Recompiling Kernel 2.6.32 : inittramfs-tools fail

~ganga~ · 10-17-2011, 06:48 AM

Hi,

I am trying to recompile my kernel to include the TUN/TAP module to setup OpenVPN but in the dpkg -i the ouput tail is the following

Quote:

Setting up linux-image-2.6.32 (custom.001) ...
Running depmod.
Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 2.6.32 /boot/vmlinuz
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32
E: /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/udev failed with return 1.
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.3
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.32 (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script

returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-image-2.6.32-custom
linux-image-2.6.32

my actual kernel is ( allocated on a VPS ) :

Quote:

root@danielpedraza:~/newkernel# uname -r
2.6.32-4-pve

Any suggestion about what could be the problem?

cynwulf · 10-17-2011, 08:46 AM

What distro and release are you running?

~ganga~ · 10-17-2011, 01:32 PM

I am running Debian 6 on a VPS

Code:

root@danielpedraza:~# cat /etc/issue
Debian GNU/Linux 6.0 \n \l

hen770 · 10-17-2011, 01:45 PM

When in the proccess of the recompile you need the dpkg command ?

~ganga~ · 10-18-2011, 03:10 AM

This is the guidelines I follow to compile a kernel

http://www.debianadmin.com/step-by-s...5-0-lenny.html

cynwulf · 10-18-2011, 04:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hen770

When in the proccess of the recompile you need the dpkg command ?

The OP has built a .deb for kernel installation. The install of the binary is failing, not the compile.

Something in the package post-installation script is failing, it may be having trouble adding a line into the bootloader script.

What is the output of

Code:

update-grub

Also after doing that try

Code:

dpkg --configure -a