Re: post-installation error
On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:18:43 -0200
Alejandro <elcorreodeale@gmail.com> wrote:
> 2009/1/15 Carlos Sousa <csousa@tele2.pt>
>
> > On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:41:53 -0200 (BRST)
> > macdowell.smd@dpf.gov.br wrote:
> >
> > > ...
> > > Configurando linux-image-2.6.26-1-amd64 (2.6.26-11) ...
> > > Running depmod.
> > > Running mkinitramfs-kpkg.
> > > Not updating initrd symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled
> > > (2.6.26-10 was configured last, according to dpkg)
> > > Not updating image symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled
> > > (2.6.26-10 was configured last, according to dpkg)
> > > Running postinst hook script update-grub.
> > > Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
> > > User postinst hook script [update-grub] exited with value 1
> >
> > This was the problem. Can't help you further as I don't use the grub
> > bootloader...
> >
> This happened to me when i switched from grub to lilo... which bootloader
> are you using?
Been using lilo since Debian potato.
After a little googling, this looks like bug #510223, and it appears to
be a grub one.
Perhaps the OP could comment out the "postinst_hook = update-grub" line
in /etc/kernel-img.conf, retry the kernel installation (apt-get -f
install), and run update-grub manually afterwards?
--
Carlos Sousa
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