I just updated my (test) machine and have to confirm Pfeiffer, the bug is not yet fixed. The modules compile just fine with module-assistant, by the way, but they do not load.
test-machine:~# apt-get install open-vm-tools Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following extra packages will be installed: libicu42 zerofree Suggested packages: open-vm-toolbox The following NEW packages will be installed: libicu42 open-vm-tools zerofree 0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 0B/8,234kB of archives. After this operation, 21.6MB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y Selecting previously deselected package libicu42. (Reading database ... 36332 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking libicu42 (from .../libicu42_4.2.1-3_i386.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package open-vm-tools. Unpacking open-vm-tools (from .../open-vm-tools_2010.03.20-243334-4_i386.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package zerofree. Unpacking zerofree (from .../zerofree_1.0.1-2_i386.deb) ... Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ... update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-3-686 Processing triggers for man-db ... Setting up libicu42 (4.2.1-3) ... Setting up open-vm-tools (2010.03.20-243334-4) ... update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated) insserv: There is a loop between service mountnfs and nfs-common if started insserv: loop involving service nfs-common at depth 11 insserv: loop involving service portmap at depth 9 insserv: loop involving service hwclock at depth 6 insserv: loop involving service mountnfs at depth 12 insserv: There is a loop between service umountnfs and open-vm-tools if stopped insserv: loop involving service open-vm-tools at depth 5 insserv: loop involving service ifupdown at depth 4 insserv: loop involving service umountfs at depth 7 insserv: There is a loop between service mountnfs and nfs-common if started insserv: loop involving service mountnfs-bootclean at depth 19 insserv: loop involving service umountnfs at depth 9 insserv: exiting now without changing boot order! update-rc.d: error: insserv rejected the script header dpkg: error processing open-vm-tools (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Setting up zerofree (1.0.1-2) ... Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ... update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-3-686 Errors were encountered while processing: open-vm-tools E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) test-machine:~# ___________________________________________________________ NEU: WEB.DE DSL für 19,99 EUR/mtl. und ohne Mindest-Laufzeit! http://produkte.web.de/go/02/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org