[Bug 924742] Re: The link /vmlinuz.old is a damaged link

[Phillip Susi]

This is not a bug; it is simply warning you that your /boot/vmlinuz.old
link is broken.  You appear to have compiled your own kernel at some
point and later removed it, but left the vmlinuz.old symlink in place.


** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  The link /vmlinuz.old is a damaged link

Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  I got this error, which seemed a bit scary, although so far I haven't
  seen it cause any problems.

  $ sudo apt-get remove linux-image-3.2.0-11-generic
  Läser paketlistor... Färdig
  Bygger beroendeträd
  Läser tillståndsinformation... Färdig
  Följande paket har installerats automatiskt och är inte längre nödvändigt:
    libx264-118
  Använd "apt-get autoremove" för att ta bort dem.
  Följande paket kommer att TAS BORT:
    linux-image-3.2.0-11-generic
  0 att uppgradera, 0 att nyinstallera, 1 att ta bort och 22 att inte uppgradera.
  Efter denna åtgärd kommer 148 MB att frigöras på disken.
  Vill du fortsätta [J/n]? j
  (Läser databasen ... 161724 filer och kataloger installerade.)
  Tar bort linux-image-3.2.0-11-generic ...
  Examining /etc/kernel/prerm.d.
  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/prerm.d/dkms 3.2.0-11-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-11-generic
  Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 3.2.0-11-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-11-generic
  update-initramfs: Deleting /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-11-generic
  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.2.0-11-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-11-generic
  Generating grub.cfg ...
  Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-12-generic
  Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-12-generic
  Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
  Found Windows 7 (loader) on /dev/sda1
  Found Ubuntu 11.10 (11.10) on /dev/sda10
  Found Ubuntu 10.10 (10.10) on /dev/sda5
  Found Ubuntu 10.10 (10.10) on /dev/sda7
  Found Ubuntu 11.04 (11.04) on /dev/sda9
  grep: inmatningsfilen "/boot/grub/grub.cfg.new" är även utmatningen
  done
  The link /vmlinuz.old is a damaged link
  Removing symbolic link vmlinuz.old
   you may need to re-run your boot loader[grub]
  The link /initrd.img.old is a damaged link
  Removing symbolic link initrd.img.old
   you may need to re-run your boot loader[grub]

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: grub-pc 1.99-14ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-12.20-generic 3.2.2
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-12-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Feb  1 10:09:55 2012
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120103)
  SourcePackage: grub2
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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