Bug#396812: linux-image-2.6.18-1-amd64 bug

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

severity 396812 grave
merge 396812 396471
thanks
On Thu, Nov 02, 2006 at 10:35:24PM -0500, Huffman, Richard wrote:
> Package: linux-image-2.6.18-1-amd64
> Version: 2.6.18-3
> 
> I was running aptitude (originally attempting to install the nvidia kernel modules and the kernel referenced in this bug report), and was confronted with this error.  
> 
> --------------------
> Setting up linux-image-2.6.18-1-amd64 (2.6.18-3) ...
> Running depmod.
> Finding valid ramdisk creators.
> Using mkinitramfs-kpkg to build the ramdisk.
> Missing Required paramater 'Old' at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.18-1-amd64.postinst line 393.
> dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.18-1-amd64 (--configure):
>  subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
> -------------------
> 
> The kernel is installed in a bootable state, but is left flagged as unconfigured.

Known problem, there are already 2 bug reports about this, and only a rebuild
of the kernel image with the fixed kernel-package is needed.

This is scheduled on friday/saturday, and there are already snapshot packages
at : 

   deb http://kernel-archive.buildserver.net/debian-kernel {sid,trunk} main 

In the meantime, edit the postinst, remove the two die lines at line 393/394,
run dpkg-reconfigure or dpkg -a --configure, and make sure the old link in
/boot is not broken. (in particular the initrd.img.old link is broken then).

Friendly,

Sven Luther