[Pkg-dkms-maint] Bug#630772: dkms errors/warnings when uninstalling old kernel

[Marc Meledandri]

This issue is ongoing, still present in Debian 7.1 Wheezy:

Log started: 2013-10-05  13:50:46
(Reading database ... 223686 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing linux-headers-3.10.13+mfm ...
Purging configuration files for linux-headers-3.10.13+mfm ...
Removing linux-image-3.10.13+mfm ...
Examining /etc/kernel/prerm.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/prerm.d/dkms 3.10.13+mfm
/boot/vmlinuz-3.10.13+mfm
dkms: removing: nvidia-current 325.15 (3.10.13+mfm) (x86_64)
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1874: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1876: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1874: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1876: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1874: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1876: echo: write error: Broken pipe
dkms: removing: vboxhost 4.1.26 (3.10.13+mfm) (x86_64)
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1874: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1876: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1874: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1876: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1874: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1876: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1874: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1876: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1874: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1876: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1874: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1876: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1874: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1876: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1874: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1876: echo: write error: Broken pipe
Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 3.10.13+mfm
/boot/vmlinuz-3.10.13+mfm
update-initramfs: Deleting /boot/initrd.img-3.10.13+mfm
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.10.13+mfm
/boot/vmlinuz-3.10.13+mfm
Generating grub.cfg ...
Found background image: grub2-hash-bang-background.png
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.10.15+mfm
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.10.15+mfm
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.4.63+mfm
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.4.63+mfm
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-4-amd64
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-4-amd64
Found Windows 7 (loader) on /dev/sda1
done
Purging configuration files for linux-image-3.10.13+mfm ...
Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 3.10.13+mfm
/boot/vmlinuz-3.10.13+mfm
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.10.13+mfm
/boot/vmlinuz-3.10.13+mfm
Log ended: 2013-10-05  13:50:59