[Pkg-dkms-maint] Bug#529038: dkms uses mkinitrd not mkinitramfs

[Neil]

Package: dkms
Version: 2.0.22.0-0
Severity: important


Hello. 

The dkms package in testing fails to install modules bcm5974-dkms (from
http://bitmath.org/git/bcm5974-dkms.git) and usbhid-dkms (from
http://bitmath.org/git/usbhid-dkms.git).  The dkms .deb package from Dell
(at http://linux.dell.com/projects.shtml installed these modules correctly.

The problem is that Debian testing dkms is trying to use mkinitrd and fails
as mkinitrd is not available in stable or testing. Dell dkms uses
mkinitramfs (which is available) and is successful.

Thank you for maintaining this package!
Best,
Neil.


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 5.0.1
  APT prefers stable
  APT policy: (990, 'stable'), (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-2-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) (ignored: LC_ALL set to POSIX)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages dkms depends on:
ii  build-essential               11.4       Informational list of build-essent
ii  dpkg-dev                      1.14.25    Debian package development tools
ii  gcc                           4:4.3.2-2  The GNU C compiler
ii  make                          3.81-5     The GNU version of the "make" util
ii  module-init-tools             3.4-1      tools for managing Linux kernel mo

Versions of packages dkms recommends:
ii  fakeroot                1.11             Gives a fake root environment
ii  linux-headers-2.6-amd64 2.6.26+17+lenny1 Header files for Linux 2.6-amd64
ii  linux-headers-2.6.26-2- 2.6.26-15lenny2  Header files for Linux 2.6.26-2-am
pi  linux-image-2.6.26-1-am 2.6.26-13lenny2  Linux 2.6.26 image on AMD64
ii  linux-image-2.6.26-2-am 2.6.26-15lenny2  Linux 2.6.26 image on AMD64
ii  lsb-release             3.2-20           Linux Standard Base version report
ii  menu                    2.1.41           generates programs menu for all me
ii  patch                   2.5.9-5          Apply a diff file to an original
ii  sudo                    1.6.9p17-2       Provide limited super user privile

dkms suggests no packages.

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