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--- Begin Message ---
Package: initramfs-tools
Version: 0.85b
Severity: normal
Looks line postinst script of initramfs-tools package just runs
'update-initramfs -u'
This looks to update initramfs image for one of installed linux-image
packages, while keeping it as-is for all other packages. This could lead
to different sorts of inconsistency.
E.g. on one of systems, I have linux-image-2.6.18-2-xen-k7 and
linux-image-2.6.18-2-k7 packages installed. Normally xen version is
running, but non-xen version is kept for the case if things will go
wrong.
When I upgrade initramfs-tools, it rebuilds initrd.img-2.6.18-2-k7 (that
is image for kernel that normally does not run), but does not rebuild
initrd.img-2.6.18-2-xen-k7 (image for kernel that normally runs).
This does not look like correct behaviour.
So what is stated in the man page ('update-initramfs -u updates
the initramfs of the newest kernel') is not true. 2.6.18-2-xen-k7 *is*
newest, but it's initramfs image is not updated.
I think that '-u' whthout '-k' in it's current implementation does not
make sence at all, because aclually it updates initramfs of semi-random
kernel.
I thinks that tho things should be done
- postinst should be changed either to call 'update-initramfs -u -k all',
or to ask somehow what images should be updated,
- update-initramfs should be modified either to require -k, or to use
better logic to find out what kernel image is the 'latest'.
-- Package-specific info:
-- /proc/cmdline
root=/dev/sda1 ro
-- /proc/filesystems
cramfs
reiserfs
vfat
-- lsmod
Module Size Used by
nls_koi8_r 5696 0
nls_cp866 5696 0
nls_iso8859_1 4544 0
nls_cp437 6208 0
vfat 12416 0
fat 47260 1 vfat
usb_storage 72768 0
xt_tcpudp 3456 2
iptable_nat 7428 1
ip_nat 17260 1 iptable_nat
ip_conntrack 49504 2 iptable_nat,ip_nat
nfnetlink 7128 2 ip_nat,ip_conntrack
ip_tables 13412 1 iptable_nat
x_tables 13636 3 xt_tcpudp,iptable_nat,ip_tables
nfs 203980 1
nfsd 199792 17
exportfs 6080 1 nfsd
lockd 55240 3 nfs,nfsd
nfs_acl 3904 2 nfs,nfsd
sunrpc 139772 13 nfs,nfsd,lockd,nfs_acl
ppdev 8964 0
lp 11300 0
button 6928 0
ac 5508 0
battery 9924 0
ipv6 228064 48
sk98lin 133344 0
snd_intel8x0 30620 0
snd_ac97_codec 83360 1 snd_intel8x0
snd_ac97_bus 2688 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm_oss 39200 0
snd_pcm 68996 3 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_mixer_oss 15552 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq_dummy 4164 0
evdev 9408 0
snd_seq_oss 29120 0
snd_seq_midi_event 7488 1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq 46224 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_timer 21316 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device 8140 3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
i2c_nforce2 7232 0
psmouse 35336 0
snd 47524 9
snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_pcm,snd_mixer_oss,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
i2c_core 20096 1 i2c_nforce2
serio_raw 6980 0
parport_pc 32612 1
parport 33672 3 ppdev,lp,parport_pc
soundcore 9568 1 snd
irtty_sir 8128 0
sir_dev 15940 1 irtty_sir
pcspkr 3392 0
snd_page_alloc 9928 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
rtc 12788 0
irda 163580 2 irtty_sir,sir_dev
floppy 53668 0
crc_ccitt 2560 1 irda
reiserfs 214080 4
dm_mirror 19600 0
dm_snapshot 15840 0
dm_mod 50776 9 dm_mirror,dm_snapshot
sd_mod 19456 4
amd74xx 13340 0 [permanent]
generic 5316 0 [permanent]
ide_core 110984 3 usb_storage,amd74xx,generic
ohci_hcd 18564 0
ehci_hcd 28488 0
usbcore 113412 4 usb_storage,ohci_hcd,ehci_hcd
forcedeth 38596 0
sata_nv 11332 3
libata 90644 1 sata_nv
scsi_mod 124872 3 usb_storage,sd_mod,libata
skge 35152 0
thermal 13896 0
processor 29128 1 thermal
fan 5124 0
-- kernel-img.conf
Do_Symlinks = no
do_initrd = Yes
postinst_hook = update-grub
postrm_hook = update-grub
do_bootloader = no
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (620, 'testing'), (600, 'unstable'), (550, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-2-k7
Locale: LANG=ru_RU.KOI8-R, LC_CTYPE=ru_RU.KOI8-R (charmap=KOI8-R)
Versions of packages initramfs-tools depends on:
ii busybox 1:1.1.3-3 Tiny utilities for small and embed
ii cpio 2.6-17 GNU cpio -- a program to manage ar
ii klibc-utils 1.4.30-1 small statically-linked utilities
ii module-init-tools 3.2.2-3 tools for managing Linux kernel mo
ii udev 0.100-2.3 /dev/ and hotplug management daemo
-- no debconf information
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--- Begin Message ---
Version: 0.90
you can update _all_ initramfs by setting so in
/etc/initramfs-tools/update-initramfs.conf
--
maks
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