[elemental.tm]

Hi,

I am having problems with the VPS.net's minimal image of Debian 6 64-bit. New VPS and clean install of OS.
I am unable to upgrade it please see below, I have no idea of whats going on due to limited knowledge of Linux:

root@server003:/# apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
2 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 linux-image-2.6.32-5-amd64 (2.6.32-35) ...
Running depmod.
Running update-initramfs.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-amd64
Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 2.6.32-5-amd64 /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-amd64
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub 2.6.32-5-amd64 /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-amd64
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
warning: grub-probe can't find drive for /dev/xvda1.
grub-probe: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for /dev/xvda1.  Check your device.map.
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub exited with return code 1
Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.32-5-amd64.postinst line 799.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.32-5-amd64 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Setting up linux-image-2.6.32-5-xen-amd64 (2.6.32-35) ...
configured to not write apport reports
                                      Running depmod.
Running update-initramfs.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-xen-amd64
Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 2.6.32-5-xen-amd64 /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-xen-amd64
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub 2.6.32-5-xen-amd64 /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-xen-amd64
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
warning: grub-probe can't find drive for /dev/xvda1.
grub-probe: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for /dev/xvda1.  Check your device.map.
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub exited with return code 1
Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.32-5-xen-amd64.postinst line 799.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.32-5-xen-amd64 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
configured to not write apport reports
                                      Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-2.6.32-5-amd64
 linux-image-2.6.32-5-xen-amd64
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
root@server003:/# 

Any ideas would be most appreciated. My only guess is that the Image provided by VPS.net/OnApp is broken.

This post has been edited by elemental.tm: 15 July 2011 - 12:33 PM

[anthonysomerset]

theres another thread about this and they know about it, its been reported on several occasions, vps.net blame onapp but dont hide the image until its fixed which i think its just poor management of the issue, you should use the lenny image and follow my guide to upgrade for most safe update to squeeze

[elemental.tm]

Hi Anthony,

I have seen your thread ref. upgrading Lenny to Squeeze and I thank-you for it.

I am most upset with VPS.net for allowing this known issue to remain unresolved. I have just wasted 3 days building a new VPS that refuses to function correctly! No only will it not update it seems stuff is missing from the kernel, apparently POSIX 1003.1e capabilities are missing. Now I have no idea what POSIX 1003.1e is or care apart from the fact it is stopping "Run virtual host as user" from Helix Development from working.

Now I am faced with building ano. VPS etc... via. the upgrade path outlines by Anthony. VPS.net hide the dam image's or fix them before more of your customers waste time and money on a wild-goose-chase.

[elemental.tm]

I must apologise I just noticed I have posted this thread in the wrong category, can a mod please move to "Community Help".

[XiangZai]

I fixed this with:

apt-get remove grub-legacy grub-common


Apparently you don't need Grub with Xen