Bug#576758: Debconf: Unknown template field _description
Package: linux-2.6
Version: 2.6.32-11
Severity: normal
While installing 2.6.32-11 aptitude shows these train of messages:
(1)
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Preconfiguring packages ...
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #1 of /tmp/linux-image-2.6.32-4-686.template.38292
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #2 of /tmp/linux-image-2.6.32-4-686.template.38292
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #3 of /tmp/linux-image-2.6.32-4-686.template.38292
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #4 of /tmp/linux-image-2.6.32-4-686.template.38292
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #5 of /tmp/linux-image-2.6.32-4-686.template.38292
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #6 of /tmp/linux-image-2.6.32-4-686.template.38292
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #7 of /tmp/linux-image-2.6.32-4-686.template.38292
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Then (2):
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Preparing to replace linux-image-2.6.32-4-686 2.6.32-10 (using .../linux-image-2.6.32-4-686_2.6.32-11_i386.deb) ...
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #1 of /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #2 of /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #3 of /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #4 of /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #5 of /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #6 of /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #7 of /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/templates
Unpacking replacement linux-image-2.6.32-4-686 ...
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And (3):
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Setting up linux-image-2.6.32-4-686 (2.6.32-11) ...
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #1 of /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.32-4-686.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #2 of /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.32-4-686.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #3 of /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.32-4-686.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #4 of /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.32-4-686.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #5 of /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.32-4-686.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #6 of /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.32-4-686.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #7 of /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.32-4-686.templates
Running depmod.
Running update-initramfs.
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This bug was compiled with 2.6.32-10, since i have to reboot yet.
Best regards.
Cesare.
-- Package-specific info:
** Version:
Linux version 2.6.32-4-686 (Debian 2.6.32-10) (maks@debian.org) (gcc version 4.3.4 (Debian 4.3.4-8) ) #1 SMP Wed Mar 17 17:16:41 UTC 2010
** Command line:
root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/07b633c9-1242-48ee-a6f4-f37c43f639fd ro quiet lapic hpet=force libata.ignore_hpa=1
** Not tainted
** Kernel log:
[ 4.520095] yenta_cardbus 0000:02:04.0: Socket status: 30000006
[ 4.520100] pci_bus 0000:02: Raising subordinate bus# of parent bus (#02) from #02 to #06
[ 4.520111] yenta_cardbus 0000:02:04.0: pcmcia: parent PCI bridge I/O window: 0x3000 - 0x3fff
[ 4.520116] pcmcia_socket pcmcia_socket0: cs: IO port probe 0x3000-0x3fff: clean.
[ 4.520388] yenta_cardbus 0000:02:04.0: pcmcia: parent PCI bridge Memory window: 0xe0200000 - 0xe02fffff
[ 4.520392] yenta_cardbus 0000:02:04.0: pcmcia: parent PCI bridge Memory window: 0x40000000 - 0x43ffffff
[ 4.545029] sony-laptop: Sony Programmable IO Control Driver v0.6.
[ 4.545046] sony-laptop: detected Type2 model
[ 4.552340] input: Sony Vaio Keys as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0A03:00/device:0c/SNY6001:00/input/input5
[ 4.552752] input: Sony Vaio Jogdial as /devices/virtual/input/input6
[ 4.553231] sony-laptop: device allocated minor is 57
[ 4.555434] input: PS/2 Mouse as /devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input7
[ 4.561814] ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Network Driver, 1.2.2kmprq
[ 4.561818] ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2006 Intel Corporation
[ 4.561900] ipw2200 0000:02:0b.0: power state changed by ACPI to D0
[ 4.561914] ipw2200 0000:02:0b.0: PCI INT A -> Link[LNKD] -> GSI 9 (level, low) -> IRQ 9
[ 4.567081] ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection
[ 4.567131] ipw2200 0000:02:0b.0: firmware: requesting ipw2200-bss.fw
[ 4.572274] sony-laptop: Sony Notebook Control Driver v0.6.
