package linux-image-3.2.0-51-generic-pae 3.2.0-51.77 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Ross Sullivan]

Issue seems to be in generating initrid file.

I have been trying to install software to read nokia phone discs and tgot similar messages. Then when updating through update manager ran into the same isssues

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: linux-image-3.2.0-51-generic-pae 3.2.0-51.77
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-40.64-generic-pae 3.2.40
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-40-generic-pae i686
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
AplayDevices:
 **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: MID [HDA Intel MID], device 0: ALC272X Analog [ALC272X Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.3
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: MID [HDA Intel MID], device 0: ALC272X Analog [ALC272X Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: hilary 2821 F.... pulseaudio
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'MID'/'HDA Intel MID at 0xb0050000 irq 22'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC272X'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0272,10250244,00100001'
   Controls : 18
   Simple ctrls : 10
Date: Fri Aug 2 23:24:26 2013
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=b5e549cb-6d66-4c51-a419-132ed57ee56e
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423)
MachineType: Acer AO751h
MarkForUpload: True
ProcFB: 0 psbfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-40-generic-pae root=UUID=bfe3ca9e-c7e6-4e97-beb4-fc1b470b60d8 ro quiet splash console=tty7 acpi_backlight=vendor acpi_osi=Linux acer_wmi.blacklist=yes mem=1920mb
PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
RelatedPackageVersions: grub-pc 1.99-21ubuntu3.10
RfKill:
 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: linux
StagingDrivers: psb_gfx
Title: package linux-image-3.2.0-51-generic-pae 3.2.0-51.77 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 05/12/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
dmi.bios.version: V0.3204
dmi.board.name: JV11-ML
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: Not Applicable
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrV0.3204:bd05/12/2009:svnAcer:pnAO751h:pvrNotApplicable:rvnAcer:rnJV11-ML:rvrNotApplicable:cvnAcer:ct1:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: AO751h
dmi.product.version: Not Applicable
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

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[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

   dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-generic-pae:
    linux-image-generic-pae depends on linux-image-3.2.0-48-generic-pae; however:
     Package linux-image-3.2.0-48-generic-pae is not configured yet.

[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

You may need to run the following:

sudo apt-get install -f
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update

Then re-install the package.

If that does not resolve your issue, please mark the bug as "Confirmed"

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