Public bug reported: Binary package hint: initramfs-tools
When doing an apt-get dist-upgrade, during the update-initramfs couldn't create the image due to lack of space in /tmp, it just continued on anyway ignoring the errors. Fortunately I was awake enough to spot the problem, free space in /tmp and manually generate the image but unattended updates, or ones hidden amongst heaps of other updates could cause problems. I think this is different to #300742 since that seems to be for putting generated images into /boot Latest Jaunty as of 12 Apr 2009. Processing triggers for libc6 ... ldconfig deferred processing now taking place Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ... update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-11-generic cp: writing `/tmp/mkinitramfs_KBLDMH/lib/modules/2.6.28-11-generic/modules.order': No space left on device cp: writing `/tmp/mkinitramfs_KBLDMH/scripts/./local-bottom/ntfs_3g': No space left on device cp: writing `/tmp/mkinitramfs_KBLDMH/scripts/./init-top/all_generic_ide': No space left on device cp: writing `/tmp/mkinitramfs_KBLDMH/scripts/./init-top/usplash': No space left on device cp: writing `/tmp/mkinitramfs_KBLDMH/scripts/./init-top/framebuffer': No space left on device cp: writing `/tmp/mkinitramfs_KBLDMH/scripts/./init-top/console_setup': No space left on device cp: writing `/tmp/mkinitramfs_KBLDMH/scripts/./init-top/keymap': No space left on device cp: writing `/tmp/mkinitramfs_KBLDMH/scripts/./init-top/brltty': No space left on device cp: writing `/tmp/mkinitramfs_KBLDMH/scripts/./init-bottom/udev': No space left on device cp: writing `/tmp/mkinitramfs_KBLDMH/scripts/./local': No space left on device cp: writing `/tmp/mkinitramfs_KBLDMH/scripts/./nfs-top/udev': No space left on device cp: writing `/tmp/mkinitramfs_KBLDMH/scripts/./local-premount/ntfs_3g': No space left on device cp: writing `/tmp/mkinitramfs_KBLDMH/scripts/./local-premount/resume': No space left on device cp: writing `/tmp/mkinitramfs_KBLDMH/scripts/./functions': No space left on device cp: writing `/tmp/mkinitramfs_KBLDMH/scripts/./init-premount/udev': No space left on device cp: writing `/tmp/mkinitramfs_KBLDMH/scripts/./init-premount/blacklist': No space left on device cp: writing `/tmp/mkinitramfs_KBLDMH/scripts/./init-premount/lvm2': No space left on device cp: writing `/tmp/mkinitramfs_KBLDMH/scripts/./nfs': No space left on device cp: writing `/tmp/mkinitramfs_KBLDMH/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf': No space left on device cp: writing `/tmp/mkinitramfs_KBLDMH/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-ath_pci.conf': No space left on device cp: writing `/tmp/mkinitramfs_KBLDMH/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-firewire.conf': No space left on device cp: writing `/tmp/mkinitramfs_KBLDMH/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-framebuffer.conf': No space left on device cp: writing `/tmp/mkinitramfs_KBLDMH/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-modem.conf': No space left on device cp: writing `/tmp/mkinitramfs_KBLDMH/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-watchdog.conf': No space left on device cp: writing `/tmp/mkinitramfs_KBLDMH/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf': No space left on device cp: writing `/tmp/mkinitramfs_KBLDMH/etc/modprobe.d/dkms.conf': No space left on device cp: writing `/tmp/mkinitramfs_KBLDMH/etc/modprobe.d/kqemu': No space left on device cp: writing `/tmp/mkinitramfs_KBLDMH/etc/modprobe.d/libpisock9.conf': No space left on device cp: writing `/tmp/mkinitramfs_KBLDMH/etc/modprobe.d/lirc-blacklist': No space left on device cp: writing `/tmp/mkinitramfs_KBLDMH/etc/udev/udev.conf': No space left on device cp: accessing `/tmp/mkinitramfs_KBLDMH/lib/udev/rules.d': Not a directory cp: accessing `/tmp/mkinitramfs_KBLDMH/lib/udev/rules.d': Not a directory cp: writing `/tmp/mkinitramfs_KBLDMH/etc/default/console-setup': No space left on device Processing triggers for python-support ... Processing triggers for menu ... ** Affects: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- update-initramfs with a full /tmp isn't handled... https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/359828 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