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package linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic 2.6.27-7.14 failed to install/upgrade: unable to make backup link of `./boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic' before installing new version: Operation not permitted

Bug #323704 reported by i.raynov on 2009-01-31

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #252900: vfat : wubi 8.04.1-rev506 kernel upgrade fails. Edit Remove

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	linux (Ubuntu)	Incomplete	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

wubi

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: unable to make backup link of `./boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic' before installing new version: Operation not permitted
LsUsb:
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Package: linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic 2.6.27-7.14
ProcCmdLine: User Name=UUID=110F-1710 loop=/hostname/disks/home/username.disk ro ROOTFLAGS=sync quiet splash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.27-7.14-generic
SourcePackage: linux
Title: package linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic 2.6.27-7.14 failed to install/upgrade: unable to make backup link of `./boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic' before installing new version: Operation not permitted

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i.raynov (ivaylo-raynov) wrote on 2009-01-31:

BootDmesg.txt Edit (29.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CurrentDmesg.txt Edit (3.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (1.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgTerminalLog.txt Edit (224.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
HalComputerInfo.txt Edit (2.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci.txt Edit (11.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuInfo.txt Edit (524 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcInterrupts.txt Edit (825 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcModules.txt Edit (4.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

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Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara) wrote on 2009-02-10:

Is this still an issue with the newer 2.6.27-11 kernel that is available?

Changed in linux:
status:	New → Incomplete

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i.raynov (ivaylo-raynov) wrote on 2009-02-13: Re: [Bug 323704] Re: package linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic 2.6.27-7.14 failed to install/upgrade: unable to make backup link of `./boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic' before installing new version: Operation not permitted

Hi,
I don't know. This bug I found when I tried to install Ubuntu with wubi on
my girl friend laptop ACER Aspire 3000 AMD windows XP SP2.

2009/2/10 Leann Ogasawara <email address hidden>

> Is this still an issue with the newer 2.6.27-11 kernel that is
> available?
>
> ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> package linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic 2.6.27-7.14 failed to install/upgrade:
> unable to make backup link of `./boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic' before
> installing new version: Operation not permitted
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/323704
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> of the bug.
>

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote on 2009-02-14:

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. However, this bug is a duplicate of bug 252900 and is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround in it. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please feel free to submit any future bugs you may find.