Re: [gNewSense-users] Problems in installing recent LKOS

[Aurelien Desbrieres]

On Fri, 2011-01-21 at 07:57 -0800, arun prasath wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I just give the error messages I got while installing the LKOS.
> dpkg -i linux-headers-2.6.37-libre-planet
> _2.6.37-libre-planet-10.00.Custom_i386.deb
> (Reading database ... 96663 files and directories currently installed.
> 
> Unpacking linux-headers-2.6.37--libre-planet
> dpkg-deb: (subprocess): short read in buffer_copy (failed to write
> pipe in copy)
> dpkg-deb:subprocess  paste returned error exit status 2
> dpkg: error processing linux-headers-2.6.37-libre-plane_
> 2.6.37-libre-planet-10.00.Custom_i386.deb (--install ):
> short read in buffer_copy (backend dpkg-deb during
> `./usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.37-libre-planet/include/linux/pci.h )
> Errors were encountered while
> processing  :linux-headers-2.6.37-libre-planet
> _2.6.37-libre-planet-10.00.Custom_i386.deb
> 
> 
> Now I give the  error message I got while installing
> linux-image-2.6.37-linux-libre:
> .....
> Preparing  to replace linux-image-2.6.37-libre-planet-10.00.Custom
> Examining /etc/kernel/preinst.d
> Done.
> Unpacking replacement linux-image-2.6.37-libre-planet....
> Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d
> Running postrm hook script /sbin/update-grub
> Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found /boot/grub
> searching for default file   found : /boot/grub/default
> testing  for an existing grub menu.lst file  ..
> found : /boot/grub/menu.lst
> searching for  splash image .. none found , skipping ...
> Found kernel  : /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37-libre-planet
> Found kernel : /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-generic
> Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin
> Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst  ... done
> 
> Setting up linux-image-2.6.37-libre-planet
> 
> Hmm. There is a symbolic link /lib/modules/2.6.37-libre-planet/build
> However, I can not read it:no such file or directory.
> Therefore, I am deleting /lib/modules/2.6.37-libre-planet/build.
> 
> Hmm. The package shipped with  a symbolic
> link  /lib/modules/2.6.37-libre-planet/source
> However, I can not read the target: No such file or directory.
> Therefore, I am deleting /lib/modules/2.6.37-libre-planet/source
> 
> Running depmod.
> Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d
> Running postinst script update-grub
>  Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found /boot/grub
> searching for default file   found : /boot/grub/default
> testing  for an existing grub menu.lst file  ..
> found : /boot/grub/menu.lst
> searching for  splash image .. none found , skipping ...
> Found kernel  : /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37-libre-planet
> Found kernel : /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-generic
> Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin
> Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst  ... done
> *************************************************************************************
> I did not get any error message while installing
> linux-source-2.6.37-libre-planet .
> 
> With Best regards,
> Arun Prasath  V
> 
> 
> 

Thanks for this report,

I continu to study to understand what's happen.

I will try to respond and correct it as fast as possible.
(monday or tuesday)

Thanks again for your help.

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