Re: Trunk version of linux-image ISSUE: SOLVED!Thanks to all who responded
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From: Stephen Powell <zlinuxman@wowway.com>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Trunk version of linux-image ISSUE
Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2010 12:49:27 -0400 (EDT)
On Sat, 17 Apr 2010 09:37:30 -0400 (EDT), JW Foster wrote:
> Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
> run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/extlinux
> 2.6.32-trunk-686 /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-trunk-686
> run-parts: /etc/kernel/postrm.d/extlinux exited with return code 1
Normally, when a script in /etc/kernel/*/<scriptname> fails, and the
script name matches a package name (extlinux in this case), the
script was installed by that package. Since you're using grub as
your bootloader, and since extlinux was designed for use with
the syslinux boot loader, I'm not sure why you have it installed in
the first place. That could be your problem.
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John Foster
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Thanks to all who responded. This situation was resolved by applying the
intell, gleaned from the thoughts provided by Stephen & others from all
of you.
Here is what I did.
1. used mc to locate every vestige of the trunk version, and physically
deleted all of them. Recall I was able to get the other version to boot
up, albeit without it being properly configured correctly.
2. used synaptic to purge syslinux & extlinux & mkrboot. Both extlinux &
syslinux were added by mkrboot when I installed it to make some bootable
media.
3. reinstalled the upgraded regular linux-image.
4. celebrated the fact that given time this list has solved every issue
I've ever had with linux.
An opinion: the trunk version is NOT properly packaed with approriate
warnings & should be removed from the distro, or at least sent to
experimental.
John
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