mv /lib/modules/2.4.19 /lib/modules/2.4.19.old and go ahead make-kpg --revision=foo.1.0 kernel_image
--- "Mark T. Valites" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A while back I make-kpkg installed a new 2.4.19 > custom kernel. > > This past week, I went to dist-upgrade the system > again, except I am > getting caught when apt-get sees the custom kernel > deb. It says if I > don't want to overwrite part of it, to exit. When I > do, it exits & > appears to go on, but doesn't update any of the debs > after the kernel. > How can I get around this? > > Here's the errors: > > You are attempting to install a kernel image > (version 2.4.19) > However, the directory /lib/modules/2.4.19 still > exists. If this > directory belongs to a previous kernel-image-2.4.19 > package, and if > you have deselected some modules, or installed > standalone modules > packages, this could be bad. However, if this > directory exists because > you are also installing some stand alone modules > right now, and they > got unpacked before I did, then this is pretty > benign. Unfortunately, > I can't tell the difference. > > If /lib/modules/2.4.19 belongs to a old install of > kenel-image-2.4.19, this is your last chance to > abort the > installation of this kernel image (nothing has been > changed yet). > > If this directory is because of stand alone modules > being installed > right now, or if it does belong to an older > kernel-image-2.4.19 > package but you know what you are doing, and if you > feel that this > image should be installed despite this anomaly, > Please answer n to the > question. > > Otherwise, I suggest you move /lib/modules/2.4.19 > out of the way, > perhaps to /lib/modules/2.4.19.old or something, and > then try > re-installing this image. > Do you want to stop now? [Y/n]y > Ok, Aborting > dpkg: error processing > /var/cache/apt/archives/kernel-image-2.4.19-sun4u_27_sparc.deb > (--unpack): > subprocess pre-installation script returned error > exit status 1 > Errors were encountered while processing: > > /var/cache/apt/archives/kernel-image-2.4.19-sun4u_27_sparc.deb > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code > (1) > > -- > >--))> >--))> > Mark T. Valites > Unix Systems Analyst > 1 College Circle - 124b1 South Hall > SUNY Geneseo > Geneseo, NY 14454 > 585-245-5577 > 585-259-3471 (Cell) > 585-245-5579 (Fax) > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________________________ Yahoo! - We Remember 9-11: A tribute to the more than 3,000 lives lost http://dir.remember.yahoo.com/tribute
