Hello, On Wed, Jun 19, 2019 at 10:48:17PM +0200, Uwe Kleine-König wrote: > some time ago I wanted to install a kernel update on my NAS (Netgear > ReadyNAS 104/armhf). However that failed with: > > ... > update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.19.0-5-armmp > Using DTB: armada-370-netgear-rn104.dtb > Installing > /usr/lib/linux-image-4.19.0-5-armmp/armada-370-netgear-rn104.dtb into > /boot/dtbs/4.19.0-5-armmp/./armada-370-netgear-rn104.dtb > Taking backup of armada-370-netgear-rn104.dtb. > Installing new armada-370-netgear-rn104.dtb. > Installing > /usr/lib/linux-image-4.19.0-5-armmp/armada-370-netgear-rn104.dtb into > /boot/dtbs/4.19.0-5-armmp/./armada-370-netgear-rn104.dtb > Taking backup of armada-370-netgear-rn104.dtb. > Installing new armada-370-netgear-rn104.dtb. > flash-kernel: installing version 4.19.0-5-armmp > > The initial ramdisk is too large. This is often due to the > unnecessary inclusion > of all kernel modules in the image. To fix this set MODULES=dep in > one or both > /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/driver-policy (if it exists) and > /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf and then run 'update-initramfs -u > -k 4.19.0-5-armmp' > > Not enough space for initrd in MTD 'minirootfs' (need 4821508 but is > actually 4194304). > run-parts: /etc/initramfs/post-update.d//flash-kernel exited with > return code 1 > dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools (--configure): > installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script > subprocess returned error exit status 1 > Errors were encountered while processing: > initramfs-tools > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
For the record: I rebuilt libkmod2 locally without openssl now. With that installed the size of the initramfs went down to 3637508 bytes (from 4821508 bytes as can be seen above). Best regards Uwe
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