Bug#390857: linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc: Upgrade sarge -> etch fails
Package: linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc
Version: 2.6.17-9
Severity: important
Upgrade from starge to etch fails on my Pegasos system, as 2.6.8-powerpc to 2.6.17-powerpc fails.
Below is the apt-get -f install output, with DEBCONF_DEBUG=developer
Regards
Alastair
apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 134 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 linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc (2.6.17-9) ...
debconf (developer): frontend started
debconf (developer): frontend running, package name is linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc
debconf (developer): starting /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc.config configure 2.6.17-8
debconf (developer): <-- VERSION 2.0
debconf (developer): --> 0 2.0
debconf (developer): starting /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc.postinst configure 2.6.17-8
debconf (developer): <-- VERSION 2.0
debconf (developer): --> 0 2.0
debconf (developer): <-- CAPB backup
debconf (developer): --> 0 multiselect escape backup
Running depmod.
Finding valid ramdisk creators.
Using mkinitramfs-kpkg to build the ramdisk.
Not updating initrd symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled
(2.6.17-8 was configured last, according to dpkg)
Not updating image symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled
(2.6.17-8 was configured last, according to dpkg)
Running postinst hook script /usr/sbin/mkvmlinuz.
debconf (developer): <-- Output file /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-2-powerpc exists, attempting to back it up...
Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/mkvmlinuz
debconf (developer): <-- GET mkvmlinuz/bootloaders
debconf (developer): --> 0 mkvmlinuz
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/mkvmlinuz exited with return code 20
Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc.postinst line 1227.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: powerpc (ppc)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.8-powerpc
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=UTF-8) (ignored: LC_ALL set to ga_IE.UTF-8)
Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc depends on:
ii initramfs-tools [linux-initra 0.79 tools for generating an initramfs
ii mkvmlinuz 23 create a kernel to boot a PowerPC
ii module-init-tools 3.2.2-3 tools for managing Linux kernel mo
linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc recommends no packages.
-- debconf information:
linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc/preinst/lilo-initrd-2.6.17-2-powerpc: true
linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc/preinst/already-running-this-2.6.17-2-powerpc:
linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc/preinst/abort-overwrite-2.6.17-2-powerpc:
linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc/prerm/removing-running-kernel-2.6.17-2-powerpc: true
linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc/postinst/kimage-is-a-directory:
linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc/preinst/abort-install-2.6.17-2-powerpc:
linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc/postinst/old-dir-initrd-link-2.6.17-2-powerpc: true
linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc/postinst/bootloader-test-error-2.6.17-2-powerpc:
linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc/preinst/overwriting-modules-2.6.17-2-powerpc: true
linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc/postinst/bootloader-error-2.6.17-2-powerpc:
linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc/postinst/old-initrd-link-2.6.17-2-powerpc: true
linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc/preinst/lilo-has-ramdisk:
linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc/prerm/would-invalidate-boot-loader-2.6.17-2-powerpc: true
linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc/preinst/failed-to-move-modules-2.6.17-2-powerpc:
shared/kernel-image/really-run-bootloader: true
linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc/postinst/create-kimage-link-2.6.17-2-powerpc: true
linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc/preinst/initrd-2.6.17-2-powerpc:
linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc/preinst/elilo-initrd-2.6.17-2-powerpc: true
linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc/postinst/depmod-error-2.6.17-2-powerpc: false
linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc/postinst/old-system-map-link-2.6.17-2-powerpc: true
linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc/preinst/bootloader-initrd-2.6.17-2-powerpc: true
linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc/postinst/depmod-error-initrd-2.6.17-2-powerpc: false
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