Please don't top post (which is putting your reply above the original mesage) - it makes the thread harder to follow.
Simon Buchanan wrote: > Adam Aube wrote: >> Simon Buchanan wrote: >>> Hi There, I have just completed install of debian testing on my new SMP >>> server (xeon nocona processors) and went to install a new SMP-aware >>> kernel and got this message: >>>dpkg: error processing >>>/var/cache/apt/archives/kernel-image-2.6.8-9-em64t-p4-smp_2.6.8-5_i386.deb >>>(--unpack): >>> subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 >>>Errors were encountered while processing: >>> /var/cache/apt/archives/kernel-image-2.6.8-9-em64t-p4-smp_2.6.8-5_i386.deb >>>E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) >> Is this the entire output? Usually there are lines above 'dpkg: error >> processing' that show the actual error encountered. >>>I tryed the standard "kernel-image-2.6.8-1-686-smp" version and it >>>installed correctly... >> It might be a bug in this kernel package, but without the complete >> output, it's hard to be sure. Please post the entire output of apt-get. > Hi Adam... here is the output as requested: > mx1:/# apt-get install kernel-image-2.6.8-9-em64t-p4-smp > kernel-image-2.6.8-9-em64t-p4-smp is already the newest version. > 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 6 not upgraded. > 1 not fully installed or removed. It looks like you have a partially installed package on your system. I would suggest fixing this before proceeding (use 'apt-get install -f'). Also, the system already has the kernel installed - use the '--reinstall' flag to apt-get to force a reinstall next time you try to install it. > Setting up kernel-image-2.6.8-9-em64t-p4-smp (2.6.8-5) ... > cpio: (0x00000000): No such file or directory > cp: cannot stat `(0x00000000)': No such file or directory > run-parts: /usr/share/initrd-tools/scripts/e2fsprogs exited with return > code 1 > Failed to create initrd image. > dpkg: error processing kernel-image-2.6.8-9-em64t-p4-smp (--configure): > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 9 > Errors were encountered while processing: > kernel-image-2.6.8-9-em64t-p4-smp > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) This is the error I was looking for, though I see it is different from your original error. For some reason the kernel is unable to create the initrd it needs. What kernel are you running right now - pre-built or custom? Adam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
