package linux-image-4.4.0-171-generic 4.4.0-171.200 failed to install/upgrade: package linux-image-4.4.0-171-generic is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')

[Robert N Hubby Jr]

I noticed that on the graphics driver it says that the version on the driver is the AMD TURKS (DRM 2.43.0 / 4.4.0-173-generic, LLVM 6.0.0). I noticed that my HDMI audio driver got dropped from sound settings after running my external sound card, my Cakewalk UA-25EX driver which works but I lost my HDMI audio driver after unplugging the Cakewalk UA-25EX sound card. I'm not sure what version of the 16.04 64 bit operating system but I suspect that the package linux-image 4.40.170 generic but I am not sure without booting into the recovery mode at start up. Maybe what is happening is that the computer is trying to either upgrade from 16.04 to 18.04 or just updating programs instead. Either way, I think that the HDMI audio driver needs to be corrected, re-installed and the updates need to work again, maybe I need to do more work in the recovery console like repair broken packages etc.. I will keep you posted on it. Hopefully, the recovery console will resolve the problems, if not, I will have to run the terminal and correct the get the updates by using sudo apt-get update and sudo apt-install upgrade or the like. Feel free to keep me posted on any solutions that may correct the problems. I really want to correct the HDMI audio problem. I have a AMD HD Radeon 6570 Video card on a Gateway DX4300 Computer running Ubuntu 16.04. Thank you very kindly and have a wonderful day!!

I have the Ubuntu Software center version 3.20.5 installed. My current system is listed as this: 4.4.0-173-generic #203-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jan 15 02:55:01 UTC 2020 x86_64. This information is from the system log. I wanted to update my system and maybe eventually upgrade from Ubuntu 16.04 to Ubuntu 18.04. I'm happy with Ubuntu 16.04 except there is not any catalyst control center for my video card to tweak. I wonder why is the package linux-image 4.4.0.171 generic 4.4.0.171.200 trying to install if I have the 4.4.0.173 generic version already installed? Maybe the computer is trying to correct it's self? Feel free to let me know how to handle this and have a good day!! Also, my computer forgets that I want to auto-login and creates this crash report each time I startup my computer. It may be a video driver problem but I am not sure because my computer should auto-login, instead of me typing in my password every time I startup my computer. Maybe this startup problem is related to the loss of the HDMI audio driver but I'm not sure about it. The startup problem did not occur until after the loss of the HDMI audio driver. I can try removing my video card and booting up with onboard graphics and then clearing the improper HDMI video and audio drivers and shut down and put my video card back in to my computer to see if it refreshes its self. Maybe that will resolve the HDMI audio problem and resolve the boot sign in problem as well by refreshing the drivers.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: linux-image-4.4.0-171-generic 4.4.0-171.200
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-173.203-generic 4.4.208
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-173-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.21
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Mar 14 14:19:28 2020
DpkgHistoryLog:
 Start-Date: 2020-03-14 14:18:18
 Requested-By: alice (1000)
 Upgrade: adobe-flash-properties-gtk:amd64 (1:20200211.1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, 1:20200311.1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1), snapd:amd64 (2.40, 2.42.1), libsqlite3-0:amd64 (3.11.0-1ubuntu1.3, 3.11.0-1ubuntu1.4), libsqlite3-0:i386 (3.11.0-1ubuntu1.3, 3.11.0-1ubuntu1.4), libarchive13:amd64 (3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.7, 3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.8), adobe-flashplugin:amd64 (1:20200211.1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, 1:20200311.1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1), ppp:amd64 (2.4.7-1+2ubuntu1.16.04.1, 2.4.7-1+2ubuntu1.16.04.2), firefox-locale-en:amd64 (72.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, 74.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1), ubuntu-core-launcher:amd64 (2.40, 2.42.1), unattended-upgrades:amd64 (1.1ubuntu1.18.04.7~16.04.5, 1.1ubuntu1.18.04.7~16.04.6), firefox:amd64 (72.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, 74.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1), rsync:amd64 (3.1.1-3ubuntu1.2, 3.1.1-3ubuntu1.3), opera-stable:amd64 (66.0.3515.103, 67.0.3575.53), teamviewer:amd64 (15.2.2756, 15.3.2682)
DuplicateSignature:
 package:linux-image-4.4.0-171-generic:4.4.0-171.200
 Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19.1) ...
 ureadahead will be reprofiled on next reboot
 dpkg: error processing package linux-image-4.4.0-171-generic (--configure):
  package linux-image-4.4.0-171-generic is not ready for configuration
ErrorMessage: package linux-image-4.4.0-171-generic is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-04-17 (332 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.6
 apt 1.2.32
SourcePackage: linux-signed
Title: package linux-image-4.4.0-171-generic 4.4.0-171.200 failed to install/upgrade: package linux-image-4.4.0-171-generic is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)