Public bug reported: Binary package hint: update-manager
While upgrading from kubuntu 6.10 to 7.04 Beta, I followed instructions found at https://wiki.kubuntu.org/KubuntuDistUpgrade The process was quite straightforward, it gave just one error on dpkg, that I couldn't identify. I don't know if that error is the source of the "bug", anyway I restarted my system and it could boot neither in standard mode nor in recovery mode. The reason was "kernel panic" originated from "Cannot open root device hda5 or unknown block (0,0) - Please append a correct "root" boot option. I restarted the system using a boot cd, and mounted my disks. I found that under /boot the file initrd.img-xxxxxx had today's time and date but it was a 0 byte file. Moreover all other files (vmzlinuz, config) were those of the older kernel (2.6.17-10). Finally, there was a initrd.img-2.6.17-10-generic.dpkg-bak file with same time and date as initrd.img-2.6.17-10-generic Using chroot + apt-get I was able to install, from the boot cd, the new kernel 2.6.20-13 on my boot partition, and now everything works fine. I also noticed that during the upgrade procedure, a message claiming the removal of the old kernel packages. Therefore, I suppose there is a bug in updating the kernel version. I would suggest for some time, to install new kernel packages without removing older ones, so as to leave a correctly installed kernel in the grub/lilo menu. ** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Unconfirmed -- new Kubuntu Dist Upgrade tool https://launchpad.net/bugs/96465 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
