On 2010-10-05 09:06 +0200, Joel Roth wrote: > On Tue, Oct 05, 2010 at 08:51:10AM +0200, Sven Joachim wrote: >> >> The yaird package appears to be unmaintained and broken. Why are you >> using it? > > I'm not using it! The above linux-image package invokes it. > > I never asked for it. If I remove yaird, the linux-image package > complains that it doesn't find mkinitrd.yaird.
Strange. Did you try to purge the yaird package? Grepping for yaird in /etc might also reveal something. > Even if I generate the initrd.img file using a different > utility, the linux-image package still tries (and fails) > to invoke mkinitrd.yaird every time. > > I have installed update-initramfs, however the linux-image > package still looks for yaird. I think you mean initramfs-tools rather than update-initramfs. > Nothing in /etc/alternatives suggests an alterative. Well, initramfs generators are not managed through alternatives. Maybe they should, but 99% of all Debian users just use initramfs-tools which is the only one supported by the Debian kernel team and generally works well. Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/874od1ks7q....@turtle.gmx.de
