Re: dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.26-2-686 (--configure):
On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 16:23:17 -0400 (EDT), Mizanur Khondoker wrote:
>
> I am having the following error while upgrading lenny. Any help would
> be greatly appreciated.
>
> debian:/home/mizanur# aptitude safe-upgrade
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> Reading extended state information
> Initializing package states... Done
> Reading task descriptions... Done
> The following partially installed packages will be configured:
> linux-image-2.6.26-2-686
> 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used.
> Setting up linux-image-2.6.26-2-686 (2.6.26-24) ...
> Running depmod.
> Running mkinitramfs-kpkg.
> Failed to symbolic-link boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-2-686 to initrd.img.
> dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.26-2-686 (--configure):
> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 17
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> linux-image-2.6.26-2-686
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
> Setting up linux-image-2.6.26-2-686 (2.6.26-24) ...
> Running depmod.
> Running mkinitramfs-kpkg.
> Failed to symbolic-link boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-2-686 to initrd.img.
> dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.26-2-686 (--configure):
> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 17
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> linux-image-2.6.26-2-686
Mizanur,
Please provide the following information:
(1) Which boot loader are you using? (Grub version 1? Grub version 2?
lilo? extlinux?)
(2) What is the contents of /etc/kernel-img.conf?
(3) What are the names of the files in the following directories?
/etc/kernel/preinst.d
/etc/kernel/prerm.d
/etc/kernel/postinst.d
/etc/kernel/postrm.d
(4) What is the output of the following commands?
ls -Al /boot/
ls -Al /
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