.6-686
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

This same problem occurs on linux-image-2.6.16-1-k7, on my other computer.

uname -a
Linux dwalin 2.6.16-1-686 #1 Mon Mar 27 15:09:02 UTC 2006 i686 GNU/Linux