package linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic 2.6.27-7.16 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 17

[D.C. Pagan]

Also, I'm running this on a USB Startup Disk.
When upgrading, I got this message:
update-initramfs is disabled since running on a live CD
Is there any way for this to be fixed even if I am running Ubuntu off of a USB?
If not, is there any way for me to run Ubuntu 8.10, or any other OS off of a USB so as not to have this error?
I also saw the updater install some other Linux image: "linux-image-2.6.27-9-generic"; will the above error affect this from installing successfully?
I'm a noob in Linux. Actually, I only just recently got acquired the Live CD image about a few weeks ago.

I'm also having a lot of trouble with the screen resolution, which is stuck at max. 800x600. I've been tinkering with xorg.conf as in some forums, but those efforts were absolutely fruitless. I need help on this, though Ubuntu 8.10 is in a USB.

I don't really want to install Ubuntu into the computer because it's a family computer. If these don't work, will these work if I installed Ubuntu 8.10 into the computer with Wubi?

Thanks,
            Pagan

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 17
LsUsb:
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 058f:9360 Alcor Micro Corp. 8-in-1 Media Card Reader
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0781:5406 SanDisk Corp. Cruzer Micro 1/4GB Flash Drive
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Package: linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic 2.6.27-7.16
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true persistent file=/cdrom/preseed/hostname.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.gz quiet splash --
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.27-7.14-generic
SourcePackage: linux
Title: package linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic 2.6.27-7.16 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 17

[n4lbl (alan-schulman)]

This may well be the same as 300084 and 305817.

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

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 292159, 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. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.

[young_matthewd (young-matthewd)]

had the same problem as pagan. basically made the bonehead assumption that burning the ubuntu iso onto the USB was the equal to an installation. not. a burn just makes the USB into a bootable device. using a Sandisk USB (16G). erased the manufactor stuff like U3 (http://u3.com/support/default.aspx#CQ3). created 2 partitions (not necessary) in accordance with a post on a linux forum (http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2008/05/08/usb-ubuntu-804-persistent-install-via-the-live-cd/). and finnally did the install based on another forum (http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=1873)