BUG: In debian installer
When installing a kernel that uses an initrd the install process
abends because the default in /etc/kernel-img.conf is wrong and
when the installer responds with, I preseme, a CR then dpkg is
aborted. As far as I have been able to determine there is
now way to continue from this point. All options result in the
/etc/kernel-img.conf file being replaced with the one containing the
do_initrd = No option that causes the problem. Following is the
contents of /var/log/messages leading up to the abort. The prompt and
response is flagged with >>>>>
Selecting previously deselected package kernel-image-2.6.8-2-s390.
Unpacking kernel-image-2.6.8-2-s390 (from
.../kernel-image-2.6.8-2-s390_2.6.8-5_s390.deb) ...
You are attempting to install an initrd kernel image (version 2.6.8-2-s390)
This will not work unless you have configured your boot loader to use
initrd. (An initrd image is a kernel image that expects to use an INITial
Ram Disk to mount a minimal root file system into RAM and use that for
booting).
I repeat, You need to configure your boot loader -- please read your
bootloader documentation for details on how to add initrd images.
If you have already done so, and you wish to get rid of this message,
please put
"do_initrd = Yes"
in /etc/kernel-img.conf. Note that this is optional, but if you do not,
you will continue to see this message whenever you install a kernel
image using initrd.
>>>>> Do you want to stop now? [Y/n]Ok, Aborting
dpkg: error processing
/var/cache/apt/archives/kernel-image-2.6.8-2-s390_2.6.8-5_s390.deb
(--unpack)
:
subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/kernel-image-2.6.8-2-s390_2.6.8-5_s390.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Reply to: