Public bug reported:
Postinstall script fails to update initramfs if running kernel is not installed
in system, for example chroot environment.
relevant section of nvidia-current.postinst
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CURRENT_KERNEL=$(uname -r)
NEWEST_KERNEL=$(get_newest_kernel "$KERNELS")
ALTERNATIVE=$(readlink /etc/alternatives/gl_conf)
if [ "$ALTERNATIVE" = "/usr/lib/nvidia-current/ld.so.conf" ]; then
# Update initramfs so that the blacklist ends up in the initramfs
update-initramfs -u
if [ -n "$NEWEST_KERNEL" ] && [ ${CURRENT_KERNEL} !=
${NEWEST_KERNEL} ]; then
update-initramfs -u -k $CURRENT_KERNEL
fi
fi
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$CURRENT_KERNEL ist not installed, so "update-initramfs -u -k $CURRENT_KERNEL"
fails.
running chrooted Lucid in a Karmic system.
** Affects: nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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postinst fails if running kernel has no headers installed
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/536744
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