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udev isn't configured correctly, stops initramfs-tools from being updated

here is the error:

Code:

# apt-get install

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree

Reading state information... Done

0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

2 not fully installed or removed.

Need to get 0B of archives.

After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.

Setting up udev (0.114-2) ...

dpkg: error processing udev (--configure):

 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2

dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of initramfs-tools:

 initramfs-tools depends on udev (>= 0.086-1); however:

  Package udev is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing initramfs-tools (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

Errors were encountered while processing:

 udev

 initramfs-tools

E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Here is what I've tryed:

Code:

# bash -x /var/lib/dpkg/info/udev.postinst configure notfirst

+ case "$1" in

+ '[' -z notfirst ']'

+ '[' -e /etc/udev/run-write_net_rules ']'

+ chrooted

++ stat -c %d/%i /

++ stat -Lc %d/%i /proc/1/root

+ '[' 2049/2 = 2049/2 ']'

+ return 1

+ '[' -e /etc/udev/kernel-upgrade ']'

+ can_start_udevd

+ supported_kernel

+ case "$(uname -r)" in

++ uname -r

+ return 0

+ '[' '!' -d /sys/class/ ']'

+ '[' '!' -e /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug ']'

+ grep -q '[[:space:]]tmpfs$' /proc/filesystems

+ '[' -e /etc/udev/disabled ']'

+ return 0

+ restart_udevd

+ start-stop-daemon --stop --name udevd --oknodo --quiet --retry 5

+ local rc=0

+ udevd --daemon

+ '[' 0 -ne 0 ']'

+ update_initramfs

+ '[' -x /usr/sbin/update-initramfs -a -e /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf ']'+ update-initramfs -u

+ '[' -x /etc/init.d/udev ']'

+ update-rc.d udev start 03 S .

+ '[' -x /etc/init.d/udev-mtab ']'

+ update-rc.d udev-mtab start 36 S .



# echo $? 

0

I rebooted already, it seems this is a false error in the scripts with dpkg?

I did find this on the net http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=388374

Try force fully installing udev. udev package should be there at /var/cache/apt/archive. If it's not there download it and install it force fully.

Quote:

dpkg -i --force-all /var/cache/apt/archive/udev....

If udev successfully installed then you can try

Quote:

apt-get install initramfs-tools

Code:

# ls /var/cache/apt/archives/udev*

/var/cache/apt/archives/udev_0.114-2_i386.deb



# dpkg -i --force-all /var/cache/apt/archives/udev_0.114-2_i386.deb

(Reading database ... 49217 files and directories currently installed.)

Preparing to replace udev 0.114-2 (using .../archives/udev_0.114-2_i386.deb) ...

Unpacking replacement udev ...

Setting up udev (0.114-2) ...

update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.21-2-486



# apt-get install initramfs-tools

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree

Reading state information... Done

initramfs-tools is already the newest version.

0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

1 not fully installed or removed.

Need to get 0B of archives.

After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.

Setting up initramfs-tools (0.90a) ...

Installing new version of config file /etc/initramfs-tools/update-initramfs.conf ...

update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.21-2-486



# apt-get install

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree

Reading state information... Done

0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

Cool it worked, what could have possibly caused this error?