Package: initramfs-tools Version: 0.93.3 Severity: normal File: /usr/sbin/mkinitramfs
Attempting a fresh install of testing mkinitramfs fails with a readlink error if I select to use a hardware specific image. It works fine if I select generic. Tail of syslog follows: Jul 21 20:22:06 in-target: The following extra packages will be installed: Jul 21 20:22:06 in-target: linux-image-2.6.26-2-amd64 Jul 21 20:22:06 in-target: Suggested packages: Jul 21 20:22:06 in-target: linux-doc-2.6.26 grub lilo Jul 21 20:22:06 in-target: The following NEW packages will be installed Jul 21 20:22:06 in-target: linux-image-2.6-amd64 linux-image-2.6.26-2-amd64 Jul 21 20:22:07 in-target: 0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Jul 21 20:22:07 in-target: Need to get 20.9MB of archives. Jul 21 20:22:07 in-target: After this operation, 82.5MB of additional disk space will be used. Jul 21 20:22:07 in-target: Get: 1 http://ftp.uk.debian.org squeeze/main linux-image-2.6.26-2-amd64 2.6.26-17 [20.9MB] Jul 21 20:23:29 in-target: Get: 2 http://ftp.uk.debian.org squeeze/main linux-image-2.6-amd64 2.6.26+17+lenny1 [2514B] Jul 21 20:23:29 in-target: Preconfiguring packages ... Jul 21 20:23:29 debconf: Obsolete command TITLE Configuring linux-image-2.6.26-2-amd64 called Jul 21 20:23:29 in-target: Fetched 20.9MB in 1min 22s (255kB/s) Jul 21 20:23:29 in-target: Selecting previously deselected package linux-image-2.6.26-2-amd64. Jul 21 20:23:29 in-target: 9719 files and directories currently installed.) Jul 21 20:23:29 in-target: Unpacking linux-image-2.6.26-2-amd64 (from .../linux-image-2.6.26-2-amd64_2.6.26-17_amd64.deb) ... Jul 21 20:23:29 debconf: Obsolete command TITLE Configuring linux-image-2.6.26-2-amd64 called Jul 21 20:23:29 in-target: Done. Jul 21 20:23:32 in-target: Selecting previously deselected package linux-image-2.6-amd64. Jul 21 20:23:32 in-target: Unpacking linux-image-2.6-amd64 (from .../linux-image-2.6-amd64_2.6.26+17+lenny1_amd64.deb) ... Jul 21 20:23:33 in-target: Setting up linux-image-2.6.26-2-amd64 (2.6.26-17) ... Jul 21 20:23:33 debconf: Obsolete command TITLE Configuring linux-image-2.6.26-2-amd64 called Jul 21 20:23:33 in-target: Running depmod. Jul 21 20:23:34 in-target: Running mkinitramfs-kpkg. Jul 21 20:23:34 in-target: Deprecation WARNING: use update-initramfs(8) Jul 21 20:23:34 in-target: readlink: Jul 21 20:23:34 in-target: missing operand Jul 21 20:23:34 in-target: Jul 21 20:23:34 in-target: Try `readlink --help' for more information. Jul 21 20:23:34 in-target: mkinitramfs-kpkg failed to create initrd image. Jul 21 20:23:34 in-target: Failed to create initrd image. Jul 21 20:23:34 in-target: dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.26-2-amd64 (--configure): Jul 21 20:23:34 in-target: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 9 Jul 21 20:23:34 in-target: dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-2.6-amd64: Jul 21 20:23:34 in-target: linux-image-2.6-amd64 depends on linux-image-2.6.26-2-amd64; however: Jul 21 20:23:34 in-target: Package linux-image-2.6.26-2-amd64 is not configured yet. Jul 21 20:23:34 in-target: dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6-amd64 (--configure): Jul 21 20:23:34 in-target: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Jul 21 20:23:34 in-target: Errors were encountered while processing: Jul 21 20:23:34 in-target: linux-image-2.6.26-2-amd64 Jul 21 20:23:34 in-target: linux-image-2.6-amd64 Jul 21 20:23:34 in-target: E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) Jul 21 20:23:34 base-installer: error: exiting on error base-installer/kernel/failed-install Jul 21 20:31:12 main-menu[1075]: WARNING **: Configuring 'bootstrap-base' failed with error code 30 Jul 21 20:31:12 main-menu[1075]: WARNING **: Menu item 'bootstrap-base' failed. Jul 21 20:31:24 main-menu[1075]: INFO: Falling back to the package