Bug#534201: marked as done (/etc/elilo.conf not found)
Your message dated Fri, 7 Aug 2009 12:47:19 +0200
with message-id <20090807104719.GF13440@baikonur.stro.at>
and subject line Re: Bug#534201: [initramfs-tools] output
has caused the Debian Bug report #534201,
regarding /etc/elilo.conf not found
to be marked as done.
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- To: submit@bugs.debian.org
- Subject: [synaptic] An error occured, dpkg was interrupted, synaptic can't be used anymore
- From: Matthias Krüger <matthias.krueger@famsik.de>
- Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:59:52 +0200
- Message-id: <4A3F8048.30004@famsik.de>
Package: synaptic
Version: 0.62.6
Severity: serious
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Since the last update I did using synaptic, an errror occures starting it.
"
> E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
> E: _cache->open() failed, please report.
"
The update worked out fine beside the lines listed above appeared at the
end of the update.
Running "dpkg --configure -a" the terminal says
"
> Setting up initramfs-tools (0.93.3) ...
> update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
> Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
> update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-2-amd64
> dpkg: warning: obsolete option '--print-installation-architecture', please use '--print-architecture' instead.
> elilo: /etc/elilo.conf: No such file or directory
> dpkg: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
"
Thank you for your fine work!
Matthias Krüger
--- System information. ---
Architecture: amd64
Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-2-amd64
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
500 testing 141.76.2.4
500 stable security.debian.org
500 stable http.us.debian.org
--- Package information. ---
Depends (Version) | Installed
===========================================-+-==============
libapt-inst-libc6.9-6-1.1 |
libapt-pkg-libc6.9-6-4.7 |
libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.20.0) | 1.26.0-1
libc6 (>= 2.3.4) | 2.9-12
libcairo2 (>= 1.2.4) | 1.8.6-2+b1
libfontconfig1 (>= 2.4.0) | 2.6.0-3
libfreetype6 (>= 2.2.1) | 2.3.9-4.1
libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1) | 1:4.4.0-5
libglade2-0 (>= 1:2.6.1) | 1:2.6.4-1
libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.16.0) | 2.20.1-2
libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.8.0) | 2.16.1-2
libpango1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0) | 1.24.0-3+b1
libstdc++6 (>= 4.2.1) | 4.4.0-5
libvte9 (>= 1:0.19.4) | 1:0.20.1-1
libx11-6 | 2:1.2.1-1
libxml2 (>= 2.6.27) | 2.7.3.dfsg-1
scrollkeeper | 0.3.14-16
hicolor-icon-theme | 0.10-2
Recommends (Version) | Installed
=============================-+-===========
gksu | 2.0.2-2+b1
deborphan | 1.7.28
libgnome2-perl | 1.042-2
menu | 2.1.41
Suggests (Version) | Installed
=======================-+-===========
dwww | 1.11.1
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--- Begin Message ---
Version: 0.93.4
On Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 10:00:40AM +0200, Matthias Krüger wrote:
> The output of sh -x update-initramfs -u (as root) was (when the bug
> occured and with version 0.93.3):
>
> > + mkinitramfs -o /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-2-amd64.new 2.6.26-2-amd64
> > + mv -f /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-2-amd64.new
> /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-2-amd64
> > + set_sha1
> > + sha1sum /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-2-amd64
> > + run_bootloader
> > + command -v update-grub
> > + '[' -e /etc/lilo.conf ']'
> > + '[' -r /etc/lilo.conf ']'
> > + command -v elilo
> > + elilo
> > dpkg: warning: obsolete option '--print-installation-architecture',
> please use '--print-architecture' instead.
> > elilo: /etc/elilo.conf: No such file or directory
well you had elilo installed, guess you deinstalled in between,
no idea why you have installed in first place.
> Now the problem got solved and the output is:
>
>
> "
> > + STATEDIR=/var/lib/initramfs-tools
> > + BOOTDIR=/boot
> > + CONF=/etc/initramfs-tools/update-initramfs.conf
> > + KPKGCONF=/etc/kernel-img.conf
> > + USETRIGGERS=true
> > + mode=
> > + version=
> > + set -e
> > + '[' -r /etc/initramfs-tools/update-initramfs.conf ']'
> > + . /etc/initramfs-tools/update-initramfs.conf
> > ++ update_initramfs=yes
> > ++ backup_initramfs=yes
> > + true
> > + '[' x '!=' x ']'
> > + verbose=0
> > + yes=0
> > + takeover=0
> > + getopts 'k:cudyvtb:h?' flag
> > + case "${flag}" in
> > + mode=u
> > + getopts 'k:cudyvtb:h?' flag
> > update-initramfs: illegal option -- #
> > + case "${flag}" in
> > + usage
> > + '[' -n '' ']'
> > + cat
> > Usage: update-initramfs [OPTION]...
> >
> > Options:
> > -k [version] Specify kernel version or 'all'
> > -c Create a new initramfs
> > -u Update an existing initramfs
> > -d Remove an existing initramfs
> > -t Take over a custom initramfs with this one
> > -b Set alternate boot directory
> > -v Be verbose
> > -h This message
> >
> > + exit 1
>
> "
>
> The >s were inserted by iceweasel.
no this just the usage message, no further evidence.
> There may be people having this problem too, so I don't want to close
> this bug.
thanks for your feedback and showing that you had elilo installed
and thus the elilo run was genuine and expected.
closing as not a bug.
kind regards
maks
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