Re: Bug#385949: initramfs-tools: lilo not run after installation; system did not boot any more
On Mon, 4 Sep 2006 15:37:24 +0200, maximilian attems <maks@sternwelten.at> said:
> On Mon, Sep 04, 2006 at 02:32:56PM +0200, Sebastien Blondeel wrote:
>> On Mon, Sep 04, 2006 at 11:57:38AM +0200, maximilian attems wrote:
>> > hmm you have both installed, without indication of which one to
>> > run, so you need to run lilo manualy on upgrades of linux-image
>> > or after update-initramfs runs. as lilo stores an hardcoded block
>> > and has no idea about the fs
>>
>> I agree my system is probably not quite clear-cut but it would
>> still be nice for an upgrade not to break it. This is why I decided
>> it could be useful to report the problem.
> your install is quite old, should be pre sarge. nowadays d-i takes
> care to provide a sane /etc/kernel-img.conf, which kernel-package
> doesn't. (another step for debootstrapped installs)
kernel-package does not ship /etc/kernel-img.conf at all (yur
sentence seems to imply that k-p is somehow responsible).
manoj
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