Bug#369448: linux-image-2.6.16-2-powerpc: package fails to install
clone 369448 -1
reassign 369448 linux-2.6
reassign -1 kernel-package
retitle 369448 [powerpc] failure in pre-inst script, package fails to install
retitle -1 [powerpc] failure in pre-inst script, package fails to install
thanks
On Wed, May 31, 2006 at 12:47:55AM -0400, Michael Furr wrote:
>
> On Tue, 30 May 2006, Sven Luther wrote:
>
> > On Tue, May 30, 2006 at 03:50:41AM -0400, Michael Furr wrote:
> > > On Tue, 30 May 2006, Sven Luther wrote:
> > > > dpkg-reconfigure linux-image-2.6.16-2-powerpc
> > > Well, running -reconfigure just complains its not installed... Trying to
> > dpkg-reconfigure is a separate package that you need to install.
> Sorry, I didn't say that very well. I have dpkg-reconfigure installed, it
> complained that linux-image-2.6.16-2-powerpc wasn't installed.
Ok, can you give the output of dpkg -l | grep linux-image ? I wonder what
version of the kernel you have installed right now. I guess it is related to
that, and will give the answer to our problem, which is not an mkvmlinuz
problem, but see below.
> > > reinstall from aptitude with the added set -x yields exactly as you say:
> > > [...]
> > > + bootloader=yaboot
> > > + '[' yaboot = mkvmlinuz ']'
> >
> > So, where is the failure ? Can you give me the complete log ?
> I have no idea where the failure is... its obviously not in that
> particular script. The only thing I see of (minute) interest is "Ok,
> Aborting". Here is the complete log of running 'aptitude install
> linux-image-2.6.16-2-powerpc' with the extra set -x you mentioned before.
>
> root@kamino:~# aptitude install linux-image-2.6.16-2-powerpc
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree... Done
> Reading extended state information
> Initializing package states... Done
> Reading task descriptions... Done
> Building tag database... Done
> The following NEW packages will be installed:
> linux-image-2.6.16-2-powerpc
> 0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> Need to get 0B/15.7MB of archives. After unpacking 48.7MB will be used.
> Writing extended state information... Done
> Preconfiguring packages ...
> (Reading database ... 95047 files and directories currently installed.)
> Unpacking linux-image-2.6.16-2-powerpc (from
> .../linux-image-2.6.16-2-powerpc_2.
> 6.16-14_powerpc.deb) ...
> Ok, Aborting
> dpkg: error processing
> /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.16-2-powerpc_2.6.
> 16-14_powerpc.deb (--unpack):
> subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
This is a pre-installation script which is failing, and which comes from
kernel-package and the kernel package itself, it has nothing to do with
mkvmlinuz, which is run afterward. I am thus reassigning this package to both
of linux-2.6 and kernel-package for further processing.
Since the pre-inst fails, the package doesn't get installed, and you have your
older package around, which is why dpkg-reconfigure doesn't find it.
Manoj, bastian, i think this is in your camp, can you have a look at this
problem ?
Friendly,
Sven Luther
Reply to: