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initramfs-tools package

package linux-firmware 1.187.12 failed to install/upgrade: installed linux-firmware package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

Bug #1928614 reported by dennisobrien on 2021-05-17

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #798414: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space--or provide an automatic tool for removal of old files. Edit Remove

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	initramfs-tools (Ubuntu)	New	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Updating several packages with software-updater, got this error.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: linux-firmware 1.187.12
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-48.54~20.04.1-generic 5.8.18
Uname: Linux 5.8.0-48-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.17
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: gdm 2401 F.... pulseaudio
dennis 4086 F.... pulseaudio
/dev/snd/controlC1: gdm 2401 F.... pulseaudio
dennis 4086 F.... pulseaudio
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Sun May 16 17:10:44 2021
Dependencies:

ErrorMessage: installed linux-firmware package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-05-30 (351 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423)
IwConfig:
lo no wireless extensions.

enp3s0 no wireless extensions.

docker0 no wireless extensions.
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcFB: 0 i915drmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/BOOT/ubuntu_7t73cf@/vmlinuz-5.8.0-48-generic root=ZFS=rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_7t73cf ro quiet splash vt.handoff=1
PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.5, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions: grub-pc 2.04-1ubuntu26.11
RfKill:

SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package linux-firmware 1.187.12 failed to install/upgrade: installed linux-firmware package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 05/08/2012
dmi.bios.release: 4.6
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0512
dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P8Z77-V LE
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev X.0x
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0512:bd05/08/2012:br4.6:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnP8Z77-VLE:rvrRevX.0x:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.family: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.sku: SKU
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer

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dennisobrien (dennis-dennisobrien) wrote on 2021-05-17:

AlsaInfo.txt Edit (72.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
AptOrdering.txt Edit (3.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CRDA.txt Edit (468 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CurrentDmesg.txt Edit (133.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Df.txt Edit (2.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dmesg.txt Edit (122.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgHistoryLog.txt Edit (10.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgTerminalLog.txt Edit (15.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DuplicateSignature.txt Edit (606 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci.txt Edit (46.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci-vt.txt Edit (1.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lsusb.txt Edit (731 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lsusb-t.txt Edit (1.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lsusb-v.txt Edit (33.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfo.txt Edit (4.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt Edit (1.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcInterrupts.txt Edit (3.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcModules.txt Edit (6.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevDb.txt Edit (245.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
WifiSyslog.txt Edit (579.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
acpidump.txt Edit (245.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Apport retracing service (apport) on 2021-05-17

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Benjamin Drung (bdrung) wrote on 2023-08-14:

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 798414, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.