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Re: kernel 6.12.9+bpo-amd64 headache

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Den 2025-02-26 skrev Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net>:
> On 2025-02-25, Martin Schöön wrote:
>> Den 2025-02-25 skrev Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net>:
>>> On 2025-02-25, Martin Schöön wrote:
>>>> Den 2025-02-24 skrev Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net>:
>>>>> On 2025-02-24, Martin Schöön wrote:
>>>>>> System:
>>>>>> Single boot Debian 12 with btrfs and xfce. HW is 1.5 years old
>>>>>> and 10+ years old. The former is a stationary computer, the
>>>>>> latter a Lenovo X230.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I update regularly and fairly often using apt update, apt upgrade.
>>>>>> Backport repositories are used.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Problem:
>>>>>> Kernel 6.12.9+bpo-amd64 was installed but not configured properly in
>>>>>> January. Yet it shows up at the top of the GRUB menu and booting fails
>>>>>> unless I intervene and pick an older kernel.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> All attempts at repairing or removing this kernel using apt or Synaptic
>>>>>> have failed. I have also tried snapper rollback without it resolving
>>>>>> the problem. All this on the laptop as the stationary computer is my
>>>>>> main system and I am not keen on wrecking it.
>>>>>
>>>>> What is the *exact* failure message / error code that you're getting?
>>>>>
>>>> When booting without intervening I get nothing, just a flashing
>>>> cursor in the upper left corner of the screen.
>>>>
>>>> The error message I get when "sudo apt upgrade" fails to configure the
>>>> 6.12.9 kernel is very long and my system language is Swedish... Here
>>>> are the last few lines:
>>>>
>>>> dpkg: fel vid hantering av paketet linux-headers-6.12.9+bpo-amd64
>>>> (--configure):
>>>>  beroendeproblem - lämnar okonfigurerad
>>>> dpkg: beroendeproblem förhindrar konfigurering av linux-headers-amd64:
>>>>  linux-headers-amd64 är beroende av linux-headers-6.12.9+bpo-amd64 (=
>>>>  6.12.9-1~bpo12+1), men:
>>>>   Paketet linux-headers-6.12.9+bpo-amd64 har inte konfigurerats ännu.
>>>>
>>>> dpkg: fel vid hantering av paketet linux-headers-amd64 (--configure):
>>>>  beroendeproblem - lämnar okonfigurerad
>>>> Fel uppstod vid hantering:
>>>>  linux-image-6.12.9+bpo-amd64
>>>>  linux-image-amd64
>>>>  linux-headers-6.12.9+bpo-amd64
>>>>  linux-headers-amd64
>>>> Config används.
>>>> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>>>>
>>>> In multiple places it says there is a dependency issue
>>>> (beroendeproblem).
>>>
>>> There's more to it than this -- there should be a reason that the
>>> dependency (linux-headers-6.12.9+bpo-amd64) was unable to be configured,
>>> likewise the other packages shown there at the end. 
>>>
>>> Please can you send the full output, or at least the "full output" from
>>> where errors start happening? 
>>>
>> I ran "sudo apt update" + "sudo apt full-upgrade" earlier today and got
>> this somewhat censored (I removed lines that, to me, looked irrelevant
>> beyond doubt):
>>
>> [...]
>> Building module:
>> Cleaning build area...
>> make -j4 KERNELRELEASE=6.12.9+bpo-amd64 KVER=6.12.9+bpo-amd64....(bad
>> exit status: 2)
>> Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 6.12.9+bpo-amd64
>> (x86_64)
>> Consult /var/lib/dkms/broadcom-sta/6.30.223.271/build/make.log for
>> more information.
>> Error! One or more modules failed to install during autoinstall.
>> Refer to previous errors for more information.
>> dkms: autoinstall for kernel: 6.12.9+bpo-amd64 failed!
>
> Here's the issue -- it's not able to build the broadcom driver, and that
> failure cascades through the rest of the kernel packages.
>
> Check out /var/lib/dkms/broadcom-sta/6.30.223.271/build/make.log, as per
> the error message.
>
Thanks for spotting this. This is 'above my pay grade' when it comes to
Linux management.

That make.log file tells me something called asm/unaligned.h is
missing. This is the case for both of my machines.

What now? A quick internet search only tells me this is a sign of
damaged package and repairing using apt or Synaptic has not worked.

/Martin

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kernel 6.12.9+bpo-amd64 headache Martin Schöön <martin.schoon@gmail.com> - 2025-02-24 09:52 +0000
  Re: kernel 6.12.9+bpo-amd64 headache Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2025-02-24 10:00 +0000
    Re: kernel 6.12.9+bpo-amd64 headache Martin Schöön <martin.schoon@gmail.com> - 2025-02-25 09:38 +0000
      Re: kernel 6.12.9+bpo-amd64 headache Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2025-02-25 09:56 +0000
        Re: kernel 6.12.9+bpo-amd64 headache Martin Schöön <martin.schoon@gmail.com> - 2025-02-25 21:54 +0000
          Re: kernel 6.12.9+bpo-amd64 headache Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2025-02-26 10:21 +0000
            Re: kernel 6.12.9+bpo-amd64 headache Martin Schöön <martin.schoon@gmail.com> - 2025-02-27 10:01 +0000
              Re: kernel 6.12.9+bpo-amd64 headache Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2025-02-28 11:36 +0000
                Re: kernel 6.12.9+bpo-amd64 headache Martin Schöön <martin.schoon@gmail.com> - 2025-03-03 16:25 +0000
                Re: kernel 6.12.9+bpo-amd64 headache Martin Schöön <martin.schoon@gmail.com> - 2025-03-04 16:17 +0000
                Re: kernel 6.12.9+bpo-amd64 headache Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2025-03-04 16:43 +0000
  Re: kernel 6.12.9+bpo-amd64 headache Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-02-24 14:19 +0000
    Re: kernel 6.12.9+bpo-amd64 headache Martin Schöön <martin.schoon@gmail.com> - 2025-02-25 10:17 +0000

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