[Bug 916696] [NEW] package initramfs-tools 0.98.8ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Nickolas Holloway 916696 at bugs.launchpad.net
Sun Jan 15 07:02:14 UTC 2012 

Public bug reported:

I'm running Ubuntu 11.04 from a LiveUSB created in Universal USB
Installer. I attempted to activate the Broadcom driver and was presented
with this error message.

This is the version of initramfs-tools I'm running:

initramfs-tools:
  Installed: 0.98.8ubuntu3
  Candidate: 0.98.8ubuntu3.1
  Version table:
     0.98.8ubuntu3.1 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-updates/main i386 Packages
 *** 0.98.8ubuntu3 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

 I then tried to configure the package using dpkg in Terminal, and was
given this output:


ubuntu at ubuntu:/usr/bin$ sudo dpkg -C
The following packages are only half configured, probably due to problems
configuring them the first time.  The configuration should be retried using
dpkg --configure <package> or the configure menu option in dselect:
 initramfs-tools      tools for generating an initramfs

ubuntu at ubuntu:/usr/bin$ sudo dpkg --configure initramfs-tools
Setting up initramfs-tools (0.98.8ubuntu3) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
lzma: Encoder error: -2147467259
dpkg: error processing initramfs-tools (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 initramfs-tools
ubuntu at ubuntu:/usr/bin$ cd ../../
ubuntu at ubuntu:/$ sudo rm /vmlinuz
ubuntu at ubuntu:/$ sudo ln -s /cdrom/casper/vmlinuz vmlinuz
ubuntu at ubuntu:/$ sudo dpkg --configure initramfs-tools
Setting up initramfs-tools (0.98.8ubuntu3) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
lzma: Encoder error: -2147467259
dpkg: error processing initramfs-tools (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 initramfs-tools


I then tried to update casper, since I found that that may have been the problem, and was given this output:

ubuntu at ubuntu:/$ sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install casper
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 11.04 _Natty Narwhal_ - Release i386 (20110427.1) natty InRelease
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 11.04 _Natty Narwhal_ - Release i386 (20110427.1) natty/main TranslationIndex
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 11.04 _Natty Narwhal_ - Release i386 (20110427.1) natty/restricted TranslationIndex
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 11.04 _Natty Narwhal_ - Release i386 (20110427.1) natty/main Translation-en_US
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 11.04 _Natty Narwhal_ - Release i386 (20110427.1) natty/main Translation-en
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 11.04 _Natty Narwhal_ - Release i386 (20110427.1) natty/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 11.04 _Natty Narwhal_ - Release i386 (20110427.1) natty/restricted Translation-en
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty InRelease                             
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates InRelease                     
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security InRelease
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com natty Release.gpg [198 B]
Get:2 http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security Release.gpg [198 B]
Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates Release.gpg [198 B]
Get:4 http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security Release [39.8 kB]
Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com natty Release [39.8 kB]
Get:6 http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/main Sources [85.3 kB]         
Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates Release [39.8 kB]                
Get:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/main Sources [862 kB]                    
Get:9 http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/restricted Sources [14 B]      
Get:10 http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/main i386 Packages [262 kB]   
Get:11 http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/restricted i386 Packages [14 B]
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/main TranslationIndex            
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/restricted TranslationIndex      
Get:12 http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/restricted Sources [4,104 B]            
Get:13 http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/main i386 Packages [1,550 kB]           
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/main Translation-en_US           
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/main Translation-en              
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/restricted Translation-en_US     
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/restricted Translation-en        
Get:14 http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/restricted i386 Packages [8,986 B]      
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/main TranslationIndex                      
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/restricted TranslationIndex                
Get:15 http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/main Sources [146 kB]           
Get:16 http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/restricted Sources [753 B]      
Get:17 http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/main i386 Packages [422 kB]     
Get:18 http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/restricted i386 Packages [839 B]
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/main TranslationIndex              
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/restricted TranslationIndex        
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/main Translation-en_US                     
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/main Translation-en                        
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/restricted Translation-en_US               
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/restricted Translation-en                  
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/main Translation-en_US             
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/main Translation-en                
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/restricted Translation-en_US       
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/restricted Translation-en          
Fetched 3,462 kB in 13s (257 kB/s)                                             
Reading package lists... Done
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
casper is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 290 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? 
Setting up initramfs-tools (0.98.8ubuntu3) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
lzma: Encoder error: -2147467259
dpkg: error processing initramfs-tools (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 initramfs-tools
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: initramfs-tools 0.98.8ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
AptOrdering: initramfs-tools: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Jan 15 06:51:46 2012
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Setting up initramfs-tools (0.98.8ubuntu3) ...
 update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
 lzma: Encoder error: -2147467259
 dpkg: error processing initramfs-tools (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package initramfs-tools 0.98.8ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-package i386 natty

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Title:
  package initramfs-tools 0.98.8ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade:
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
  status 1

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

Bug description:
  I'm running Ubuntu 11.04 from a LiveUSB created in Universal USB
  Installer. I attempted to activate the Broadcom driver and was
  presented with this error message.

