[Bug 1508157] Re: Kernel not upgraded during Vivid -> Wily upgrade

[Bryan Quigley]

If you're installing a proprietary driver using the GUI it might be this
bug instead -  Bug 1506169 instead

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Title:
  Kernel not upgraded during Vivid -> Wily upgrade

Status in ubuntu-release-upgrader package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Looking at /var/log/dist-upgrade/apt-term.log it actually appears that
  the Wily kernel was purged because I was using a proprietary graphics
  driver:

  Generating grub configuration file ...
  Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-16-generic
  Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-16-generic
  Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-30-generic
  Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-30-generic
  Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-14-generic
  Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-14-generic
  Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.elf
  Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
  Found Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS (14.04) on /dev/sda1
  Found Ubuntu Wily Werewolf (development branch) (15.10) on /dev/sda7
  Found Ubuntu 15.10 (15.10) on /dev/sda8
  Found Debian GNU/Linux (8.2) on /dev/sdb1
  Found Ubuntu Wily Werewolf (development branch) (15.10) on /dev/sdc1
  done
  Removing linux-image-4.2.0-16-generic (4.2.0-16.19) ...
  Examining /etc/kernel/prerm.d.
  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/prerm.d/dkms 4.2.0-16-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-16-generic
  dkms: removing: nvidia-304 304.128 (4.2.0-16-generic) (x86_64)

  -------- Uninstall Beginning --------
  Module:  nvidia-304
  Version: 304.128
  Kernel:  4.2.0-16-generic (x86_64)
  -------------------------------------

  Status: Before uninstall, this module version was ACTIVE on this
  kernel.

  nvidia_304.ko:
   - Uninstallation
     - Deleting from: /lib/modules/4.2.0-16-generic/updates/dkms/
   - Original module
     - No original module was found for this module on this kernel.
     - Use the dkms install command to reinstall any previous module version.

  depmod....

  DKMS: uninstall completed.
  Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 4.2.0-16-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-16-generic
  update-initramfs: Deleting /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-16-generic
  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 4.2.0-16-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-16-generic
  Generating grub configuration file ...
  Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-30-generic
  Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-30-generic
  Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-14-generic
  Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-14-generic
  Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.elf
  Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
  Found Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS (14.04) on /dev/sda1
  Found Ubuntu Wily Werewolf (development branch) (15.10) on /dev/sda7
  Found Ubuntu 15.10 (15.10) on /dev/sda8
  Found Debian GNU/Linux (8.2) on /dev/sdb1
  Found Ubuntu Wily Werewolf (development branch) (15.10) on /dev/sdc1
  done
  The link /vmlinuz is a damaged link
  Removing symbolic link vmlinuz 
   you may need to re-run your boot loader[grub]
  The link /initrd.img is a damaged link
  Removing symbolic link initrd.img 
   you may need to re-run your boot loader[grub]
  Removing qtdeclarative5-ubuntu-web-plugin-assets (0.23+15.04.20150416-0ubuntu1) ...
  Removing thermald (1.4.3-5) ...
  initctl: Unable to connect to Upstart: Failed to connect to socket /com/ubuntu/upstart: Connection refused
  [....] Stopping thermald (via systemctl): thermald.service[?25l7[ ok 8[?12l[?25h.
  Removing xul-ext-webaccounts (0.5-0ubuntu4.15.04.1) ...
  Removing webaccounts-extension-common (0.5-0ubuntu4.15.04.1) ...
  Removing xfonts-mathml (6ubuntu1) ...
  Removing libedataserver-1.2-18 (3.12.11-0ubuntu1.15.04.1) ...
  Removing libcamel-1.2-49 (3.12.11-0ubuntu1.15.04.1) ...
  Removing libicu52:amd64 (52.1-8ubuntu0.2) ...
  Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.21-0ubuntu4) ...
  Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.4-1) ...
  Processing triggers for dbus (1.10.0-1ubuntu1) ...
  dbus-daemon has been upgraded from a version with incompatible configuration.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
  Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:15.10.10
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-30.34-generic 3.19.8-ckt6
  Uname: Linux 3.19.0-30-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CrashDB: ubuntu
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Tue Oct 20 13:19:17 2015
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-04-18 (184 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Beta amd64 (20150417.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
  Symptom: ubuntu-release-upgrader
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2015-10-20 (0 days ago)
  VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:

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