Re: [initramfs] /etc/elilo.conf not found
hello
please learn to post to mailinglists and not post random
"personal" message, cool thanks.
On Sun, 22 Aug 2010, Jose Antonio Quevedo Muñoz wrote:
> Hi Maks,
>
> I'm having a trouble probably with initramfs.
> I have already read the bug related to this issue [1] where you say that
> this is solved in the last version of initramfs but I'm using sid and
> it's not working properly.
why do you have elilo installed if you don't use it!?
as root nuke it:
dpkg -P elilo
if you need elilo you should configure it properly.
good weekend.
--
maks
> These are the messages that I'm receiving:
>
> -------------
>
> $ aptitude safe-upgrade
> Resolving dependencies...
> The following partially installed packages will be configured:
> initramfs-tools linux-image-2.6.26-2-686 linux-image-2.6.32-5-486
> linux-image-2.6.32-5-686
> No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed.
> 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 9 not upgraded.
> Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used.
> Setting up initramfs-tools (0.98) ...
> update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
> Setting up linux-image-2.6.26-2-686 (2.6.26-24lenny1) ...
> Running depmod.
> Running mkinitramfs-kpkg.
> Deprecation WARNING: use update-initramfs(8)
> Not updating initrd symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled
> (2.6.26-24 was configured last, according to dpkg)
> Not updating image symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled
> (2.6.26-24 was configured last, according to dpkg)
> Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
> run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 2.6.26-2-686
> /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-686
> run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 2.6.26-2-686
> /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-686
> run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-elilo 2.6.26-2-686
> /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-686
> elilo: /etc/elilo.conf: No such file or directory
> run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-elilo exited with return code 1
> Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.26-2-686.postinst line 1166.
> dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.26-2-686 (--configure):
> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
> Setting up linux-image-2.6.32-5-486 (2.6.32-18) ...
> Running depmod.
> Running update-initramfs.
> update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-486
> initrd.img(/boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-486
> ) points to /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-486
> (/boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-486) -- doing nothing at
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.32-5-486.postinst line 347.
> vmlinuz(/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-486
> ) points to /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-486
> (/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-486) -- doing nothing at
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.32-5-486.postinst line 347.
> Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
> run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 2.6.32-5-486
> /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-486
> run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 2.6.32-5-486
> /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-486
> run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-elilo 2.6.32-5-486
> /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-486
> elilo: /etc/elilo.conf: No such file or directory
> run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-elilo exited with return code 1
> Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.32-5-486.postinst line 799.
> dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.32-5-486 (--configure):
> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 9
> Setting up linux-image-2.6.32-5-686 (2.6.32-20) ...
> Running depmod.
> Running update-initramfs.
> update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-686
> Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
> run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 2.6.32-5-686
> /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-686
> run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 2.6.32-5-686
> /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-686
> run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-elilo 2.6.32-5-686
> /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-686
> elilo: /etc/elilo.conf: No such file or directory
> run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-elilo exited with return code 1
> Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.32-5-686.postinst line 799.
> dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.32-5-686 (--configure):
> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
> Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
> update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-686
> elilo: /etc/elilo.conf: No such file or directory
> run-parts: /etc/initramfs/post-update.d//elilo exited with return code 1
> dpkg: error processing initramfs-tools (--configure):
> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> linux-image-2.6.26-2-686
> linux-image-2.6.32-5-486
> linux-image-2.6.32-5-686
> initramfs-tools
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
> Setting up initramfs-tools (0.98) ...
> update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
> Setting up linux-image-2.6.26-2-686 (2.6.26-24lenny1) ...
> Running depmod.
> Running mkinitramfs-kpkg.
> Deprecation WARNING: use update-initramfs(8)
> Not updating initrd symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled
> (2.6.26-24 was configured last, according to dpkg)
> Not updating image symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled
> (2.6.26-24 was configured last, according to dpkg)
> Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
> run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 2.6.26-2-686
> /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-686
> run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 2.6.26-2-686
> /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-686
> run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-elilo 2.6.26-2-686
> /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-686
> elilo: /etc/elilo.conf: No such file or directory
> run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-elilo exited with return code 1
> Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.26-2-686.postinst line 1166.
> dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.26-2-686 (--configure):
> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
> Setting up linux-image-2.6.32-5-686 (2.6.32-20) ...
> Running depmod.
> Running update-initramfs.
> update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-686
> Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
> run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 2.6.32-5-686
> /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-686
> run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 2.6.32-5-686
> /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-686
> run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-elilo 2.6.32-5-686
> /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-686
> elilo: /etc/elilo.conf: No such file or directory
> run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-elilo exited with return code 1
> Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.32-5-686.postinst line 799.
> dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.32-5-686 (--configure):
> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
> Setting up linux-image-2.6.32-5-486 (2.6.32-18) ...
> Running depmod.
> Running update-initramfs.
> update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-486
> initrd.img(/boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-486
> ) points to /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-486
> (/boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-486) -- doing nothing at
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.32-5-486.postinst line 347.
> vmlinuz(/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-486
> ) points to /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-486
> (/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-486) -- doing nothing at
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.32-5-486.postinst line 347.
> Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
> run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 2.6.32-5-486
> /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-486
> run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 2.6.32-5-486
> /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-486
> run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-elilo 2.6.32-5-486
> /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-486
> elilo: /etc/elilo.conf: No such file or directory
> run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-elilo exited with return code 1
> Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.32-5-486.postinst line 799.
> dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.32-5-486 (--configure):
> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 9
> Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
> update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-686
> elilo: /etc/elilo.conf: No such file or directory
> run-parts: /etc/initramfs/post-update.d//elilo exited with return code 1
> dpkg: error processing initramfs-tools (--configure):
> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> linux-image-2.6.26-2-686
> linux-image-2.6.32-5-686
> linux-image-2.6.32-5-486
> initramfs-tools
>
> -------------
>
> And this happens each time that I install/remove/update a package, and
> it doesn't let me to install new kernels.
> could you help me with this issue please?
>
> Thanks for your work.
>
> Cheers.
>
> [1]: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=534201
>
>
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