package linux-image-2.6.27-9-generic 2.6.27-9.19 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 3

[D. Hugh Redelmeier]

Binary package hint: linux-image-generic

"update manager" was installing a lot of packages. The installation of this package failed.

I have not yet tried to reboot.
Here is the output of uname -a (reflecting the previous kernel):
Linux redaver 2.6.27-7-generic #1 SMP Tue Nov 4 19:33:20 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
DpkgTerminalLog:

ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 3
LsUsb:
 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Package: linux-image-2.6.27-9-generic 2.6.27-9.19
ProcCmdLine: User Name=UUID=2f8097b3-2c75-4f70-b26f-75851ec067f7 ro
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.27-7.16-generic
SourcePackage: linux
Title: package linux-image-2.6.27-9-generic 2.6.27-9.19 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 3

[Andy Whitcroft (apw)]

This is not a bug in the linux-meta package, moving to the linux package.

[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

This might be a duplicate of bug 269539. However, we'd need to see your main.log, apt.log, and term.log files. Please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingUpdateManager for information on how to get these files and attach them to this bug report. Thanks.

[D. Hugh Redelmeier (hugh-mimosa)]

This was not a distribution or release upgrade. It was just an upgrade within 8.10. So there is nothing in /var/log/dist-upgrade/

I will attach /var/log/apt/term.4.gz, a logrolled version of term that covers this period. Unfortunately, it ended abruptly, and is incomplete. This was not caused by a full volume. It does not look very interesting but perhaps the missing part would have been interesting. Look for the part of the log started 2009-01-12.

I will attach /var/log/dpkg.log.4.gz. Also logrolled and also not very interesting.

[Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee)]

This bug report was marked as Incomplete and has not had any updated comments for quite some time. As a result this bug is being closed. Please reopen if this is still an issue in the current Ubuntu release http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download . Also, please be sure to provide any requested information that may have been missing. To reopen the bug, click on the current status under the Status column and change the status back to "New". Thanks.

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