On 2009-06-16 16:45 +0200, Bernd Prager wrote: > I have been building custom kernels for my system a while now. > Recently I run into trouble that I haven't experienced before: > > I build my kernel with: > $ make menuconfig > $ make-kpkg clean > $ fakeroot make-kpkg --initrd --append-to-version=-custom kernel_image > kernel_headers > > When I try to install I get now following error: > $ dpkg -i linux-image-2.6.30-custom_2.6.30-custom-10.00.Custom_amd64.deb > (Reading database ... 136073 files and directories currently installed.) > Unpacking linux-image-2.6.30-custom (from > linux-image-2.6.30-custom_2.6.30-custom-10.00.Custom_amd64.deb) ... > Done. > dpkg: error processing > linux-image-2.6.30-custom_2.6.30-custom-10.00.Custom_amd64.deb > (--install): > trying to overwrite `/lib/firmware/mts_edge.fw', which is also in > package linux-image-2.6.29.1-custom
You seem to be using an old version of kernel-package. Current versions do not install kernel firmware into /lib/firmware, but rather into /lib/firmware/$kernelversion to avoid these clashes. See #492516¹. > dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe) > Running postrm hook script /sbin/update-grub. > Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub > Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default > Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst > Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ... > Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.29.1-custom > Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-14-generic > Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin > Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done > > Errors were encountered while processing: > linux-image-2.6.30-custom_2.6.30-custom-10.00.Custom_amd64.deb > > Any suggestion what to do? Upgrade kernel-package to the version in Lenny (or newer). Sven ¹http://bugs.debian.org/492516 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
