I am running debian unstable with kernel 2.6.5-1-k7 on an AMD Athlon
processor. When I try to upgrade the kernel it tells me:

penrose:~# apt-get install -t etch linux-image-2.6.22-1-k7
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
linux-image-2.6.22-1-k7: Depends: initramfs-tools (>= 0.55) but it is
not going to be installed or
yaird (>= 0.0.12-8) but it is not going to be installed or
linux-initramfs-tool
locales: Depends: glibc-2.6-1
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or
specify a solution).

But, when I try 'apt-get -f install' I get:

penrose:~# apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
libc6
The following packages will be upgraded:
libc6
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 862 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/4405kB of archives.
After unpacking 184kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
(Reading database ... 233224 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace libc6 2.5-5 (using .../libc6_2.6.1-1_i386.deb) ...
WARNING: POSIX threads library NPTL requires kernel version
2.6.8 or later. If you use a kernel 2.4, please upgrade it
before installing glibc.

The installation of a 2.6 kernel _could_ ask you to install a new libc
first, this is NOT a bug, and should *NOT* be reported. In that case,
please add etch sources to your /etc/apt/sources.list and run:
apt-get install -t etch linux-image-2.6
Then reboot into this new kernel, and proceed with your upgrade
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.6.1-1_i386.deb
(--unpack):
subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.6.1-1_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

How does one get out of this cycle? Any is appreciated.

cat /proc/cpuinfo gives:
processor : 0
vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
cpu family : 6
model : 4
model name : AMD Athlon(tm) Processor
stepping : 2
cpu MHz : 1008.980
cache size : 256 KB
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 1
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov
pat pse36 mmx fxsr syscall mmxext 3dnowext 3dnow
bogomips : 1998.84

Bob Jerrard



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On Sat, Aug 18, 2007 at 02:45:43PM -0600, Robert Jerrard wrote:
> I am running debian unstable with kernel 2.6.5-1-k7 on an AMD Athlon
> processor. When I try to upgrade the kernel it tells me:
>
> penrose:~# apt-get install -t etch linux-image-2.6.22-1-k7

Your reason for the "-t etch" may prove enlightening. Is this a mixed
system? Are you in the midst of an upgrade? What are the contents of
/etc/apt/sources.list and /etc/debian_version?

For etch, the release notes say that the preferred package manager is
aptitude since it handles problems such as this more intellegently.

Doug.



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On Sat, Aug 18, 2007 at 02:45:43PM -0600, Robert Jerrard wrote:
> I am running debian unstable with kernel 2.6.5-1-k7 on an AMD Athlon
> processor. When I try to upgrade the kernel it tells me:
>
> penrose:~# apt-get install -t etch linux-image-2.6.22-1-k7

Your reason for the "-t etch" may prove enlightening. Is this a mixed
system? Are you in the midst of an upgrade? What are the contents of
/etc/apt/sources.list and /etc/debian_version?

For etch, the release notes say that the preferred package manager is
aptitude since it handles problems such as this more intellegently.

Doug.



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On Sat, 2007-08-18 at 17:06 -0400, Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 18, 2007 at 02:45:43PM -0600, Robert Jerrard wrote:
> > I am running debian unstable with kernel 2.6.5-1-k7 on an AMD Athlon
> > processor. When I try to upgrade the kernel it tells me:
> >
> > penrose:~# apt-get install -t etch linux-image-2.6.22-1-k7
>
> Your reason for the "-t etch" may prove enlightening. Is this a mixed
> system? Are you in the midst of an upgrade? What are the contents of
> /etc/apt/sources.list and /etc/debian_version?
>
> For etch, the release notes say that the preferred package manager is
> aptitude since it handles problems such as this more intellegently.
>
> Doug.

I am in the midst of an upgrade. It is not a mixed system, the real
reason for using -t etch is that is suggested in the response to the -f
install attempt.

Bob


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On Sat, 2007-08-18 at 17:06 -0400, Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 18, 2007 at 02:45:43PM -0600, Robert Jerrard wrote:
> > I am running debian unstable with kernel 2.6.5-1-k7 on an AMD Athlon
> > processor. When I try to upgrade the kernel it tells me:
> >
> > penrose:~# apt-get install -t etch linux-image-2.6.22-1-k7
>
> Your reason for the "-t etch" may prove enlightening. Is this a mixed
> system? Are you in the midst of an upgrade? What are the contents of
> /etc/apt/sources.list and /etc/debian_version?
>
> For etch, the release notes say that the preferred package manager is
> aptitude since it handles problems such as this more intellegently.
>
> Doug.

I am in the midst of an upgrade. It is not a mixed system, the real
reason for using -t etch is that is suggested in the response to the -f
install attempt.

