debirf does not recognize Ubuntu generic kernel

[Richard W.M. Jones]

Binary package hint: debirf

The Ubuntu kernel for x86/x86-64 is some sort of combined kernel that runs on both architectures. The architecture for this field is "generic" (not, eg. "amd64"). This seems to confuse debirf:

run-parts: executing debian/modules/install-kernel
W: Unable to locate package linux-image-2.6-generic
E: No packages found
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Initializing package states... Done
Writing extended state information... Done
E: Can't find a package named ""
run-parts: debian/modules/install-kernel exited with return code 255

$ uname -r
2.6.31-14-generic

$ apt-cache search linux-image
linux-image - Generic Linux kernel image.
linux-image-2.6.31-14-generic - Linux kernel image for version 2.6.31 on x86/x86_64
linux-image-2.6.31-14-server - Linux kernel image for version 2.6.31 on x86_64
linux-image-2.6.31-14-virtual - Linux kernel image for version 2.6.31 on x86/x86_64
linux-image-2.6.31-302-ec2 - Linux kernel image for version 2.6.31 on x86/x86_64
linux-image-ec2 - Linux kernel image for ec2 machines
linux-image-generic - Generic Linux kernel image
linux-image-server - Linux kernel image on Server Equipment.
linux-image-virtual - Linux kernel image for virtual machines
linux-image-2.6.31-9-rt - Linux kernel image for version 2.6.31 on Ingo Molnar's full real time preemption patch
linux-image-rt - Rt Linux kernel image

Downloading the correct .deb file and using the -k / DEBIRF_KERNEL_PACKAGE option is a workaround for this problem.

debirf 0.23-1
Ubuntu karmic (9.10)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package debirf - 0.25-1

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debirf (0.25-1) unstable; urgency=low

  * use busybox cpio in nest now that's it's been fixed (closes CMRG: #54)
  * remove no longer needed install-udev module (udev installed by default)
  * improve grub menu configuration (Closes: #544409)
  * updated README, and makeiso checking (Closes: #554020)
  * ubuntu debirf installs now default to Karmic Koala.
  * redirect log out to stderr
  * use more generic kernel package name to find kernel name (LP: #474739)
  * formalize Debian copyright file
 -- Ubuntu Archive Auto-Sync <email address hidden> Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:53:33 +0000