[Bug 945424] Re: package linux-image-3.2.0-17-virtual 3.2.0-17.27 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Bryan Donlan]

Additionally post-install configuration for linux-image-3.2.0-18-virtual
still fails:


ubuntu at ip-10-150-85-237:~$ sudo dpkg --configure linux-image-3.2.0-18-virtual
Setting up linux-image-3.2.0-18-virtual (3.2.0-18.28) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: deferring update (hook will be called later)
Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 3.2.0-18-virtual /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-18-virtual
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-18-virtual
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/update-notifier 3.2.0-18-virtual /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-18-virtual
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/x-grub-legacy-ec2 3.2.0-18-virtual /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-18-virtual
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-18-virtual
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-16-virtual
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-15-virtual
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-14-virtual
Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done

run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub 3.2.0-18-virtual /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-18-virtual
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: cannot find a device for /boot (is /dev mounted?).
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub exited with return code 1
Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-3.2.0-18-virtual.postinst line 1010.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-3.2.0-18-virtual (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-3.2.0-18-virtual


It looks like the bug might be in grub-pc, so adding that to the bug now.

** Also affects: grub2 (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Summary changed:

- package linux-image-3.2.0-17-virtual 3.2.0-17.27 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
+ Precise kernel post-install fails in grub configuration in EC2

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Title:
  Precise kernel post-install fails in grub configuration in EC2

Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Doing a release-upgrade from oneiric on EC2 (ubuntu cloud official
  images), with an aufs overlay. EC2 instance is a t1.micro.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: linux-image-3.2.0-17-virtual 3.2.0-17.27
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-16.28-virtual 3.0.17
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-16-virtual i686
  AlsaDevices:
   total 0
   crw-rw---T 1 root audio 116,  1 Mar  2 07:53 seq
   crw-rw---T 1 root audio 116, 33 Mar  2 07:53 timer
  AplayDevices: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
  ApportVersion: 1.93-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: i386
  ArecordDevices: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
  Date: Fri Mar  2 08:02:29 2012
  Ec2AMI: ami-08fd4c09
  Ec2AMIManifest: (unknown)
  Ec2AvailabilityZone: ap-northeast-1b
  Ec2InstanceType: t1.micro
  Ec2Kernel: aki-ec5df7ed
  Ec2Ramdisk: unavailable
  ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
  Lspci:
   
  Lsusb: Error: command ['lsusb'] failed with exit code 1: unable to initialize libusb: -99
  ProcKernelCmdLine: root=LABEL=cloudimg-rootfs ro console=hvc0
  ProcModules:
   acpiphp 23408 0 - Live 0xe772a000
   aufs 159860 345 - Live 0xe7795000
   iptable_filter 12706 0 - Live 0xe7724000
   ip_tables 18106 1 iptable_filter, Live 0xe7731000
   x_tables 21975 2 iptable_filter,ip_tables, Live 0xe773a000
  SourcePackage: linux
  Title: package linux-image-3.2.0-17-virtual 3.2.0-17.27 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-02 (1 days ago)

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