Re: Error reported while trying to update Linux Image
On 2007-12-11 12:58 +0100, Peter Ellison wrote:
> Hi
> This morning using automatic updater I was advised of a number of
> updates to apply to my system (samba etc.) Included in this list of
> updates is linux-image-2.6.18-5-486_2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch5_i386.deb.
>
> I have previously followed the suggested items to update/install
> without problem (including images).
>
> Today all installed seamlessly except the Linux image which halted
> with the following error displayed :-
>
>
> E:
> /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.18-5-486_2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch5_i386.deb:
> failed in buffer_write(fd) (10, ret=-1)
Sounds like your root partition is full. The linux-image-* packages
need ~ 50 Megabyte in / because of the huge number of modules.
> After several attempts at unpacking the image, I removed the package
> from /var/cache/apt/archives/ to make the system download the package
> again (thinking it might have been an induced error during the
> download process)but this seems not to be the case, it produces the
> same error.
>
> Is this a fault within my system or is their a problem with the
> package itself (creation date 2/12/07).
Try to remove one or more old kernels before installing the new one. If
that is not possible, you may have to enlarge your root partition.
Cheers,
Sven
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