[Bug 220094] Re: initramfs-tools trigger fails if modules aren't installed

[Andy Whitcroft]

It seems that initramfs-tools has become confused when a kernel was
removed, perhaps as a result of the initrd seeming changed from its
point of view.  If that happens the kernel removal can continue without
it removing the state and from there it will fail to update "all"
initamfs images.

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Title:
  initramfs-tools trigger fails if modules aren't installed

Status in initramfs-tools:
  New
Status in initramfs-tools package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  I upgraded a system from gutsy to hardy. Before starting the do-
  release-upgrade -d, I removed all the kernel and modules packages that
  were installed under gutsy (I use my own kernel, because 2.6.24 has
  kernel bug 10118, and I was running out of disk space on /boot).

  During the "setting up" stage, I hit problems: apt refused to do
  anything further and told me to run dpkg --configure -a. but dpkg
  --configure -a failed because the initramfs-tools trigger couldn't
  find the appropriate /lib/modules directory.

  I eventually found a workaround: 
  rm /var/lib/dpkg/triggers/initramfs-tools

  If initramfs-tools can't install without kernel modules installed,
  shouldn't it have a dependency on some modules package? Or, better
  still, maybe have the initramfs-tools trigger exit gracefully if it
  doesn't see any modules.

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