Package: lilo
Version: 1:22.8-8.2
Justification: breaks unrelated software
Severity: critical
Tags: sid
The lilo package is installed but /etc/lilo.conf is missing; at present
I use grub.
In the latest update of lilo, I can no longer install kernel updates, as
seen in the following output:
Setting up linux-image-2.6.32-5-amd64 (2.6.32-21) ...
Running depmod.
Running update-initramfs.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-amd64
Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms 2.6.32-5-amd64
/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-amd64
dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 2.6.32-5-amd64:
nvidia (195.36.31)...done.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools
2.6.32-5-amd64 /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-amd64
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 2.6.32-5-amd64
/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-amd64
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/update-notifier
2.6.32-5-amd64 /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-amd64
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-lilo 2.6.32-5-amd64
/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-amd64
Fatal: Cannot open: /etc/lilo.conf
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-lilo exited with return code 1
I see from the changelog that /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-lilo is a recent
addition. AFAICT, there's no /etc/kernel policy that selects between
grub and lilo, so I'm not certain how to resolve this problem -- how to
leave both packages installed.
I should also mention that as far as I can recall, this same lilo update
removed /etc/lilo.conf -- I recall reading a message.
Please let me know if you require additional information.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (990, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable'), (1,
'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-3-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages lilo depends on:
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.35 Debian configuration
management sy
ii libc6 2.11.2-2 Embedded GNU C Library:
Shared lib
ii libdevmapper1.02.1 2:1.02.48-3 The Linux Kernel Device
Mapper use
ii mbr 1.1.10-2 Master Boot Record for
IBM-PC comp
lilo recommends no packages.
Versions of packages lilo suggests:
pn lilo-doc <none> (no description available)
-- debconf information:
liloconfig/fstab_broken:
liloconfig/banner:
liloconfig/use_lba32: true
liloconfig/configuring_base:
lilo/runme: false
liloconfig/wipe_old_liloconf: false
liloconfig/activate_error:
* lilo/new-config:
liloconfig/maintitle:
liloconfig/mbr_error:
liloconfig/lilo_warning:
liloconfig/no_changes:
lilo/add_large_memory: true
liloconfig/liloconf_incompatible:
lilo/bad_bitmap:
lilo/upgrade:
liloconfig/liloconf_exists:
liloconfig/use_current_lilo: true
liloconfig/instruction:
liloconfig/select_bitmap: /boot/coffee.bmp
liloconfig/lilo_error:
liloconfig/odd_fstab:
liloconfig/install_from_root_device: true
liloconfig/make_active_partition: true
liloconfig/install_mbr: false
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