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Re: kernel 6.12.9+bpo-amd64 headache

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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.


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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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