mkinitrd.yaird failed to create initrd image

[Paul van Gelder <paul.van.gelder@wanadoo.nl>]

Hi,


I tried to install  linux-image-2.6.18-5-amd64 and get this as output:

Setting up linux-image-2.6.18-5-amd64 (2.6.18.dfsg.1-17) ...

 Hmm. The package shipped with a symbolic 
link /lib/modules/2.6.18-5-amd64/source
 However, I can not read the target: No such file or directory
 Therefore, I am deleting /lib/modules/2.6.18-5-amd64/source

Running depmod.
Finding valid ramdisk creators.
Using mkinitrd.yaird to build the ramdisk.
yaird error: unrecognised line in /proc/bus/input/devices: U: Uniq= (fatal)
mkinitrd.yaird failed to create initrd image.
Failed to create initrd image.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.18-5-amd64 (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 9
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-2.6.18-5-amd64

Same problem with my custom kernel:
dpkg -i linux-image-2.6.23.12-custom_2.6.23.12-custom-10.00.Custom_amd64.deb
Selecting previously deselected package linux-image-2.6.23.12-custom.
(Reading database ... 122246 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking linux-image-2.6.23.12-custom (from 
linux-image-2.6.23.12-custom_2.6.23.12-custom-10.00.Custom_amd64.deb) ...
Done.
Setting up linux-image-2.6.23.12-custom (2.6.23.12-custom-10.00.Custom) ...
Running depmod.
Finding valid ramdisk creators.
Using mkinitrd.yaird to build the ramdisk.
yaird error: unrecognised line in /proc/bus/input/devices: U: Uniq= (fatal)
mkinitrd.yaird failed to create initrd image.
Failed to create initrd image.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.23.12-custom (--install):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 9
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-2.6.23.12-custom


Not sure if it belongs in this mail but the standard Debian kernel has serious 
problems with my high definition audio card: it looses it's interrupt during 
boot most of the times. (Is the reason why I have a 
custom kernel.)
Audio card:

00:06.1 Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP55 High Definition Audio (rev a2)
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 821f
        Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 22
        Memory at fe024000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
        Capabilities: <access denied>


With best regards,

Paul van Gelder