Package: linux-image-2.6.16-2-k7 Version: 2.6.16-18 Severity: important At setup time I get :
Setting up linux-image-2.6.16-2-k7 (2.6.16-18) ... Running depmod. Finding valid ramdisk creators. Using mkinitrd.yaird to build the ramdisk. Not updating initrd symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled (2.6.16-17 was configured last, according to dpkg) Not updating image symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled (2.6.16-17 was configured last, according to dpkg) The provided postinst hook script [/sbin/update-grub] could not be run. dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.16-2-k7 (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2 Errors were encountered while processing: linux-image-2.6.16-2-k7 E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) A package failed to install. Trying to recover: Setting up linux-image-2.6.16-2-k7 (2.6.16-18) ... Running depmod. Finding valid ramdisk creators. Using mkinitrd.yaird to build the ramdisk. Not updating initrd symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled (2.6.16-17 was configured last, according to dpkg) Not updating image symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled (2.6.16-17 was configured last, according to dpkg) The provided postinst hook script [/sbin/update-grub] could not be run. dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.16-2-k7 (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2 Errors were encountered while processing: linux-image-2.6.16-2-k7 It seems clear that grub cannot be updated : dpkg -l \*grub\* Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Description +++-==============-==============-============================================ pn grub <none> (no description available) un grub-doc <none> (no description available) un grubconf <none> (no description available) grub is not installed on the system. -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Kernel: Linux 2.6.16-2-k7 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.16-2-k7 depends on: ii module-init-tools 3.2.2-3 tools for managing Linux kernel mo ii yaird [linux-initramfs-tool] 0.0.12-17 Yet Another mkInitRD Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.16-2-k7 recommends: ii libc6-i686 2.3.6.ds1-4 GNU C Library: Shared libraries [i -- debconf information: linux-image-2.6.16-2-k7/preinst/elilo-initrd-2.6.16-2-k7: true linux-image-2.6.16-2-k7/preinst/failed-to-move-modules-2.6.16-2-k7: linux-image-2.6.16-2-k7/prerm/would-invalidate-boot-loader-2.6.16-2-k7: true * linux-image-2.6.16-2-k7/preinst/already-running-this-2.6.16-2-k7: linux-image-2.6.16-2-k7/postinst/bootloader-error-2.6.16-2-k7: linux-image-2.6.16-2-k7/postinst/bootloader-test-error-2.6.16-2-k7: linux-image-2.6.16-2-k7/postinst/really-run-bootloader-2.6.16-2-k7: true linux-image-2.6.16-2-k7/postinst/kimage-is-a-directory: linux-image-2.6.16-2-k7/preinst/bootloader-initrd-2.6.16-2-k7: true linux-image-2.6.16-2-k7/preinst/lilo-has-ramdisk: linux-image-2.6.16-2-k7/preinst/abort-overwrite-2.6.16-2-k7: linux-image-2.6.16-2-k7/preinst/abort-install-2.6.16-2-k7: linux-image-2.6.16-2-k7/postinst/depmod-error-2.6.16-2-k7: false linux-image-2.6.16-2-k7/postinst/old-dir-initrd-link-2.6.16-2-k7: true linux-image-2.6.16-2-k7/postinst/create-kimage-link-2.6.16-2-k7: true linux-image-2.6.16-2-k7/postinst/old-system-map-link-2.6.16-2-k7: true linux-image-2.6.16-2-k7/preinst/lilo-initrd-2.6.16-2-k7: true linux-image-2.6.16-2-k7/preinst/initrd-2.6.16-2-k7: linux-image-2.6.16-2-k7/postinst/old-initrd-link-2.6.16-2-k7: true linux-image-2.6.16-2-k7/prerm/removing-running-kernel-2.6.16-2-k7: true linux-image-2.6.16-2-k7/preinst/overwriting-modules-2.6.16-2-k7: true linux-image-2.6.16-2-k7/postinst/depmod-error-initrd-2.6.16-2-k7: false -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]