Re: error installing kernel-image
On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 09:22:18PM -0400, Stephen Powell wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Apr 2011 04:40:38 -0400 (EDT), Hans Jespersen wrote:
> > While upgrading from lenny to squeeze, i followed the installation
> > notes to the point where I install the new kernel image:
> >
> > apt-get install linux-image-2.6-686
> >
> > then I get the following error:
> > ..........
> > Running depmod.
> > Running /usr/sbin/yaird.
> > yaird error: Unknown option: k
> > (fatal)
> > /usr/sbin/yaird failed to create initrd image.
> > Failed to create initrd image.
(snip)
> yaird is not supported in Squeeze. Purge the package and install
> initramfs-tools instead. Then try again. If you still get the
> failure, search /etc/kernel/postinst.d and /etc/kernel/postrm.d
> for yaird-related scripts that didn't get purged when you purged
> the yaird package. If you find any, erase (rm) them. Also check
> /etc/initramfs/post-update.d for any yaird-related scripts and
> erase them from there too. Then try again.
I had a similar problem described here:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2010/10/msg00264.html
Stephen Powell gave the same advice as above. :-) Following that,
I tried this:
# grep -r yaird /etc/*
And got this:
/etc/kernel-img.conf: ramdisk = /usr/sbin/mkinitrd.yaird
I.e. in /etc/kernel-img.conf is a line you need to change to this:
ramdisk = /usr/sbin/update-initramfs
Worked for me. I wonder if a bug ever got filed....
cheers,
Joel
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