[ 4.574357] input: AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint as /devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input8
[ 4.815221] [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810
[ 4.890163] ipw2200: Radio Frequency Kill Switch is On:
[ 4.890165] Kill switch must be turned off for wireless networking to work.
[ 4.891700] ipw2200: Detected geography ZZD (13 802.11bg channels, 0 802.11a channels)
[ 5.163005] pcmcia_socket pcmcia_socket0: cs: IO port probe 0x100-0x4ff: excluding 0x4d0-0x4d7
[ 5.165349] pcmcia_socket pcmcia_socket0: cs: IO port probe 0x800-0x8ff: clean.
[ 5.166004] pcmcia_socket pcmcia_socket0: cs: IO port probe 0xc00-0xcff: clean.
[ 5.166754] pcmcia_socket pcmcia_socket0: cs: IO port probe 0xa00-0xaff: clean.
[ 5.401804] i915 0000:00:02.0: PCI INT A -> Link[LNKA] -> GSI 9 (level, low) -> IRQ 9
[ 5.401811] i915 0000:00:02.0: setting latency timer to 64
[ 5.407175] [drm] set up 7M of stolen space
[ 5.563332] [drm] initialized overlay support
[ 6.734199] Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 128x48
[ 6.740243] fb0: inteldrmfb frame buffer device
[ 6.740245] registered panic notifier
[ 6.740254] [drm] Initialized i915 1.6.0 20080730 for 0000:00:02.0 on minor 0
[ 6.740302] Intel ICH Modem 0000:00:1f.6: PCI INT B -> Link[LNKB] -> GSI 9 (level, low) -> IRQ 9
[ 6.740323] Intel ICH Modem 0000:00:1f.6: setting latency timer to 64
[ 6.844049] MC'97 1 converters and GPIO not ready (0xff00)
[ 6.844693] Intel ICH 0000:00:1f.5: PCI INT B -> Link[LNKB] -> GSI 9 (level, low) -> IRQ 9
[ 6.844716] Intel ICH 0000:00:1f.5: setting latency timer to 64
[ 7.768025] intel8x0_measure_ac97_clock: measured 55415 usecs (2670 samples)
[ 7.768029] intel8x0: clocking to 48000
[ 8.425271] Adding 5245212k swap on /dev/sda3. Priority:-1 extents:1 across:5245212k
[ 8.588174] EXT3 FS on sda1, internal journal
[ 9.342342] kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds
[ 9.342555] EXT3 FS on sda2, internal journal
[ 9.342561] EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
[ 10.280707] ip_tables: (C) 2000-2006 Netfilter Core Team
[ 10.352931] nf_conntrack version 0.5.0 (16019 buckets, 64076 max)
[ 10.353457] CONFIG_NF_CT_ACCT is deprecated and will be removed soon. Please use
[ 10.353460] nf_conntrack.acct=1 kernel parameter, acct=1 nf_conntrack module option or
[ 10.353463] sysctl net.netfilter.nf_conntrack_acct=1 to enable it.
[ 10.917481] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
[ 10.920142] e100: eth0 NIC Link is Up 100 Mbps Full Duplex
[ 10.920875] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready
[ 11.308280] fuse init (API version 7.13)
[ 11.752272] input: ACPI Virtual Keyboard Device as /devices/virtual/input/input9
[ 19.318836] Bluetooth: Core ver 2.15
[ 19.318887] NET: Registered protocol family 31
[ 19.318889] Bluetooth: HCI device and connection manager initialized
[ 19.318893] Bluetooth: HCI socket layer initialized
[ 19.365882] Bluetooth: L2CAP ver 2.14
[ 19.365890] Bluetooth: L2CAP socket layer initialized
[ 19.407347] Bluetooth: RFCOMM TTY layer initialized
[ 19.407357] Bluetooth: RFCOMM socket layer initialized
[ 19.407364] Bluetooth: RFCOMM ver 1.11
[ 19.511475] Bluetooth: BNEP (Ethernet Emulation) ver 1.3
[ 19.511479] Bluetooth: BNEP filters: protocol multicast
[ 19.581563] Bridge firewalling registered
[ 19.853955] Bluetooth: SCO (Voice Link) ver 0.6
[ 19.853964] Bluetooth: SCO socket layer initialized
[ 21.344015] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
[ 255.955933] PPP generic driver version 2.4.2
[ 256.003711] NET: Registered protocol family 24
[16690.761171] usb 1-3: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 2
[16690.892952] usb 1-3: New USB device found, idVendor=08ec, idProduct=0020
[16690.892961] usb 1-3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[16690.892969] usb 1-3: Product: Store'n'go
[16690.892974] usb 1-3: Manufacturer: Verbatim
[16690.892980] usb 1-3: SerialNumber: 0DF1E570A0308A49
[16690.893186] usb 1-3: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[16691.890469] Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
[16691.890589] scsi2 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
[16691.890737] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
[16691.890741] USB Mass Storage support registered.
