[Bug 811344] Re: package initramfs-tools 0.92bubuntu78 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 143

[davidyorke]

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Title:
  package initramfs-tools 0.92bubuntu78 failed to install/upgrade:
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
  status 143

Status in “initramfs-tools” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  What I did:
  Used "Startup Disk Creator" (usb-creator) and Xubuntu 10.04.2 iso to create "Live USB" with 4GB Casper-rw persistence file. (confirmed iso is good.  confirmed USB drive is good.)
  Booted to Live USB (crazy slow, but that's beside the point)
  Updated Package DB
  Upgraded all updated packages.

  What I expected: 
  Update/upgrade finishes without errors.

  What happened (the error):
  When updating initramfs, LZMA process blows up to several hundred MB and just runs and runs.  I had to kill the process to regain control of my system.

  What else I did:
  Tried running update-initramfs independent of update/upgrade process and get the same result.  

  What happened then:
  Output of undate-initramfs shows "Building cpio /cdrom/initrd.img-2.6.32-33-generic.new initramfs" when LZMA process goes bananas.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: initramfs-tools 0.92bubuntu78
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-28.55-generic 2.6.32.27+drm33.12
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-28-generic i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sat Jul 16 00:02:16 2011
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 143
  LiveMediaBuild: Xubuntu 10.04.2 "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20110214.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
  Title: package initramfs-tools 0.92bubuntu78 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 143

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