I've the same behaviour here with the linux-image-2.6.14-2-sparc64, everything works but when purging it hangs.
Adding some "print STDERR" into the postrm, it hangs in the line my $ret = purge(); Hochachtungsvoll, Bernhard R. Link -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]