FSO unstable upgrade errors alsa-states and initscripts-openmoko

[arne anka]

>> Collected errors:
>>  * Package alsa-states wants to install file /etc/asound.state
>>         But that file is already provided by package  *
>> openmoko-alsa-scenarios
>>  * ERROR: The following packages conflict with initscripts-openmoko:
>>          *  initscripts *
>>
>>
>> Has anyone else had this problem?  Or any suggestions?
>
> Same errors occured on my FSO testing installation yesterday. Now my
> freerunner refuses to boot up properly: it pauses with some init errors
> ("respawning too fast", "no more processes left in this runlevel").


sounds weird. i wouldn't expect a failed alsa-state package to cause those  
problems.
opkg obviouls lacks the facilities to handle diversions.
i'd suggest to login via ssh (provided it works, of course), move  
/etc/asound.state somewhere else and reinstall alsa-state.
afterwards compare both files.

a second look shows the far more important
* ERROR: The following packages conflict with initscripts-openmoko:
          *  initscripts *

that might indeed cause the behaviour.
could you please check, if initscripts-openmoko still exists in the feed?  
maybe it was replaced by initscript -- but opkg fails to do a clean update?