  This is the version of initramfs-tools I'm running:

  initramfs-tools:
    Installed: 0.98.8ubuntu3
    Candidate: 0.98.8ubuntu3.1
    Version table:
       0.98.8ubuntu3.1 0
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-updates/main i386 Packages
   *** 0.98.8ubuntu3 0
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

   I then tried to configure the package using dpkg in Terminal, and was
  given this output:

  
  ubuntu at ubuntu:/usr/bin$ sudo dpkg -C
  The following packages are only half configured, probably due to problems
  configuring them the first time.  The configuration should be retried using
  dpkg --configure <package> or the configure menu option in dselect:
   initramfs-tools      tools for generating an initramfs

  ubuntu at ubuntu:/usr/bin$ sudo dpkg --configure initramfs-tools
  Setting up initramfs-tools (0.98.8ubuntu3) ...
  update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
  lzma: Encoder error: -2147467259
  dpkg: error processing initramfs-tools (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   initramfs-tools
  ubuntu at ubuntu:/usr/bin$ cd ../../
  ubuntu at ubuntu:/$ sudo rm /vmlinuz
  ubuntu at ubuntu:/$ sudo ln -s /cdrom/casper/vmlinuz vmlinuz
  ubuntu at ubuntu:/$ sudo dpkg --configure initramfs-tools
  Setting up initramfs-tools (0.98.8ubuntu3) ...
  update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
  lzma: Encoder error: -2147467259
  dpkg: error processing initramfs-tools (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   initramfs-tools

  
  I then tried to update casper, since I found that that may have been the problem, and was given this output:

  ubuntu at ubuntu:/$ sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install casper
  Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 11.04 _Natty Narwhal_ - Release i386 (20110427.1) natty InRelease
  Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 11.04 _Natty Narwhal_ - Release i386 (20110427.1) natty/main TranslationIndex
  Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 11.04 _Natty Narwhal_ - Release i386 (20110427.1) natty/restricted TranslationIndex
  Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 11.04 _Natty Narwhal_ - Release i386 (20110427.1) natty/main Translation-en_US
  Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 11.04 _Natty Narwhal_ - Release i386 (20110427.1) natty/main Translation-en
  Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 11.04 _Natty Narwhal_ - Release i386 (20110427.1) natty/restricted Translation-en_US
  Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 11.04 _Natty Narwhal_ - Release i386 (20110427.1) natty/restricted Translation-en
  Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty InRelease                             
  Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates InRelease                     
  Ign http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security InRelease
  Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com natty Release.gpg [198 B]
  Get:2 http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security Release.gpg [198 B]
  Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates Release.gpg [198 B]
  Get:4 http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security Release [39.8 kB]
  Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com natty Release [39.8 kB]
  Get:6 http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/main Sources [85.3 kB]         
  Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates Release [39.8 kB]                
  Get:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/main Sources [862 kB]                    
  Get:9 http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/restricted Sources [14 B]      
  Get:10 http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/main i386 Packages [262 kB]   
  Get:11 http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/restricted i386 Packages [14 B]
  Ign http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/main TranslationIndex            
  Ign http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/restricted TranslationIndex      
  Get:12 http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/restricted Sources [4,104 B]            
  Get:13 http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/main i386 Packages [1,550 kB]           
  Ign http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/main Translation-en_US           
  Ign http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/main Translation-en              
  Ign http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/restricted Translation-en_US     
  Ign http://security.ubuntu.com natty-security/restricted Translation-en        
  Get:14 http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/restricted i386 Packages [8,986 B]      
  Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/main TranslationIndex                      
  Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/restricted TranslationIndex                
  Get:15 http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/main Sources [146 kB]           
  Get:16 http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/restricted Sources [753 B]      
  Get:17 http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/main i386 Packages [422 kB]     
  Get:18 http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/restricted i386 Packages [839 B]
  Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/main TranslationIndex              
  Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/restricted TranslationIndex        
  Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/main Translation-en_US                     
  Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/main Translation-en                        
  Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/restricted Translation-en_US               
  Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty/restricted Translation-en                  
  Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/main Translation-en_US             
  Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/main Translation-en                
  Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/restricted Translation-en_US       
  Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty-updates/restricted Translation-en          
  Fetched 3,462 kB in 13s (257 kB/s)                                             
  Reading package lists... Done
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  casper is already the newest version.
  0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 290 not upgraded.
  1 not fully installed or removed.
  After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
  Do you want to continue [Y/n]? 
  Setting up initramfs-tools (0.98.8ubuntu3) ...
  update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
  lzma: Encoder error: -2147467259
  dpkg: error processing initramfs-tools (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   initramfs-tools
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

  
  Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: initramfs-tools 0.98.8ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  AptOrdering: initramfs-tools: Configure
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sun Jan 15 06:51:46 2012
  DpkgTerminalLog:
   Setting up initramfs-tools (0.98.8ubuntu3) ...
   update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
   lzma: Encoder error: -2147467259
   dpkg: error processing initramfs-tools (--configure):
    subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
  Title: package initramfs-tools 0.98.8ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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