Bug#402386: initramfs-tools: Still confused when initrd doesn't exist

[maximilian attems <maks@sternwelten.at>]

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On Sat, Dec 09, 2006 at 11:54:11PM +0000, Reuben Thomas wrote:
> I just tried
> 
> update-initramfs -k 2.6.18 -u
> 
> when I didn't have an initrd, and got the error:
> 
> /boot/initrd.img-2.6.18 has been altered.  Cannot update.
> 
> It should instead tell me that the file was missing. Changing -u to -c
> made it create the initrd as normal.

this is an indication that an sha1sum was stored for 2.6.18
in /var/lib/initramfs-tools/2.6.18.

please describe the steps you did so that i can reproduce.
 
best regards

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maks