Public bug reported: >From kernels 2.6.27-rc1, firmware can be built into the kernel. Some firmware blobs also can be installed in /lib/firmware.
Compiling own kernels presents this problem: Unpacking linux-image-2.6.27-rc2 (from .../linux-image-2.6.27-rc2_2.6.27-rc2-10.00.Custom_amd64.deb) ... Done. dpkg: error processing ../linux-image-2.6.27-rc2_2.6.27-rc2-10.00.Custom_amd64.deb (--install): trying to overwrite `/lib/firmware/keyspan_pda/keyspan_pda.fw', which is also in package linux-image-2.6.27-rc1 dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe) ** Affects: kernel-package (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- make-kpkg needs to be updated to handle firmware https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/256983 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs