Bug#587592: initramfs-tools: update-initramfs -u generates default image for incorrect kernel version
Package: initramfs-tools
Version: 0.97
Severity: normal
If a portion an existing (but older) initrd image is non-numeric like 'trunk'
in the example below exists in the /boot directory, the default image will be
built for that kernel and not the actual most recent one. (-5 in the examle).
It wouldn't be much of a problem except most of the install scripts depend on
-u reliably identifying the correct version to update without using the -k
option.
ls -lh /boot/initrd.* :
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6.4M Apr 19 2009 /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-1-amd64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11M Dec 23 2009 /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-2-amd64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6.9M Apr 19 2009 /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-2-amd64.bak
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11M Jun 29 22:38 /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-amd64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11M Jun 29 22:56 /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-trunk-amd64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8.8M Dec 23 2009 /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-trunk-
amd64.bak
The -5 image shows a current date because I corrected the problem using the -k
option before starting this report.
(apparently -trunk was a left over kernel from sid I was trying out a few
months ago - it's not a name I would personally have chosen)
Thanks
-- Package-specific info:
-- initramfs sizes
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6.4M Apr 19 2009 /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-1-amd64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11M Dec 23 2009 /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-2-amd64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6.9M Apr 19 2009 /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-2-amd64.bak
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11M Jun 29 22:38 /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-amd64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11M Jun 29 22:56 /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-trunk-amd64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8.8M Dec 23 2009 /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-trunk-
amd64.bak
-- /proc/cmdline
BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-amd64 root=UUID=d74173e9-b5b2-4866-
bebf-754b772164eb ro quiet
-- resume
RESUME=/dev/vda5
-- /proc/filesystems
ext3
fuseblk
-- lsmod
Module Size Used by
nfs 240826 2
lockd 57603 1 nfs
fscache 29834 1 nfs
nfs_acl 2031 1 nfs
auth_rpcgss 33460 1 nfs
sunrpc 161317 15 nfs,lockd,nfs_acl,auth_rpcgss
fuse 50190 1
loop 11783 0
snd_ens1370 18435 4
gameport 7416 1 snd_ens1370
snd_pcm_oss 32591 0
snd_mixer_oss 12606 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 60471 3 snd_ens1370,snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq_midi 4400 0
snd_rawmidi 15515 2 snd_ens1370,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event 4628 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq 42881 2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_timer 15582 3 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device 4493 3 snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
joydev 8411 0
snd 46446 14
snd_ens1370,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
i2c_piix4 8328 0
soundcore 4598 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 6249 2 snd_ens1370,snd_pcm
i2c_core 15712 1 i2c_piix4
virtio_balloon 2961 0
tpm_tis 7336 0
tpm 9917 1 tpm_tis
tpm_bios 4521 1 tpm
psmouse 49777 0
pcspkr 1699 0
evdev 7352 9
serio_raw 3752 0
processor 30231 0
button 4650 0
ext3 106518 1
jbd 37085 1 ext3
mbcache 5050 1 ext3
usbhid 33260 0
hid 62825 1 usbhid
sg 18744 0
sr_mod 12602 0
cdrom 29415 1 sr_mod
ata_generic 2983 0
virtio_net 10529 0
virtio_blk 4225 3
ata_piix 21012 0
floppy 49087 0
uhci_hcd 18521 0
ehci_hcd 31039 0
libata 133520 2 ata_generic,ata_piix
thermal 11674 0
usbcore 121959 4 usbhid,uhci_hcd,ehci_hcd
nls_base 6361 1 usbcore
virtio_pci 5535 0
virtio_ring 3258 1 virtio_pci
virtio 3309 4
virtio_balloon,virtio_net,virtio_blk,virtio_pci
scsi_mod 122117 3 sg,sr_mod,libata
thermal_sys 11942 2 processor,thermal
-- /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
postinst_hook = update-grub
postrm_hook = update-grub
-- /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf
MODULES=most
BUSYBOX=y
KEYMAP=n
COMPRESS=gzip
BOOT=local
DEVICE=
NFSROOT=auto
-- /etc/initramfs-tools/update-initramfs.conf
update_initramfs=yes
backup_initramfs=no
-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages initramfs-tools depends on:
ii cpio 2.11-4 GNU cpio -- a program to manage
ar
ii findutils 4.4.2-1 utilities for finding files--find,
ii klibc-utils 1.5.18-1 small utilities built with klibc
f
ii module-init-tools 3.12~pre2-3 tools for managing Linux kernel
mo
ii udev 157-1 /dev/ and hotplug management
daemo
Versions of packages initramfs-tools recommends:
ii busybox 1:1.15.3-1 Tiny utilities for small and
embed
Versions of packages initramfs-tools suggests:
ii bash-completion 1:1.1-3 programmable completion for the
ba
-- no debconf information
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