On Tue, 1 Mar 2005, Debian Bug Tracking System wrote:
This is an automatic notification regarding your Bug report #297004: kernel-image: setup initrd symlinks is confusing, which was filed against the kernel-package package.
It has been closed by one of the developers, namely Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED] (va, manoj)>.
Their explanation is attached below. If this explanation is unsatisfactory and you have not received a better one in a separate message then please contact the developer, by replying to this email.
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The messages in question are: ====================================================================== Setting up kernel-image-2.6.8-2-686 (2.6.8-13) ... /initrd.img does not exist. Installing from scratch, eh? Or maybe you don't want a symbolic link here. Hmm? Lets See. I notice that you do not have initrd.img symbolic link. I can create one for you, and it shall be updated by newer kernel image packages. This is useful if you use a boot loader like lilo.
Do you want me to create a link from /boot/initrd.img-2.6.8-2-686 to initrd.img?[Yn]
Do you want me to create a link from /boot/initrd.img-2.6.8-2-686 to initrd.img?[Yn] ======================================================================
Here, as should be clear, we are talking about initrd.img.
====================================================================== I note that you have an old /boot/initrd symbolic link in place. The location of the symbolic link is now the same location as the kernel image symbolic links, names, in $image_dest. I have two options here. I can: (A) delete the old symbolic link (default). You shall need to update the boot loader (b) Igore it and do nothing Please select one of a, or b: ======================================================================
I fail to see how this could be any clearer.
and here are we talking of what "initrd" or "initrd.img" ?
i guess it is the old "initrd" link ?
as debian uses "initrd.img" why does it bother with the old "initrd" symlink ?
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