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initramfs-tools package

package linux-image-5.4.0-84-generic 5.4.0-84.94 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1

Bug #1944117 reported by Stepphon on 2021-09-20

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

the kernel has failed to load on several tries.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: linux-image-5.4.0-84-generic 5.4.0-84.94
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-34.36~20.04.1-generic 5.11.22
Uname: Linux 5.11.0-34-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.20
AptOrdering:
python3-problem-report:amd64: Install
NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Fri Sep 17 06:38:08 2021
ErrorMessage: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-05-10 (497 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP EliteDesk 800 G1 TWR
ProcFB: 0 EFI VGA
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/BOOT/ubuntu_sy4czr@/vmlinuz-5.11.0-34-generic root=ZFS=rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_sy4czr 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 3.8.10, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.18, python-is-python2, 2.7.17-4
RelatedPackageVersions: grub-pc N/A
RfKill:

SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package linux-image-5.4.0-84-generic 5.4.0-84.94 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/17/2013
dmi.bios.release: 2.21
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: L01 v02.21
dmi.board.asset.tag: 2UA41526RG
dmi.board.name: 18E4
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 2UA41526RG
dmi.chassis.type: 6
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrL01v02.21:bd12/17/2013:br2.21:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPEliteDesk800G1TWR:pvr:skuC8N27AV:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn18E4:rvr:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct6:cvr:
dmi.product.family: 103C_53307F G=D
dmi.product.name: HP EliteDesk 800 G1 TWR
dmi.product.sku: C8N27AV
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard

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Stepphon (stepphon) wrote on 2021-09-20:

AlsaInfo.txt Edit (52.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
AudioDevicesInUse.txt Edit (354 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CRDA.txt Edit (468 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CurrentDmesg.txt Edit (259.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (2.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Df.txt Edit (3.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dmesg.txt Edit (259.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgHistoryLog.txt Edit (6.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgTerminalLog.txt Edit (3.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DuplicateSignature.txt Edit (3.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
IwConfig.txt Edit (291 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci.txt Edit (21.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci-vt.txt Edit (1.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lsusb.txt Edit (551 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lsusb-t.txt Edit (777 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lsusb-v.txt Edit (24.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfo.txt Edit (8.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt Edit (1.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcInterrupts.txt Edit (4.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcModules.txt Edit (9.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevDb.txt Edit (225.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
WifiSyslog.txt Edit (6.6 MiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
acpidump.txt Edit (460.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Apport retracing service (apport) on 2021-09-20

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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.