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libc6 kernel upgrade problem

From: Robert Jerrard <rjerrard(at)math.concordia.ab.ca>
Date: Sat Aug 18 2007 - 16:45:43 EDT

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 help 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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