Bug#764901: linux-image-3.16-2-amd64: Suspend results in shutdown
On Sat, 11 Oct 2014 21:44:53 -0600 David Zundel <davidzundel@gmail.com> wrote:
> Attempted re-installation of linux-image-3.16-2-amd64 generates an error
> report:
> Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 3.16-2-amd64
> (x86_64)
> Consult /var/lib/dkms/open-vm-tools/2012.05.21/build/make.log for more
> information.
I've seen this problem while upgrading a Debian 7 machine to Debian 8 (don't ask...):
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Paramétrage de linux-image-3.16.0-6-amd64 (3.16.56-1+deb8u1) ...
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms:
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 3.16.0-6-amd64 (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/open-vm-tools/2012.05.21/build/make.log for more information.
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools:
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-6-amd64
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub:
GRUB >= 2.00 has been unpacked but not yet configured.
grub-mkconfig will not work until the upgrade is complete.
It should run later as part of configuring the new GRUB packages.
Turns out that the compilation failure happens because dkms is trying to compile the Debian 7 version of
open-vm-tools (2012.05.21) with Debian 8 kernel (3.16.0-6).
dkms shows that both versions of open-vm-tools are present:
$ sudo dkms status
open-vm-tools, 2012.05.21, 3.2.0-6-amd64, x86_64: installed
open-vm-tools, 9.4.6, 3.16.0-6-amd64, x86_64: installed
I don't know if there's a bug with dkms or open-vm-tools which trigger a compilation of old
open-vm-tools with newer kernel, but removing the old open-vm-tools from dkms does
solve this issue:
$ sudo dkms remove -m open-vm-tools -v 2012.05.21 --all
-------- Uninstall Beginning --------
Module: open-vm-tools
Version: 2012.05.21
Kernel: 3.2.0-6-amd64 (x86_64)
-------------------------------------
[...]
$ sudo dkms status
open-vm-tools, 9.4.6, 3.16.0-6-amd64, x86_64: installed
At this point, the following command finishes the module compilation without problem:
$sudo dpkg-reconfigure linux-image-3.16.0-6-amd64
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools:
[...]
HTH
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