[Bug 1707197] Re: package grub-common 2.02~beta3-4ubuntu2.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Fri Aug 11 13:59:02 UTC 2017

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  package grub-common 2.02~beta3-4ubuntu2.2 failed to install/upgrade:
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
  status 1

Status in grub2 package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  This occured when updating grub:

  ===========================================================================================

  Setting up grub-common (2.02~beta3-4ubuntu2.2) ...
  update-rc.d: warning: start and stop actions are no longer supported; falling back to defaults
  Job for grub-common.service failed because a timeout was exceeded.
  See "systemctl status grub-common.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
  invoke-rc.d: initscript grub-common, action "start" failed.
  ● grub-common.service - LSB: Record successful boot for GRUB
     Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/grub-common; generated; vendor preset: enabled)
     Active: failed (Result: timeout) since Fri 2017-07-28 13:49:47 BST; 14ms ago
       Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8)
    Process: 27354 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/grub-common start (code=killed, signal=TERM)
      Tasks: 2 (limit: 4915)
     CGroup: /system.slice/grub-common.service
             └─27358 plymouth --ping

  Jul 28 13:44:47 laurent-Inspiron-7559 systemd[1]: Starting LSB: Record successful boot for GRUB...
  Jul 28 13:49:47 laurent-Inspiron-7559 systemd[1]: grub-common.service: Start operation timed out. Terminating.
  Jul 28 13:49:47 laurent-Inspiron-7559 systemd[1]: Failed to start LSB: Record successful boot for GRUB.
  Jul 28 13:49:47 laurent-Inspiron-7559 systemd[1]: grub-common.service: Unit entered failed state.
  Jul 28 13:49:47 laurent-Inspiron-7559 systemd[1]: grub-common.service: Failed with result 'timeout'.
  dpkg: error processing package grub-common (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  Processing triggers for systemd (232-21ubuntu5) ...
  Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.6.1-2) ...
  Setting up gdbserver (7.12.50.20170314-0ubuntu1.1) ...
  Setting up syncthing-inotify (0.8.7) ...
  Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-6ubuntu5) ...
  Setting up google-chrome-stable (60.0.3112.78-1) ...
  Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.15-1) ...
  Setting up gdb (7.12.50.20170314-0ubuntu1.1) ...
  Setting up libwhoopsie0:amd64 (0.2.55.1) ...
  Setting up libxnvctrl0 (384.59-0ubuntu0~gpu17.04.1) ...
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of grub-efi-amd64-bin:
   grub-efi-amd64-bin depends on grub-common (= 2.02~beta3-4ubuntu2.2); however:
    Package grub-common is not configured yet.

  dpkg: error processing package grub-efi-amd64-bin (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of grub-efi-amd64:
   grub-efi-amd64 depends on grub-common (= 2.02~beta3-4ubuntu2.2); however:
    Package grub-common is not configured yet.
   grub-efi-amd64 depends on grub-efi-amd64-bin (= 2.02~beta3-4ubuntu2.2); however:
    Package grub-efi-amd64-bin is not configured yet.

  No apport report written because the error message indicates it's a follow-up error from a previous failure.
                                                                                                              No apport report written because the error message indicates it's a follow-up error from a previous failure.
       dpkg: error processing package grub-efi-amd64 (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of grub2-common:
   grub2-common depends on grub-common (= 2.02~beta3-4ubuntu2.2); however:
    Package grub-common is not configured yet.

  dpkg: error processing package grub2-common (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of shim-signed:
   shim-signed depends on grub-efi-amd64-bin; however:
    Package grub-efi-amd64-bin is not configured yet.
   shim-signed depends on grub2-common (>= 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu12); however:
    Package grub2-common is not configured yet.

  dpkg: error processing package shim-signed (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  Setting up whoopsie (0.2.55.1) ...
  No apport report written because MaxReports has already been reached
                                                                      No apport report written because MaxReports has already been reached
                                                                                                                                          dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of grub-efi-amd64-signed:
   grub-efi-amd64-signed depends on grub-efi-amd64 (= 2.02~beta3-4ubuntu2.2); however:
    Package grub-efi-amd64 is not configured yet.

  dpkg: error processing package grub-efi-amd64-signed (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  Setting up nvidia-settings (384.59-0ubuntu0~gpu17.04.1) ...
  No apport report written because MaxReports has already been reached
                                                                      Setting up python3-distupgrade (1:17.04.9) ...
  Setting up python3-update-manager (1:17.04.4) ...
  Setting up ubuntu-release-upgrader-core (1:17.04.9) ...
  Setting up ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk (1:17.04.9) ...
  Setting up update-manager-core (1:17.04.4) ...
  Setting up update-manager (1:17.04.4) ...
  Processing triggers for menu (2.1.47ubuntu1) ...
  Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.24-9ubuntu2.2) ...
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   grub-common
   grub-efi-amd64-bin
   grub-efi-amd64
   grub2-common
   shim-signed
   grub-efi-amd64-signed
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
  Package: grub-common 2.02~beta3-4ubuntu2.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-28.32-generic 4.10.17
  Uname: Linux 4.10.0-28-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.5
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Jul 28 13:49:47 2017
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-04-14 (104 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412)
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-28-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=3de4752e-0b02-4888-9b03-5e489ab6e707 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu2
   apt  1.4
  SourcePackage: grub2
  Title: package grub-common 2.02~beta3-4ubuntu2.2 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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