[Bug 572054] [NEW] linux-image-2.6.31-21-generic failed to install

[Ernst Kloppenburg]

Public bug reported:

there are dependency problems.

My system is karmic without any strange changes.
I still have grub, not grub-pc, because the system had been upgraded from jaunty and older versions.

>From /var/log/apt/term.log:

Preparing to replace linux-generic 2.6.31.20.33 (using .../linux-generic_2.6.31.21.34_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement linux-generic ...
Preparing to replace linux-image-generic 2.6.31.20.33 (using .../linux-image-generic_2.6.31.21.34_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement linux-image-generic ...
Setting up linux-image-2.6.31-21-generic (2.6.31-21.59) ...
perl: warning: Setting locale failed.
perl: warning: Please check that your locale settings:
        LANGUAGE = (unset),
        LC_ALL = (unset),
        LANG = "de.UTF-8"
    are supported and installed on your system.
perl: warning: Falling back to the standard locale ("C").
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-21-generic
Could not find postinst hook script [update-grub].
Looked in: '/bin', '/sbin', '/usr/bin', '/usr/sbin'
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.31-21-generic (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-generic:
 linux-image-generic depends on linux-image-2.6.31-21-generic; however:
  Package linux-image-2.6.31-21-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic:
 linux-generic depends on linux-image-generic (= 2.6.31.21.34); however:
  Package linux-image-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Log ended: 2010-04-30  07:19:57

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0:  ernst      3266 F.... knotify4
                      ernst      3297 F.... kmix
                      ernst      3308 F.... amarok
 /dev/snd/controlC1:  ernst      3297 F.... kmix
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf8100000 irq 22'
   Mixer name	: 'Realtek ALC889A'
   Components	: 'HDA:10ec0885,1458a002,00100101'
   Controls      : 44
   Simple ctrls  : 25
Card1.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:1 'HDMI'/'HDA ATI HDMI at 0xf5010000 irq 17'
   Mixer name	: 'ATI R6xx HDMI'
   Components	: 'HDA:1002aa01,00aa0100,00100000'
   Controls      : 4
   Simple ctrls  : 1
Card1.Amixer.values:
 Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
   Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
   Playback channels: Mono
   Mono: Playback [on]
Date: Fri Apr 30 07:30:51 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=d7eb2693-4559-400a-936c-189c7ce65487
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. EP35-DS3
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Package: linux-generic 2.6.31.21.34
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=6c9efa5a-9caa-4c74-9f15-b8e98e21e228 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-20.58-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-backports-modules-2.6.31-20-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.26
RfKill:
 
SourcePackage: linux-meta
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-20-generic i686
WpaSupplicantLog:
 
XsessionErrors: (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:3330): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
dmi.bios.date: 06/19/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F4
dmi.board.name: EP35-DS3
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: x.x
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF4:bd06/19/2009:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnEP35-DS3:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnEP35-DS3:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: EP35-DS3
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386

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