On 23:36:54 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> masquerading, somehow or other both my kernel-image and kernel-source >> packages have gotten to a state where I'm stuck fast! > >Before you try anything drastic, check the #!/... line of the >post-install scripts for the kernel. Mine pointed to a non- >existent perl. Either modify the script(s) or create a link >to the correct Perl. Once I had created the link, the install >went forward without a hitch. > Owen,
Thanks for suggesting caution. Others have suggested the scripts having that error also. However, I have managed to resolve the dilemma. I tried Heiko's suggestion and edited my status file. I changed the kernel-source and image status to "purge ok not-installed". Then ran dselect, since I wanted to install a few other packages as well. All went fine! Except that now the postinst script fails. This is not dibilatating however as the source is now intact and the original kernel image (and the compressed) are where they should be. I believe this same error occured on the initial install of the kernel stuff as well. Paul