Running depmod, getting "Hmm. initrd.img is a directory, which I did not expect . . "

[Bill Marcum]

On 2009-06-12, Bob St. John <bob-at-ubuntu-desktop at comcast.net> wrote:
> Folks,
>
> When doing:
>
> sudo apt-get upgrade
>
> I get:
>
> Hmm. initrd.img is a directory, which I did not expect.  I am trying to
> create a symbolic link with that name linked to / . Since a directory
> exists here, my assumptions are way off, and I am aborting.
>
> I've done diligent research without success. Can someone help me
> understand and fix the problem?
>
Isn't it obvious? initrd.img is supposed to be a file.  Delete it or 
rename it, and try the apt-get upgrade again. Your system won't boot if 
initrd.img is corrupt.


> Here is additional detail:
>
> bob at bob-ubuntu-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree       
> Reading state information... Done
> The following packages have been kept back:
>   brasero
> The following packages will be upgraded:
>   google-chrome-unstable hal libhal-storage1 libhal1 screen-profiles
> 5 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
> 5 not fully installed or removed.
> Need to get 13.4MB of archives.
> After this operation, 360kB of additional disk space will be used.
> Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
>   .
>   .
>   snip
>   .
>   .
> Setting up linux-image-2.6.28-11-generic (2.6.28-11.42) ...
> Running depmod.
> update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-11-generic
> Hmm. initrd.img is a directory, which I did not expect.  I am
> trying to create a symbolic link with that name linked to 
> / . Since a directory exists here, my assumptions 
> are way off, and I am aborting.
> dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.28-11-generic (--configure):
>  subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
> dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of
> linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-11-generic:
>  linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-11-generic depends on
> linux-image-2.6.28-11-generic; however:
>   Package linux-image-2.6.28-11-generic is not configured yet.
> dpkg: error processing linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-11-generic
> (--configure):
>  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
> dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-generic:
>  linux-image-generic depends on linux-image-2.6.28-11-generic; however:
>   Package linux-image-2.6.28-11-generic is not configured yet.
> dpkg: error processing linux-image-generic (--configure):
>  dependency problems - leaviNo apport report written because the error
> message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
>                                                       No apport report
> written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a
> previous failure.
> No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
>                                                               No apport
> report written because MaxReports is reached already
>                                             ng unconfigured
> dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of
> linux-restricted-modules-generic:
>  linux-restricted-modules-generic depends on
> linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-11-generic; however:
>   Package linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-11-generic is not configured
> yet.
> dpkg: error processing linux-restricted-modules-generic (--configure):
>  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
> dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic:
>  linux-generic depends on linux-image-generic (= 2.6.28.11.15); however:
>   Package linux-image-generic is not configured yet.
>  linux-generic depends on linux-restricted-modules-generic (=
> 2.6.28.11.15); however:
>   Package linux-restricted-modules-generic is not configured yet.
> dpkg: error processing linux-generic (--configure):
>  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
> Setting up google-chrome-unstable (3.0.187.0-r18043) ...
>
> Setting up libhal1 (0.5.12~rc1+git20090403-0ubuntu2) ...
>
> Setting up libhal-storage1 (0.5.12~rc1+git20090403-0ubuntu2) ...
>
> Setting up hal (0.5.12~rc1+git20090403-0ubuntu2) ...
>  * Reloading system message bus config...
> [ OK ] 
>  * Starting Hardware abstraction layer hald
> [ OK ] 
>
> Setting up screen-profiles (1.44-0ubuntu1.2) ...
> Processing triggers for menu ...
> Processing triggers for libc6 ...
> ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  linux-image-2.6.28-11-generic
>  linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-11-generic
>  linux-image-generic
>  linux-restricted-modules-generic
>  linux-generic
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> bob at bob-ubuntu-desktop:~$ 
>
>
> Thanks . . .
>
> Bob St. John
>
>