Package: linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc Version: 2.6.17-9 Severity: important
Upgrade from starge to etch fails on my Pegasos system, as 2.6.8-powerpc to 2.6.17-powerpc fails. Below is the apt-get -f install output, with DEBCONF_DEBUG=developer Regards Alastair apt-get -f install Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 134 not upgraded. 1 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used. Setting up linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc (2.6.17-9) ... debconf (developer): frontend started debconf (developer): frontend running, package name is linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc debconf (developer): starting /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc.config configure 2.6.17-8 debconf (developer): <-- VERSION 2.0 debconf (developer): --> 0 2.0 debconf (developer): starting /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc.postinst configure 2.6.17-8 debconf (developer): <-- VERSION 2.0 debconf (developer): --> 0 2.0 debconf (developer): <-- CAPB backup debconf (developer): --> 0 multiselect escape backup Running depmod. Finding valid ramdisk creators. Using mkinitramfs-kpkg to build the ramdisk. Not updating initrd symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled (2.6.17-8 was configured last, according to dpkg) Not updating image symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled (2.6.17-8 was configured last, according to dpkg) Running postinst hook script /usr/sbin/mkvmlinuz. debconf (developer): <-- Output file /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-2-powerpc exists, attempting to back it up... Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d. run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/mkvmlinuz debconf (developer): <-- GET mkvmlinuz/bootloaders debconf (developer): --> 0 mkvmlinuz run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/mkvmlinuz exited with return code 20 Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc.postinst line 1227. dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2 Errors were encountered while processing: linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: powerpc (ppc) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.8-powerpc Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=UTF-8) (ignored: LC_ALL set to ga_IE.UTF-8) Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc depends on: ii initramfs-tools [linux-initra 0.79 tools for generating an initramfs ii mkvmlinuz 23 create a kernel to boot a PowerPC ii module-init-tools 3.2.2-3 tools for managing Linux kernel mo linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc recommends no packages. -- debconf information: linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc/preinst/lilo-initrd-2.6.17-2-powerpc: true linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc/preinst/already-running-this-2.6.17-2-powerpc: linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc/preinst/abort-overwrite-2.6.17-2-powerpc: linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc/prerm/removing-running-kernel-2.6.17-2-powerpc: true linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc/postinst/kimage-is-a-directory: linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc/preinst/abort-install-2.6.17-2-powerpc: linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc/postinst/old-dir-initrd-link-2.6.17-2-powerpc: true linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc/postinst/bootloader-test-error-2.6.17-2-powerpc: linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc/preinst/overwriting-modules-2.6.17-2-powerpc: true linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc/postinst/bootloader-error-2.6.17-2-powerpc: linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc/postinst/old-initrd-link-2.6.17-2-powerpc: true linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc/preinst/lilo-has-ramdisk: linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc/prerm/would-invalidate-boot-loader-2.6.17-2-powerpc: true linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc/preinst/failed-to-move-modules-2.6.17-2-powerpc: shared/kernel-image/really-run-bootloader: true linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc/postinst/create-kimage-link-2.6.17-2-powerpc: true linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc/preinst/initrd-2.6.17-2-powerpc: linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc/preinst/elilo-initrd-2.6.17-2-powerpc: true linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc/postinst/depmod-error-2.6.17-2-powerpc: false linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc/postinst/old-system-map-link-2.6.17-2-powerpc: true linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc/preinst/bootloader-initrd-2.6.17-2-powerpc: true linux-image-2.6.17-2-powerpc/postinst/depmod-error-initrd-2.6.17-2-powerpc: false -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]