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Re: Problem with udev upgrading from wheezy to jessie



Am 24.01.2016 um 11:58 schrieb Martin Hanson:
> I am trying to upgrade a cubox (arm) from Wheezy to Jessie, but I keep running into problems with udev. When I try to install latest kernel from backports:
> 
> <SNIP>
> # dpkg -i linux-image-4.3.0-0.bpo.1-armmp_4.3.3-7~bpo8+1_armhf.deb
> dpkg: regarding .../linux-image-4.3.0-0.bpo.1-armmp_4.3.3-7~bpo8+1_armhf.deb containing linux-image-4.3.0-0.bpo.1-armmp:
>  linux-image-4.3.0-0.bpo.1-armmp breaks udev (<< 208-8~)
>   udev (version 175-7.2) is present and installed.
> 
> dpkg: error processing archive linux-image-4.3.0-0.bpo.1-armmp_4.3.3-7~bpo8+1_armhf.deb (--install):
>  installing linux-image-4.3.0-0.bpo.1-armmp would break udev, and
>  deconfiguration is not permitted (--auto-deconfigure might help)
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  linux-image-4.3.0-0.bpo.1-armmp_4.3.3-7~bpo8+1_armhf.deb
> </SNIP>
> 
> Then trying to solve that installing udev:
> 
> <SNIP>
> # dpkg -i udev_215-17+deb8u3_armhf.deb 
> (Reading database ... 50189 files and directories currently installed.)
> Preparing to unpack udev_215-17+deb8u3_armhf.deb ...
> Since release 198, udev requires support for the following features in
> the running kernel:
> 
> - inotify(2)            (CONFIG_INOTIFY_USER)
> - signalfd(2)           (CONFIG_SIGNALFD)
> - accept4(2)
> - open_by_handle_at(2)  (CONFIG_FHANDLE)
> - timerfd_create(2)     (CONFIG_TIMERFD)
> - epoll_create(2)       (CONFIG_EPOLL)
> 
> Please upgrade your kernel before or while upgrading udev.
> 
> AT YOUR OWN RISK, you can force the installation of this version of udev
> WHICH DOES NOT WORK WITH YOUR RUNNING KERNEL AND WILL BREAK YOUR SYSTEM
> AT THE NEXT REBOOT by creating the /etc/udev/kernel-upgrade file.
> There is always a safer way to upgrade, do not try this unless you
> understand what you are doing!


> How do I solve that, one is depending upon the other, but the other won't install as long as the first is running.

- Use a Debian kernel, which has all necessary features enabled.
- Read the error messsage (again) It tells you what you can do.


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