Bug#522909: linux-image-2.6.29-1-amd64: Package cannot be configured due to invalid mkinitrd options

[maximilian attems <max@stro.at>]

On Tue, Apr 07, 2009 at 01:27:45PM +0200, Frank Blendinger wrote:
> > post the output of 
> > cat /etc/kernel-img.conf
> 
> # Kernel image management overrides
> # See kernel-img.conf(5) for details
> do_symlinks = yes
> relative_links = yes
> do_bootloader = no
> do_bootfloppy = no
> do_initrd = yes
> link_in_boot = no
> ramdisk=mkinitrd.yaird mkinitramfs

well that is wrong, easiest way is to just scratch that last line.

longer explanation
* yaird doesn't fully implement update-initramfs compat syntax
  so can no longer install any linux image since 2.6.28
  #518315
  (beside beeing not recommended, not distributed in Lenny, buggy
   in many ways, not developed anymore and thus deprecated)

* mkinitramfs was never the direct wrapper to call
  previously in lenny you could have had mkinitramfs-kpkg
  in aboves line.
  now you want update-initramfs that is the upper layer
  and the recommended command to generat an initramfs
  since at least etch.

kind regards

-- 
maks