description for auto-install Jul 21 20:31:24 main-menu[1075]: INFO: Falling back to the package description for ai-choosers Jul 21 20:31:24 main-menu[1075]: INFO: Menu item 'di-utils-shell' selected -- Package-specific info: -- /proc/cmdline root=UUID=873dd7e5-b29d-4eb8-82b0-c13dee139334 ro -- /proc/filesystems ext3 ext2 -- lsmod Module Size Used by radeon 133920 2 drm 91488 3 radeon binfmt_misc 13580 1 ppdev 11656 0 lp 14724 0 rfcomm 38176 2 l2cap 23936 9 rfcomm bluetooth 57124 4 rfcomm,l2cap cpufreq_powersave 6400 0 cpufreq_stats 9120 0 cpufreq_conservative 11784 0 cpufreq_userspace 8452 0 cpufreq_ondemand 11792 0 freq_table 9344 2 cpufreq_stats,cpufreq_ondemand ipv6 288328 20 ext2 66448 1 loop 19468 0 snd_hda_intel 436440 2 snd_pcm_oss 41760 0 snd_mixer_oss 18816 1 snd_pcm_oss arc4 6272 2 ecb 7296 2 snd_pcm 81672 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss crypto_blkcipher 21636 1 ecb snd_seq_dummy 7428 0 snd_seq_oss 33280 0 pcspkr 7040 0 snd_seq_midi 11072 0 parport_pc 31016 1 parport 41776 3 ppdev,lp,parport_pc snd_rawmidi 26784 1 snd_seq_midi b43 126504 0 rfkill 11168 1 b43 rng_core 8968 1 b43 snd_seq_midi_event 11904 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi mac80211 162736 1 b43 snd_seq 54304 6 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event cfg80211 30096 1 mac80211 led_class 8968 1 b43 input_polldev 8720 1 b43 i2c_ali15x3 11396 0 i2c_ali1535 10884 0 i2c_core 27936 2 i2c_ali15x3,i2c_ali1535 k8temp 9216 0 snd_timer 25744 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq snd_seq_device 11668 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq shpchp 34208 0 snd 63688 13 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device soundcore 12064 1 snd snd_page_alloc 13072 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm button 11680 0 pci_hotplug 32056 1 shpchp evdev 14208 3 ext3 124944 2 jbd 51240 1 ext3 mbcache 12804 2 ext2,ext3 usbhid 45920 0 hid 41664 1 usbhid ff_memless 9224 1 usbhid ide_cd_mod 36360 0 cdrom 37928 1 ide_cd_mod ide_disk 16512 5 ata_generic 10116 0 ide_pci_generic 9220 0 [permanent] ohci_hcd 25092 0 sata_uli 9348 0 libata 165600 2 ata_generic,sata_uli scsi_mod 160760 1 libata dock 14112 1 libata alim15x3 11280 0 [permanent] ide_core 128284 4 ide_cd_mod,ide_disk,ide_pci_generic,alim15x3 r8169 31492 0 ohci1394 32692 0 ieee1394 93816 1 ohci1394 ssb 43140 1 b43 pcmcia 38680 2 b43,ssb pcmcia_core 41508 3 b43,ssb,pcmcia firmware_class 12544 2 b43,pcmcia ehci_hcd 35980 0 thermal 22816 0 processor 42304 1 thermal fan 9352 0 thermal_sys 17728 3 thermal,processor,fan dm_mirror 20608 0 dm_log 13956 1 dm_mirror dm_mod 58864 2 dm_mirror,dm_log -- /etc/kernel-img.conf # Kernel image management overrides # See kernel-img.conf(5) for details do_symlinks = yes relative_links = yes do_bootloader = no do_bootfloppy = no do_initrd = yes link_in_boot = no postinst_hook = update-grub postrm_hook = update-grub -- /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf MODULES=most BUSYBOX=y KEYMAP=n BOOT=local DEVICE=eth0 NFSROOT=auto -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-2-amd64 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=en_GB, LC_CTYPE=en_GB (charmap=ISO-8859-1) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages initramfs-tools depends on: ii cpio 2.10-1 GNU cpio -- a program to manage ar ii findutils 4.4.2-1 utilities for finding files--find, ii klibc-utils 1.5.15-1 small utilities built with klibc f ii module-init-tools 3.9-2 tools for managing Linux kernel mo ii udev 0.141-1 /dev/ and hotplug management daemo Versions of packages initramfs-tools recommends: ii busybox 1:1.10.2-2 Tiny utilities for small and embed initramfs-tools suggests no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kernel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". 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