Bug#588140: linux-image-2.6.32-5-amd64: can't install: dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6-amd64

[maximilian attems <max@stro.at>]

On Mon, Jul 05, 2010 at 01:52:26PM +0200, Bruno Boettcher wrote:
> Package: linux-2.6
> Version: 2.6.32-15
> Severity: normal

wrong package, but who reads text one copies and pastes? ;)
 
 
> Hello
> 
> i have quite a fear at the moment about rebooting my comp, since i don't know if it will get up again...

yep.
 
> an upgrade run gives the following:
> Setting up initramfs-tools (0.97) ...
> update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
> Setting up linux-image-2.6.26-2-amd64 (2.6.26-24) ...
> Running depmod.
> Running mkinitramfs-kpkg.
> Deprecation WARNING: use update-initramfs(8)
> mkinitramfs-kpkg failed to create initrd image.

so here we have the failure.

> Failed to create initrd image.
> dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.26-2-amd64 (--configure):
>  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 9
> Setting up linux-image-2.6.32-5-amd64 (2.6.32-15) ...
> Running depmod.
> Running update-initramfs.
> update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-amd64
> update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-amd64
> update-initramfs failed to create initrd image.
> Failed to create initrd image.
> dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.32-5-amd64 (--configure):
>  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
> dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-2.6-amd64:
>  linux-image-2.6-amd64 depends on linux-image-2.6.32-5-amd64; however:
>   Package linux-image-2.6.32-5-amd64 is not configured yet.
> dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6-amd64 (--configure):
>  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
> Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
> update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-trunk-amd64
> update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-trunk-amd64
> 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-amd64
>  linux-image-2.6.32-5-amd64
>  linux-image-2.6-amd64
>  initramfs-tools
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> 

please provide output of:
cat /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf

and

dpkg -l iscan*