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Re: Error apt-getting new EM64T kernel



Simon Buchanan wrote:

> Hi There, I have just completed install of debian testing on my new SMP
> server (xeon nocona processors) and went to install a new SMP-aware
> kernel and got this message:

> dpkg: error processing
> /var/cache/apt/archives/kernel-image-2.6.8-9-em64t-p4-smp_2.6.8-5_i386.deb
> (--unpack):
>   subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>   /var/cache/apt/archives/kernel-image-2.6.8-9-em64t-p4-smp_2.6.8-5_i386.deb
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Is this the entire output? Usually there are lines above 'dpkg: error
processing' that show the actual error encountered.

> I tryed the standard "kernel-image-2.6.8-1-686-smp" version and it
> installed correctly...

It might be a bug in this kernel package, but without the complete output,
it's hard to be sure. Please post the entire output of apt-get.

Adam



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