Hi, Am Tue, 4 Dec 2012 19:57:46 +0100 schrieb Ivo De Decker <ivo.dedec...@ugent.be>: > On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 11:51:55PM +0200, Mika Pflüger wrote: > > Steps to reproduce: > > 1. Fresh wheezy install > > 2. apt-get install extlinux > > 3. extlinux-update && extlinux-install <first-hd> > > (4. try reboot: doesn't boot; redo 1.-3. to get working setup again) > > 5. add unstable to sources.list and apt-get -t unstable install > > syslinux-themes-debian-wheezy or just download the most recent > > syslinux-themes-debian-wheezy_*.deb from an unstable mirror of your > > choice and dpkg -i it > > 6. extlinux-update > > 7. try reboot: doesn't boot. > > This problem can be reproduced easily with these steps. The problem > should go away for fresh installs if syslinux-themes-debian-wheezy > migrates to testing, but it will still be there for older installs.
You are right, now it is not easily reproducible anymore - it probably is only a problem right now for old installs. And of course it will again be a problem if syslinux-themes-debian-wheezy has to be fixed for another problem (if ever). > > > I don't know if my proposed patch is a very elegant solution (I > > actually suspect it's not), but I tested that it solves the problem. > > Removing the directories first isn't very elegant. The following > patch shoud fix the problem by forcing cp to use the right path > (adding the -T option): Yes, that is a much more elegant solution! Thanks a lot for finding the needed cp option I did not find! Cheers, Mika --
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