Re: Error apt-getting new EM64T kernel
Please don't top post (which is putting your reply above the original
mesage) - it makes the thread harder to follow.
Simon Buchanan wrote:
> Adam Aube wrote:
>> 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.
> Hi Adam... here is the output as requested:
> mx1:/# apt-get install kernel-image-2.6.8-9-em64t-p4-smp
> kernel-image-2.6.8-9-em64t-p4-smp is already the newest version.
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 6 not upgraded.
> 1 not fully installed or removed.
It looks like you have a partially installed package on your system. I would
suggest fixing this before proceeding (use 'apt-get install -f').
Also, the system already has the kernel installed - use the '--reinstall'
flag to apt-get to force a reinstall next time you try to install it.
> Setting up kernel-image-2.6.8-9-em64t-p4-smp (2.6.8-5) ...
> cpio: (0x00000000): No such file or directory
> cp: cannot stat `(0x00000000)': No such file or directory
> run-parts: /usr/share/initrd-tools/scripts/e2fsprogs exited with return
> code 1
> Failed to create initrd image.
> dpkg: error processing kernel-image-2.6.8-9-em64t-p4-smp (--configure):
> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 9
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> kernel-image-2.6.8-9-em64t-p4-smp
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
This is the error I was looking for, though I see it is different from your
original error. For some reason the kernel is unable to create the initrd
it needs. What kernel are you running right now - pre-built or custom?
Adam
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