[16691.897490] usb-storage: device found at 2
[16691.897494] usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
[16696.900020] usb-storage: device scan complete
[16696.901913] scsi 2:0:0:0: Direct-Access VBTM Store'n'go 6.51 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 CCS
[16696.903244] sd 2:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
[16696.910409] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] 3903487 512-byte logical blocks: (1.99 GB/1.86 GiB)
[16696.910885] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
[16696.910889] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 45 00 00 08
[16696.910893] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[16696.913884] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[16696.913891] sdb: sdb1
[16696.916262] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[16696.916267] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
[16699.153681] FAT: utf8 is not a recommended IO charset for FAT filesystems, filesystem will be case sensitive!
** Model information
not available
** Loaded modules:
Module Size Used by
nls_utf8 908 1
nls_cp437 4489 1
vfat 6542 1
fat 34912 1 vfat
usb_storage 30457 1
xt_TCPMSS 2303 1
xt_tcpmss 1017 1
iptable_mangle 2325 1
pppoe 6849 2
pppox 1242 1 pppoe
ppp_generic 16363 6 pppoe,pppox
slhc 3691 1 ppp_generic
sco 5837 2
bridge 32987 0
stp 996 1 bridge
bnep 7444 2
rfcomm 25131 0
l2cap 21677 6 bnep,rfcomm
crc16 1027 1 l2cap
bluetooth 36327 6 sco,bnep,rfcomm,l2cap
acpi_cpufreq 4943 0
cpufreq_conservative 4018 0
cpufreq_stats 1940 0
cpufreq_userspace 1480 0
cpufreq_powersave 602 0
uinput 4796 1
fuse 43758 1
xt_tcpudp 1743 4
nf_conntrack_ipv4 7597 6
nf_defrag_ipv4 779 1 nf_conntrack_ipv4
xt_state 927 6
nf_conntrack 38067 2 nf_conntrack_ipv4,xt_state
xt_multiport 1775 1
iptable_filter 1790 1
ip_tables 7690 2 iptable_mangle,iptable_filter
x_tables 8327 6 xt_TCPMSS,xt_tcpmss,xt_tcpudp,xt_state,xt_multiport,ip_tables
snd_intel8x0 19523 6
snd_intel8x0m 8100 0
snd_ac97_codec 79140 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_intel8x0m
i915 220272 2
ac97_bus 710 1 snd_ac97_codec
drm_kms_helper 18297 1 i915
snd_pcm 47210 5 snd_intel8x0,snd_intel8x0m,snd_ac97_codec
joydev 6771 0
drm 112200 3 i915,drm_kms_helper
pcmcia 17442 0
snd_seq 35463 0
ipw2200 108368 0
sony_laptop 20205 0
snd_timer 12258 4 snd_pcm,snd_seq
libipw 18439 1 ipw2200
i2c_algo_bit 3497 1 i915
rfkill 10264 4 bluetooth,sony_laptop
tifm_sd 6506 0
lib80211 2870 2 ipw2200,libipw
button 3598 1 i915
yenta_socket 16403 1
mmc_core 38503 1 tifm_sd
psmouse 44413 0
snd_seq_device 3673 1 snd_seq
rsrc_nonstatic 7057 1 yenta_socket
tifm_7xx1 3014 0
serio_raw 2916 0
i2c_i801 6442 0
pcmcia_core 20450 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic
tifm_core 3260 2 tifm_sd,tifm_7xx1
snd 34363 15 snd_intel8x0,snd_intel8x0m,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
shpchp 21220 0
soundcore 3450 1 snd
i2c_core 12648 5 i915,drm_kms_helper,drm,i2c_algo_bit,i2c_i801
pci_hotplug 18065 1 shpchp
