update manager refuses to upgrade kernel to newer version

[Spyros Tsiolis]

Hello again ,


Here's quite an oldie that I missed for about a month.
On the thin clients, the kernel is stuck on v3.13.0-46-generic.
The system keeps downloading v3.13.0-77 but the following
tidal wave of info pops-up on a windows that I cannot make
heads or tails out of it : 


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(Reading database ... 854000 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace google-chrome-stable 48.0.2564.103-1 (using .../google-chrome-stable_48.0.2564.109-1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement google-chrome-stable ...
Preparing to replace firefox 44.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 (using .../firefox_44.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement firefox ...
Preparing to replace firefox-globalmenu 44.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 (using .../firefox-globalmenu_44.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement firefox-globalmenu ...
Preparing to replace firefox-locale-el 44.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 (using .../firefox-locale-el_44.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement firefox-locale-el ...
Preparing to replace firefox-locale-en 44.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 (using .../firefox-locale-en_44.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement firefox-locale-en ...
Preparing to replace flashplugin-installer 11.2.202.559ubuntu0.12.04.1 (using .../flashplugin-installer_11.2.202.569ubuntu0.12.04.1_i386.deb) ...

Unpacking replacement flashplugin-installer ...

Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for update-notifier-common ...
flashplugin-installer: downloading http://archive.canonical.com/pool/partner/a/adobe-flashplugin/adobe-flashplugin_20160209.1.orig.tar.gz
Installing from local file /tmp/tmp71WGCe.gz
Flash Plugin installed.
Setting up linux-image-3.13.0-77-generic (3.13.0-77.121~precise1) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: deferring update (hook will be called later)
initrd.img(/boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-77-generic
) points to /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-77-generic
 (/boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-77-generic) -- doing nothing at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-3.13.0-77-generic.postinst line 491.
vmlinuz(/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-77-generic
) points to /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-77-generic
 (/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-77-generic) -- doing nothing at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-3.13.0-77-generic.postinst line 491.
Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 3.13.0-77-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-77-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 3.13.0-77-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-77-generic
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-77-generic
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168g-3.fw for module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168g-2.fw for module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8106e-2.fw for module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8106e-1.fw for module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8411-2.fw for module r8169
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 3.13.0-77-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-77-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/update-notifier 3.13.0-77-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-77-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub 3.13.0-77-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-77-generic
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: cannot find a device for / (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-3.13.0-77-generic.postinst line 1025.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-3.13.0-77-generic (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-generic-lts-trusty:
 linux-image-generic-lts-trusty depends on linux-image-3.13.0-77-generic; however:
  Package linux-image-3.13.0-77-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-generic-lts-trusty (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic-lts-trusty:
 linux-generic-lts-trusty depends on linux-image-generic-lts-trusty; however:
  Package linux-image-generic-lts-trusty is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-generic-lts-trusty (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up google-chrome-stable (48.0.2564.109-1) ...
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
Setting up firefox (44.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) ...
Please restart all running instances of firefox, or you will experience problems.
Setting up firefox-globalmenu (44.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) ...
Setting up firefox-locale-el (44.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) ...
Setting up firefox-locale-en (44.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) ...
Setting up flashplugin-installer (11.2.202.569ubuntu0.12.04.1) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-3.13.0-77-generic
 linux-image-generic-lts-trusty
 linux-generic-lts-trusty
Error in function: 
Setting up linux-image-3.13.0-77-generic (3.13.0-77.121~precise1) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: deferring update (hook will be called later)
initrd.img(/boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-77-generic
) points to /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-77-generic
(/boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-77-generic) -- doing nothing at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-3.13.0-77-generic.postinst line 491.
vmlinuz(/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-77-generic
) points to /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-77-generic
 (/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-77-generic) -- doing nothing at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-3.13.0-77-generic.postinst line 491.
Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 3.13.0-77-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-77-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 3.13.0-77-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-77-generic
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-77-generic
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168g-3.fw for module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168g-2.fw for module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8106e-2.fw for module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8106e-1.fw for module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8411-2.fw for module r8169
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 3.13.0-77-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-77-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/update-notifier 3.13.0-77-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-77-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub 3.13.0-77-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-77-generic
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: cannot find a device for / (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-3.13.0-77-generic.postinst line 1025.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-3.13.0-77-generic (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-generic-lts-trusty:
 linux-image-generic-lts-trusty depends on linux-image-3.13.0-77-generic; however:
  Package linux-image-3.13.0-77-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-generic-lts-trusty (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic-lts-trusty:
 linux-generic-lts-trusty depends on linux-image-generic-lts-trusty; however:
  Package linux-image-generic-lts-trusty is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-generic-lts-trusty (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
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Any ideas on this ?

TIA,

s.t.