Package: kernel-image-2.6.8-2-686 Version: 2.6.8-13 Severity: important My system has a /boot partion which is a vfat filesystem so that i could configure the grub also from e.g. freebsd. If i now run apt-get upgrade or dpkg -i <pkg> i get the following error:
pig:/etc/apt# dpkg -i /var/cache/apt/archives/kernel-image-2.6.8-2-686_2.6.8-16_i386.deb (Reading database ... 26276 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace kernel-image-2.6.8-2-686 2.6.8-13 (using .../kernel-image-2.6.8-2-686_2.6.8-16_i386.deb) ... The directory /lib/modules/2.6.8-2-686 still exists. Continuing as directed. Unpacking replacement kernel-image-2.6.8-2-686 ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/kernel-image-2.6.8-2-686_2.6.8-16_i386.deb (--install): unable to make backup link of `./boot/config-2.6.8-2-686' before installing new version: Operation not permitted dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe) Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub . Testing for an existing GRUB menu.list file... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst . Searching for splash image... none found, skipping... Found kernel: /vmlinuz-2.6.8-2-686 Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done The problem is that it is not possible to create a softlink on /boot which is correct if it is a vfat filesystem. If I copy the content of /boot to a tar and extract the content later on a filesystem mounted to /boot which is able to handle links the update works. So there is a way around but this behavior is very bothering, if you have around 10 machines which you try to update. I had a short view to the package description but i don't understand what going on there. So is there someone who can fix this problem. -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 APT prefers testing APT policy: (650, 'testing'), (600, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.8-2-686 Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US (charmap=ISO-8859-1) Versions of packages kernel-image-2.6.8-2-686 depends on: ii coreutils [fileutils] 5.2.1-2 The GNU core utilities ii initrd-tools 0.1.81.1 tools to create initrd image for p ii module-init-tools 3.2-pre1-2 tools for managing Linux kernel mo -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
