package linux-image-3.16.0-29-generic 3.16.0-29.39 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Bro-vaughan]

After a do-release-upgrade from 14.04 to 14.10, and after fighting with grub installer, which mysteriously started working again on its own, I get this..
Setting up grml-rescueboot (0.4.5) ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/grub.d/42_grml ...
INFO: ISOs found inside /boot/grml, invoking update-grub:
Generating grub configuration file ...
Warning: Setting GRUB_TIMEOUT to a non-zero value when GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT is set is no longer supported.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-44-lowlatency
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-44-lowlatency
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-44-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-44-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-24-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.elf
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Found Grml ISO image: /boot/grml/xubuntu-14.10-desktop-i386.iso
done
Setting up grub2 (2.02~beta2-15) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-3.16.0-29-generic
 linux-image-extra-3.16.0-29-generic
 linux-image-generic
 linux-generic
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

cat /proc/version_signature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-44.73-lowlatency 3.13.11-ckt12
lspci log attached

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: linux-image-3.16.0-29-generic 3.16.0-29.39
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-44.73-lowlatency 3.13.11-ckt12
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-44-lowlatency i686
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8.1
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Jan 23 17:03:16 2015
DuplicateSignature: package:linux-image-3.16.0-29-generic:3.16.0-29.39:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=18ed8b4f-e99e-4b78-a7ac-409907a5d19a
MachineType: Acer Aspire M5100
ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-44-lowlatency root=UUID=b2b782a0-3dc7-43a4-a6d9-a7800aa53508 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
RelatedPackageVersions: grub-pc 2.02~beta2-15
RfKill:

SourcePackage: linux
Title: package linux-image-3.16.0-29-generic 3.16.0-29.39 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2015-01-23 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 10/10/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: 6.00 PG
dmi.board.name: F690GVM
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr6.00PG:bd10/10/2007:svnAcer:pnAspireM5100:pvrR01-A3:rvnAcer:rnF690GVM:rvr:cvnAcer:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Aspire M5100
dmi.product.version: R01-A3
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

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[Bro-vaughan (bro-vaughan)]

Not sure if its related, but after a reboot I now have no sound. aplay -l reports no soundcard found, when it worked fine before.

[Po-Hsu Lin (cypressyew)]

3.16 EOL,
please feel free to open a new bug if you're still encounter this issue with newer releases.