Re: mkinitrd.yaird failed to create initrd image

[Florian Kulzer <florian.kulzer+debian@icfo.es>]

On Thu, Dec 27, 2007 at 17:19:45 +0100, Paul van Gelder wrote:
> 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

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Sounds like this bug (which is closed and archived):

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=435227

Which version of yaird are you using? You probably should upgrade yaird
or switch to mkinitrd from initrd-tools.

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