Package: linux-image-2.6.18-3-686 Version: 2.6.18-7 Severity: critical Justification: breaks the whole system
The kernel 2.6.18-3-686 detects a wrong harddisk size, which leads to "access beyond end of device" errors and thereby makes the system unusable. The corresponding partition cannot be mounted. Even cfdisk does not run, because it detects a corrupted partition table. System log: Dec 13 13:35:04 werckmeister kernel: SCSI device sda: 139968963 512-byte hdwr sectors (71664 MB) Dec 13 13:35:04 werckmeister kernel: sda: p7 exceeds device capacity Dec 13 13:35:04 werckmeister kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device Dec 13 13:35:04 werckmeister kernel: sda: rw=0, want=146833964, limit=139968963 and many more of the "attempt to access beyond end of device" errors The old kernel 2.6.17-2-686 detects the correct size: Dec 13 17:00:31 werckmeister kernel: SCSI device sda: 156368016 512-byte hdwr sectors (80060 MB) Thus, reinstalling and using the old kernel 2.6.17.2-686 was mandatory for me (the old kernel package was difficult to obtain though). -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.17-2-686 Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.18-3-686 depends on: ii coreutils 5.97-5 The GNU core utilities ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.8 Debian configuration management sy ii initramfs-tools [linux-initra 0.85c tools for generating an initramfs ii module-init-tools 3.3-pre3-1 tools for managing Linux kernel mo Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.18-3-686 recommends: ii libc6-i686 2.3.6.ds1-8 GNU C Library: Shared libraries [i -- debconf information: shared/kernel-image/really-run-bootloader: true linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/postinst/bootloader-error-2.6.18-3-686: linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/postinst/old-dir-initrd-link-2.6.18-3-686: true linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/postinst/kimage-is-a-directory: linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/preinst/elilo-initrd-2.6.18-3-686: true linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/postinst/old-system-map-link-2.6.18-3-686: true linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/preinst/lilo-initrd-2.6.18-3-686: true linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/postinst/depmod-error-initrd-2.6.18-3-686: false linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/preinst/bootloader-initrd-2.6.18-3-686: true linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/prerm/removing-running-kernel-2.6.18-3-686: true linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/postinst/create-kimage-link-2.6.18-3-686: true linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/prerm/would-invalidate-boot-loader-2.6.18-3-686: true linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/preinst/abort-install-2.6.18-3-686: linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/preinst/overwriting-modules-2.6.18-3-686: true linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/preinst/initrd-2.6.18-3-686: linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/preinst/lilo-has-ramdisk: linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/preinst/already-running-this-2.6.18-3-686: linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/postinst/bootloader-test-error-2.6.18-3-686: linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/preinst/abort-overwrite-2.6.18-3-686: linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/postinst/old-initrd-link-2.6.18-3-686: true linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/postinst/depmod-error-2.6.18-3-686: false linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/preinst/failed-to-move-modules-2.6.18-3-686: -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
