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Richard

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## [SOLVED]backport kernel with Refracta-i386

Wed Oct 30, 2013 5:18 pm

When I choose the linux-image-3.10-0.bpo.3-686-pae synaptic wants to remove the following:
>linux-image-3.2.0-4-686-pae
>live-boot
>live-boot-initramfs-tools
>refracta2usb
>refractasnapshot-base
>refractasnapshot-gui
Since that would remove the only working kernel and refractasnapshot,
I wonder if there is another way.
Why run the backport kernel? I suppose why not.
I've been using the backport kernel for over a year with no problems.
Didn't expect a conflict with snapshot, but sounds reasonable that there is one.
Last edited by Richard on Thu Nov 14, 2013 12:14 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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## Re: backport kernel with Refracta-i386

Wed Oct 30, 2013 6:35 pm

hmm.. synaptic.. strictly apt-get used here, you can see what's going on.

Code:
  `# apt-get install -t wheezy-backports linux-image-3.10-0.bpo.3-686-pae -s
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree
  Reading state information... Done
  Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
  requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
  distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
  or been moved out of Incoming.
  The following information may help to resolve the situation:
  The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  linux-image-3.10-0.bpo.3-686-pae : Breaks: initramfs-tools (< 0.110~) but 0.109 is to be installed
  E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.`

The problem seems to be initramfs-tools which lots of stuff depends on (initramfs-tools* linux-image-3.2.0-4-686-pae* live-boot* live-boot-initramfs-tools* refractasnapshot-base* refractasnapshot-gui*). Newer kernel needs newer initramfs-tools. I thought when installing something from backports, apt sorted the deps automatically.. but then I don't use backports much.
Trying to upgrade it from backports manually:

Code:
  `# apt-get install -t wheezy-backports initramfs-tools
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree
  Reading state information... Done
  The following held packages will be changed:
  initramfs-tools
  The following packages will be upgraded:
  initramfs-tools
  1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 102 not upgraded.
  Need to get 92.0 kB of archives.
  After this operation, 2,048 B of additional disk space will be used.
  Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
  Get:1 http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-backports/main initramfs-tools all 0.113~bpo70+1 [92.0 kB]
  Fetched 92.0 kB in 0s (280 kB/s)
  Retrieving bug reports... Done
  Parsing Found/Fixed information... Done
  serious bugs of initramfs-tools (0.109 -> 0.113~bpo70+1) <marked as done in some version>
  #707040 - initramfs-tools: missing busybox package creates unbootable initramfs missing /bin/sh (Fixed: initramfs-tools/0.114)
  Summary:
  initramfs-tools(1 bug)
  Are you sure you want to install/upgrade the above packages? [Y/n/?/...] n
  **********************************************************************
  ****** Exiting with an error in order to stop the installation. ******
  `

No, I don't like the look of that!
Richard

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## Re: backport kernel with Refracta-i386

Wed Oct 30, 2013 6:47 pm

Thanks, apt-get duly noted.
Guess you can't get there from here, at the moment.
dzz

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## Re: [resolved]backport kernel with Refracta-i386

Wed Oct 30, 2013 9:28 pm

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=707040
Richard

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## Re: [resolved]backport kernel with Refracta-i386

Thu Oct 31, 2013 2:39 am

Thanks dzz,
Seems that bug #707040 with Severity: serious
Found in version initramfs-tools/0.109.1
Fixed in version initramfs-tools/0.114
So, I suppose it may be in Jessie if not already.
Or just wait since it isn't urgent.
fsmithred

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## Re: [resolved]backport kernel with Refracta-i386

Thu Oct 31, 2013 10:29 am

Code:
  `$ uname -a
  Linux wheezy1 3.10-0.bpo.3-686-pae #1 SMP Debian 3.10.11-1~bpo70+1 (2013-09-24) i686 GNU/Linux`

It works for me. I did apt-get update, apt-get dist-upgrade, then added backports repo to sources.list, apt-get update again.
Then used aptitude to install the 3.10 kernel and took the third or fourth option, which upgraded initramfs-tools to 0.113~bpo70+1, during which it complained that the headers were missing, so I next installed the headers for the 3.10 kernel listed above.
Also installed the 3.9 kernel and headers.
Both 3.10 and 3.9 boot normally.
Update: snapshot made with 3.10 kernel boots in vbox. Don't know whether it's this installation, vbox or the newer kernel, but it seems to be slow to respond.
Richard

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## Re: [resolved]backport kernel with Refracta-i386

Thu Oct 31, 2013 7:03 pm

Interesting.
Thanks for showing that it is possible, without removing the installed kernel. I'll give that a try next weekend.
Meantime, this Saturday, I will install to 16GB pen drive and see how that goes.
Richard

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## Re: [SOLVED]backport kernel with Refracta-i386

Thu Nov 14, 2013 12:14 pm

...and now it does.
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