https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=237620 Summary: ERROR: Bootloader::Core::XXX: Running generic function, it should never be called Product: openSUSE 10.3 Version: unspecified Platform: x86 OS/Version: Linux Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: Kernel AssignedTo: kernel-maintainers@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: andreas.hanke@gmx-topmail.de QAContact: qa@suse.de On a current Factory/STABLE installation that doesn't have a bootloader installed (and therefore doesn't have a /boot/grub/menu.lst file), the rpm output of installing/updating the kernel looks like this: Setting up /lib/modules/2.6.20-rc5-2-default Root device: /dev/hda6 (mounted on / as xfs) Module list: piix processor thermal fan xfs edd (xennet xenblk) Kernel image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-rc5-2-default Initrd image: /boot/initrd-2.6.20-rc5-2-default Shared libs: lib/ld-2.5.so lib/libacl.so.1.1.0 lib/libattr.so.1.1.0 lib/libc-2.5.so lib/libdl-2.5.so lib/libhistory.so.5.2 lib/libncurses.so.5.5 lib/libpthread-2.5.so lib/libreadline.so.5.2 lib/librt-2.5.so lib/libutil-2.5.so lib/libvolume_id.so.0.74.0 lib/libnss_files-2.5.so lib/libnss_files.so.2 lib/libgcc_s.so.1 Driver modules: ide-core ide-disk piix processor thermal fan edd Filesystem modules: xfs Including: initramfs fsck.xfs Bootsplash: SuSE (800x600) 12837 blocks You may now have to update your boot loader configuration. ERROR: Bootloader::Library::SetLoaderType: Initializing for unknown bootloader none ERROR: Bootloader::Core::ListFiles: Running generic function, it should never be called ERROR: Bootloader::Core::ParseLines: Running generic function, it should never be called Can't use an undefined value as an ARRAY reference at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/Bootloader/Tools.pm line 610. ERROR: Bootloader::Library::SetLoaderType: Initializing for unknown bootloader none ERROR: Bootloader::Core::ListFiles: Running generic function, it should never be called ERROR: Bootloader::Core::ParseLines: Running generic function, it should never be called ERROR: Bootloader::Library::SetLoaderType: Initializing for unknown bootloader none ERROR: Bootloader::Core::ListFiles: Running generic function, it should never be called ERROR: Bootloader::Core::ParseLines: Running generic function, it should never be called Can't use an undefined value as an ARRAY reference at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/Bootloader/Tools.pm line 610. ERROR: Bootloader::Library::SetLoaderType: Initializing for unknown bootloader none ERROR: Bootloader::Core::ListFiles: Running generic function, it should never be called ERROR: Bootloader::Core::ParseLines: Running generic function, it should never be called It should probably detect this better and just say "Hey, there is no bootloader, so I'm not updating anything" instead of printing these messages. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.