snd_page_alloc 5045 3 snd_intel8x0,snd_intel8x0m,snd_pcm
rng_core 2178 0
video 14605 1 i915
ac 1640 0
evdev 5609 21
battery 3782 0
pcspkr 1207 0
processor 26599 2 acpi_cpufreq
output 1204 1 video
ext3 94200 2
jbd 32169 1 ext3
mbcache 3762 1 ext3
sg 15964 0
sr_mod 10770 0
sd_mod 25785 6
crc_t10dif 1012 1 sd_mod
cdrom 26487 1 sr_mod
ata_generic 2015 0
uhci_hcd 16057 0
ata_piix 17133 3
firewire_ohci 16509 0
libata 114416 2 ata_generic,ata_piix
thermal 9206 0
e100 22317 0
ehci_hcd 27582 0
thermal_sys 9378 3 video,processor,thermal
mii 2714 1 e100
firewire_core 31143 1 firewire_ohci
crc_itu_t 1035 1 firewire_core
scsi_mod 101305 5 usb_storage,sg,sr_mod,sd_mod,libata
usbcore 98162 4 usb_storage,uhci_hcd,ehci_hcd
nls_base 4541 5 nls_utf8,nls_cp437,vfat,fat,usbcore
dm_mirror 9671 0
dm_region_hash 5644 1 dm_mirror
dm_log 6369 2 dm_mirror,dm_region_hash
dm_mod 46078 2 dm_mirror,dm_log
** Network interface configuration:
-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-4-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=it_IT.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=it_IT.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.32-4-686 depends on:
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.30 Debian configuration management sy
ii initramfs-tools [linux-initr 0.94.1 tools for generating an initramfs
ii linux-base 2.6.32-11 Linux image base package
ii module-init-tools 3.12~pre2-2 tools for managing Linux kernel mo
Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.32-4-686 recommends:
ii firmware-linux-free 2.6.32-11 Binary firmware for various driver
ii libc6-i686 2.10.2-6 GNU C Library: Shared libraries [i
Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.32-4-686 suggests:
ii grub-legacy [grub] 0.97-59 GRand Unified Bootloader (Legacy v
ii linux-doc-2.6.32 2.6.32-11 Linux kernel specific documentatio
Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.32-4-686 is related to:
pn firmware-bnx2 <none> (no description available)
pn firmware-bnx2x <none> (no description available)
ii firmware-ipw2x00 0.23 Binary firmware for Intel Pro Wire
pn firmware-ivtv <none> (no description available)
pn firmware-iwlwifi <none> (no description available)
ii firmware-linux 0.23 Binary firmware for various driver
ii firmware-linux-nonfree 0.23 Binary firmware for various driver
pn firmware-qlogic <none> (no description available)
pn firmware-ralink <none> (no description available)
pn xen-hypervisor <none> (no description available)
-- debconf information:
linux-image-2.6.32-4-686/prerm/would-invalidate-boot-loader-2.6.32-4-686: true
shared/kernel-image/really-run-bootloader: true
linux-image-2.6.32-4-686/postinst/bootloader-test-error-2.6.32-4-686:
linux-image-2.6.32-4-686/postinst/depmod-error-initrd-2.6.32-4-686: false
linux-image-2.6.32-4-686/postinst/bootloader-error-2.6.32-4-686:
linux-image-2.6.32-4-686/postinst/missing-firmware-2.6.32-4-686:
linux-image-2.6.32-4-686/prerm/removing-running-kernel-2.6.32-4-686: true
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