Bug#386999: initramfs-tools: update-initramfs fails in post-processing of kernel update

[maximilian attems <maks@sternwelten.at>]

severity 386999 important
tags 386999 moreinfo
stop user escalating severity

On Mon, Sep 11, 2006 at 11:04:00AM -0400, Peter D. St. Onge wrote:
> Package: initramfs-tools
> Version: 0.78
> Severity: critical
> Justification: breaks the whole system
 
works for most so i need more info.
 
> Kernel updates give this result:
> 
> orca:/home/pete# apt-get -f install
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree... Done
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
> 1 not fully installed or removed.
> Need to get 0B of archives.
> After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
> Setting up initramfs-tools (0.78) ...
> update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.16-2-k7-smp
> dpkg: error processing initramfs-tools (--configure):
>  subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  initramfs-tools
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> orca:/home/pete# 

what does the following command show:
update-initramfs -v -u
 
> orca:/home/pete# cat /etc/kernel-img.conf 
> do_symlinks = yes
> relative_links = yes
> do_bootloader = yes
> do_bootfloppy = no
> do_initrd = yes
> link_in_boot = no

this is wrong do_bootloader = no is the right choice for grub

also send the output of
mount

-- 
maks