The problem behind error message in #4 is that /usr/share/initramfs- tools/hook-functions can't evaluate the root partition in a chroot environment.
As a workaround add inside the chroot environment as 1st line to /etc/mtab the correct view of your root partition. See also this article: https://www.computer42.org/xwiki/bin/view/DevNotes/Rescue%20Tasks#Hmountinganexistinginstallationchroot I have run in this after a broken kernel update in lucid (to 2.6.32-24-generic) on some i386 machines. dpkg -configure -a in a chroot environment failed with the error message noted above. -- Karmic netboot install fails to configure kernel when doing a 'targeted' kernel https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/412316 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
