On 2009-11-20 17:33 +0100, drz wrote: > Im facing a problem with aptitude (running testing). > > If I run: > # aptitude update > E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to > correct > the problem. > Couldnt lock Cache-File ... (translation by me) > Then download info and: > E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to > correct > the problem. > > If I run > # dpkg --configure -a > > Richte initramfs-tools ein (0.93.4) ... > > update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated) > Verarbeite Trigger für initramfs-tools ... > update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.30-2-powerpc > W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/FW13 for module b43 > cryptsetup: WARNING: target hda5_crypt uses a key file, skipped > > gzip: stdout: No space left on device
This happens when update-initramfs tries to compress the initramfs. I.e. the device where no space is left is /boot. > /dev/hda2 93M 69M 20M 78% /boot That may be a bit small these days with the default update-initramfs configuration. If you cannot increase the /boot partition, you need to free some space another way, e.g. - remove some old kernels, or just their initramfs - use MODULES=dep in /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf to reduce the size of the initramfs - use backup_initramfs=no in /etc/initramfs-tools/update-initramfs.conf to disable the creation of initrd.img*.bak files in /boot. Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
