package linux-image-3.13.0-51-generic 3.13.0-51.84 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 127

[Thomas Mainguy]

New update in ubuntu 14.04 (ubuntu base).
Error apparently is that "pulseaudio daemon is not running" (it should be: listed in ps -A).

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: linux-image-3.13.0-51-generic 3.13.0-51.84
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-49.83-generic 3.13.11-ckt17
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-49-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.10
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC1: thomas 2435 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0: thomas 2435 F.... pulseaudio
Date: Tue May 12 09:43:37 2015
DuplicateSignature: package:linux-image-3.13.0-51-generic:3.13.0-51.84:run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 127
ErrorMessage: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 127
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=e4742e08-3154-4e61-9a21-3f66629b8f78
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-01-30 (101 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Studio 1747
ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-49-generic root=UUID=41b40eed-4865-44c4-9aef-3701fbd87ff8 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~beta2-9ubuntu1
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package linux-image-3.13.0-51-generic 3.13.0-51.84 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 127
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
WifiSyslog: May 12 09:23:35 jian kernel: [ 3809.265303] systemd-hostnamed[3848]: Warning: nss-myhostname is not installed. Changing the local hostname might make it unresolveable. Please install nss-myhostname!
dmi.bios.date: 01/18/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A05
dmi.board.asset.tag: 1234567890
dmi.board.name: 0J509P
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA05:bd01/18/2010:svnDellInc.:pnStudio1747:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0J509P:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Studio 1747
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

From DpkgTerminalLog.txt:

update-initramfs: deferring update (hook will be called later)
The link /initrd.img is a dangling linkto /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-51-generic
vmlinuz(/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-51-generic
) points to /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-51-generic
 (/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-51-generic) -- doing nothing at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-3.13.0-51-generic.postinst line 491.
Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 3.13.0-51-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-51-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms 3.13.0-51-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-51-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 3.13.0-51-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-51-generic
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-51-generic
/usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/console_setup: 5: /etc/default/console-setup: here: not found
E: /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/console_setup failed with return 127.
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-51-generic with 127.
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 127

It looks like something is wrong with your /etc/default/console-setup file. What is the md5sum of /etc/default/console-setup?

I suspect something got uncommented that should not have been.

[Thomas Mainguy (thomas-mainguy)]

Result of md5sum /etc/default/console-setup:
0610c96ac928aa4b9eb0aeb12cf501f8 /etc/default/console-setup

console-setup attached.

Thank you for your reply.

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

This is the problematic line:

ACTIVE_CONSOLES="/dev/tty[1-3]"3]"3]"t here your encoding. Valid charmaps are: UTF-8 ARMSCII-8 CP1251

the parts after the quote are supposed to be a comment. So change it to the following:

ACTIVE_CONSOLES="/dev/tty[1-3]"
# Put here your encoding. Valid charmaps are: UTF-8 ARMSCII-8 CP1251