Bob


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Robert Jerrard <rjerrard@math.concordia.ab.ca> writes:

> But, when I try 'apt-get -f install' I get:
>
> penrose:~# apt-get -f install
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree... Done
> Correcting dependencies... Done
> The following extra packages will be installed:
> libc6
> The following packages will be upgraded:
> libc6
> 1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 862 not upgraded.
> 1 not fully installed or removed.
> Need to get 0B/4405kB of archives.
> After unpacking 184kB disk space will be freed.
> Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
> (Reading database ... 233224 files and directories currently installed.)
> Preparing to replace libc6 2.5-5 (using .../libc6_2.6.1-1_i386.deb) ...
> WARNING: POSIX threads library NPTL requires kernel version
> 2.6.8 or later. If you use a kernel 2.4, please upgrade it
> before installing glibc.
>
> The installation of a 2.6 kernel _could_ ask you to install a new libc
> first, this is NOT a bug, and should *NOT* be reported. In that case,
> please add etch sources to your /etc/apt/sources.list and run:
> apt-get install -t etch linux-image-2.6
> Then reboot into this new kernel, and proceed with your upgrade
> dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.6.1-1_i386.deb
> (--unpack):
> subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.6.1-1_i386.deb
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>
> How does one get out of this cycle? Any is appreciated.

You should install a 2.6.18 kernel from etch, after that is done you
can upgrade libc6 and the kernel to break the loop.

BTW, it is not recommended to keep such a huge backlog of packages if
you are running unstable. Resolving the dependencies for your 863 not
upgraded packages will be hard for apt-get/aptitude.

Regards,
Sven


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Robert Jerrard <rjerrard@math.concordia.ab.ca> writes:

> But, when I try 'apt-get -f install' I get:
>
> penrose:~# apt-get -f install
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree... Done
> Correcting dependencies... Done
> The following extra packages will be installed:
> libc6
> The following packages will be upgraded:
> libc6
> 1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 862 not upgraded.
> 1 not fully installed or removed.
> Need to get 0B/4405kB of archives.
> After unpacking 184kB disk space will be freed.
> Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
> (Reading database ... 233224 files and directories currently installed.)
> Preparing to replace libc6 2.5-5 (using .../libc6_2.6.1-1_i386.deb) ...
> WARNING: POSIX threads library NPTL requires kernel version
> 2.6.8 or later. If you use a kernel 2.4, please upgrade it
> before installing glibc.
>
> The installation of a 2.6 kernel _could_ ask you to install a new libc
> first, this is NOT a bug, and should *NOT* be reported. In that case,
> please add etch sources to your /etc/apt/sources.list and run:
> apt-get install -t etch linux-image-2.6
> Then reboot into this new kernel, and proceed with your upgrade
> dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.6.1-1_i386.deb
> (--unpack):
> subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.6.1-1_i386.deb
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>
> How does one get out of this cycle? Any is appreciated.

You should install a 2.6.18 kernel from etch, after that is done you
can upgrade libc6 and the kernel to break the loop.

BTW, it is not recommended to keep such a huge backlog of packages if
you are running unstable. Resolving the dependencies for your 863 not
upgraded packages will be hard for apt-get/aptitude.

Regards,
Sven


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On Sat, 2007-08-18 at 23:05 +0200, Sven Joachim wrote:
> Robert Jerrard <rjerrard@math.concordia.ab.ca> writes:
>
> > But, when I try 'apt-get -f install' I get:
> >
> > penrose:~# apt-get -f install
> > Reading package lists... Done
> > Building dependency tree... Done
> > Correcting dependencies... Done
> > The following extra packages will be installed:
> > libc6
> > The following packages will be upgraded:
> > libc6
> > 1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 862 not upgraded.
> > 1 not fully installed or removed.
> > Need to get 0B/4405kB of archives.
> > After unpacking 184kB disk space will be freed.
> > Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
> > (Reading database ... 233224 files and directories currently installed.)
> > Preparing to replace libc6 2.5-5 (using .../libc6_2.6.1-1_i386.deb) ...
> > WARNING: POSIX threads library NPTL requires kernel version
> > 2.6.8 or later. If you use a kernel 2.4, please upgrade it
> > before installing glibc.
> >
> > The installation of a 2.6 kernel _could_ ask you to install a new libc
> > first, this is NOT a bug, and should *NOT* be reported. In that case,
> > please add etch sources to your /etc/apt/sources.list and run:
> > apt-get install -t etch linux-image-2.6
> > Then reboot into this new kernel, and proceed with your upgrade
> > dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.6.1-1_i386.deb
> > (--unpack):
> > subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
> > Errors were encountered while processing:
> > /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.6.1-1_i386.deb
> > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> >
> > How does one get out of this cycle? Any is appreciated.
>
> You should install a 2.6.18 kernel from etch, after that is done you
> can upgrade libc6 and the kernel to break the loop.
>
> BTW, it is not recommended to keep such a huge backlog of packages if
> you are running unstable. Resolving the dependencies for your 863 not
> upgraded packages will be hard for apt-get/aptitude.
>
> Regards,
> Sven

Thanks Sven. Sorry for my ignorance but is
linux-image-2.6.18-4-486 - Linux 2.6.18 image on x86
the correct kernel for my AMD Athlon?

Bob



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