Failed to update to 2.6.14 from 2.6.11

["Ivan Warren" <ivan@vmfacility.fr>]

Gentlemen,

I am trying to upgrade my linux kernel from 2.6.11-1 to 2.6.14-2

As I do so, the following occurs :

<LOG>
Setting up linux-image-2.6.14-2-s390 (2.6.14-2) ...
Using /usr/sbin/mkinitrd.yaird to build the ramdisk.
Full list of probed ramdisk generating tools : /usr/sbin/mkinitrd
/usr/sbin/mkinitrd.yaird /usr/sbin/mkinitramfs.
yaird error: can't open /proc/bus/input/devices (fatal)
Failed to create initrd image.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.14-2-s390 (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Setting up linux-image-2.6.14-1-s390x (2.6.14-2) ...
Using /usr/sbin/mkinitrd.yaird to build the ramdisk.
Full list of probed ramdisk generating tools : /usr/sbin/mkinitrd
/usr/sbin/mkinitrd.yaird /usr/sbin/mkinitramfs.
yaird error: can't open /proc/bus/input/devices (fatal)
Failed to create initrd image.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.14-2-s390x (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-2.6.14-2-s390
 linux-image-2.6.14-2-s390x
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
</LOG>

Manually attempting the mkinitrd.yaird step yields the following :

<LOG>
# mkinitrd.yaird -o /tmp/foo 2.6.14-2-s390x
yaird error: can't open /proc/bus/input/devices (fatal)
</LOG>

For info, /proc/bus contains no entry.

Next thing I tried was to do the initrd myself (just to see) with initrd.

But the system won't IPL (init killed, kernel panic.. obviously it fails to
mount the root fs)..

My parm line is as follows :

root=/dev/dasd/0.0.0108/part1 dasd=0108-010A ro vmpoff="LOGOFF"
BOOT_IMAGE=1

Anyone has a suggested course of action ?

Thanks,

--Ivan