I should have mentioned that the packages are from
https://archive.raspberrypi.org/debian/pool/main/i/initramfs-tools/
and this is on an old laptop running the 32 bits OS.

Do they have a separate mailing list???

On 18/12/24 5:06 pm, Eyal Lebedinsky wrote:

Running Debian 12.6, then upgrading to 12.8, I get an error.

Trying again I still get:

$ sudo apt upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Setting up initramfs-tools (0.142+rpt2+deb12u1) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.142+rpt2+deb12u1) ...
dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools (--configure):
 installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 initramfs-tools
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

## Following hints (on the ubuntu-users list) I download the older packages and do:

$ sudo dpkg -i initramfs-tools-core_0.142+rpt1+deb12u1_all.deb initramfs-tools_0.142+rpt1+deb12u1_all.deb
dpkg: warning: downgrading initramfs-tools-core from 0.142+rpt2+deb12u1 to 0.142+rpt1+deb12u1
(Reading database ... 281488 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack initramfs-tools-core_0.142+rpt1+deb12u1_all.deb ... Unpacking initramfs-tools-core (0.142+rpt1+deb12u1) over (0.142+rpt2+deb12u1) ...
Preparing to unpack initramfs-tools_0.142+rpt1+deb12u1_all.deb ...
Unpacking initramfs-tools (0.142+rpt1+deb12u1) over (0.142+rpt1+deb12u1) ... Setting up initramfs-tools-core (0.142+rpt1+deb12u1) ...
Setting up initramfs-tools (0.142+rpt1+deb12u1) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Processing triggers for man-db (2.11.2-2) ...
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.142+rpt1+deb12u1) ... update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.1.0-27-686-pae
W: mkconf: MD subsystem is not loaded, thus I cannot scan for arrays.
W: mdadm: failed to auto-generate temporary mdadm.conf file.

$ apt list initramfs-tools-core initramfs-tools
Listing... Done
initramfs-tools-core/stable,stable 0.142+rpt2+deb12u1 all [upgradable from: 0.142+rpt1+deb12u1]
initramfs-tools/stable,stable 0.142+rpt2+deb12u1 all [upgradable from: 0.142+rpt1+deb12u1]

## Then just to confirm this was the problem, allow the upgrade:

$ sudo apt upgrade
        upgrades +rpt1 to +rpt2 and reinstates the failure...

FYI

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Running Debian 12.6, then upgrading to 12.8, I get an error.

Trying again I still get:

$ sudo apt upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Setting up initramfs-tools (0.142+rpt2+deb12u1) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.142+rpt2+deb12u1) ...
dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools (--configure):
installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
initramfs-tools
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

## Following hints (on the ubuntu-users list) I download the older packages and do:

$ sudo dpkg -i initramfs-tools-core_0.142+rpt1+deb12u1_all.deb initramfs-tools_0.142+rpt1+deb12u1_all.deb
dpkg: warning: downgrading initramfs-tools-core from 0.142+rpt2+deb12u1 to 0.142+rpt1+deb12u1
(Reading database ... 281488 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack initramfs-tools-core_0.142+rpt1+deb12u1_all.deb ... Unpacking initramfs-tools-core (0.142+rpt1+deb12u1) over (0.142+rpt2+deb12u1) ...
Preparing to unpack initramfs-tools_0.142+rpt1+deb12u1_all.deb ...
Unpacking initramfs-tools (0.142+rpt1+deb12u1) over (0.142+rpt1+deb12u1) ... Setting up initramfs-tools-core (0.142+rpt1+deb12u1) ...
Setting up initramfs-tools (0.142+rpt1+deb12u1) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Processing triggers for man-db (2.11.2-2) ...
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.142+rpt1+deb12u1) ... update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.1.0-27-686-pae
W: mkconf: MD subsystem is not loaded, thus I cannot scan for arrays.
W: mdadm: failed to auto-generate temporary mdadm.conf file.

$ apt list initramfs-tools-core initramfs-tools
Listing... Done
initramfs-tools-core/stable,stable 0.142+rpt2+deb12u1 all [upgradable from: 0.142+rpt1+deb12u1]
initramfs-tools/stable,stable 0.142+rpt2+deb12u1 all [upgradable from: 0.142+rpt1+deb12u1]

## Then just to confirm this was the problem, allow the upgrade:

$ sudo apt upgrade
upgrades +rpt1 to +rpt2 and reinstates the failure...

FYI

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Hi Eyal,

On Wed, Dec 18, 2024 at 05:18:56PM +1100, Eyal Lebedinsky wrote:

I should have mentioned that the packages are from
https://archive.raspberrypi.org/debian/pool/main/i/initramfs-tools/
and this is on an old laptop running the 32 bits OS.

You say below that you are running Debian 12.6 on an old laptop. If so,
why are you using initramfs-tools from Raspberry Pi?

If this isn't Debian, or if this isn't an initramfs-tools package
supplied by Debian, we can't help.

Also are you aware that as of the next Debian release there will be no
32-bit x86 kernel or installer? So unless this laptop is 32-bit Arm architecture it may be time to start thinking about its future.

Do they have a separate mailing list???

Sorry, I have nbo idea.

Thanks,
Andy

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On 12/18/24 02:47, Andy Smith wrote:

Hi Eyal,

On Wed, Dec 18, 2024 at 05:18:56PM +1100, Eyal Lebedinsky wrote:

I should have mentioned that the packages are from
https://archive.raspberrypi.org/debian/pool/main/i/initramfs-tools/
and this is on an old laptop running the 32 bits OS.

You say below that you are running Debian 12.6 on an old laptop. If so,
why are you using initramfs-tools from Raspberry Pi?

If this isn't Debian, or if this isn't an initramfs-tools package
supplied by Debian, we can't help.

Also are you aware that as of the next Debian release there will be no
32-bit x86 kernel or installer? So unless this laptop is 32-bit Arm architecture it may be time to start thinking about its future.

Do they have a separate mailing list???

I can answer this, _no_, only a forum with guardian angels to make sure
its on a foundation approved subject that make Gabriel look lazy. My
posts to it do not bounce, but are routed to /dev/null because I asked
about a realtime kernel 3 times. So I made my own to run a lathe with an
rpi3b, since updated to an rpi4b. Successful beyond my wildest dreams. 
Now when I need the low power advantages of an arm64, I use a
bananapi-m5, and armbian.3d printers draw 22 watts including 27"monitor
when sitting idle.

Sorry, I have nbo idea.

Thanks,
Andy

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