Bug#541656: linux-image-2.6.30-1-686: Failed to symbolic-link boot/initrd.img-2.6.30-1-686 to initrd.img

[Arthur Marsh <arthur.marsh@internode.on.net>]

maximilian attems wrote, on 02/02/10 00:38:
> tags 541656 moreinfo
> stop
>
> On Sat, 15 Aug 2009, Arthur Marsh wrote:
>
> > Package: linux-image-2.6.30-1-686 
> > Version: 2.6.30-6~snapshot.14108 
> > Severity: normal
> >
> >
> > When attempting to upgrade I get:
> >
> > Setting up linux-image-2.6.30-1-686 (2.6.30-6~snapshot.14108) ...
> > Running depmod.
> > Running update-initramfs.
> > Other valid candidates: update-initramfs mkinitrd.yaird
> > update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.30-1-686
> > Failed to symbolic-link boot/initrd.img-2.6.30-1-686 to initrd.img.
> > dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.30-1-686 (--configure):
> >  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 17
>
> can you still reproduce with 2.6.32 in squeeze/sid?

No, it works fine now:

$ ls -al /|grep init*
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root   root       32 Dec 10 22:50 initrd.img -> 
boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-trunk-686


> what is the output of
> cat /etc/kernel-img.conf

$ cat /etc/kernel-img.conf
# Do not create symbolic links in /
do_symlinks = yes
relative_links = yes
do_bootloader = no
do_bootfloppy = no
do_initrd = yes
link_in_boot = no
postinst_hook = /usr/sbin/update-grub
postrm_hook   = /usr/sbin/update-grub


> sorry for the late answer, thanks for the report.

Feel free to close this bug if you want.

Arthur.