package linux-image-2.6.27-11-generic 2.6.27-11.27 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[MatatTHC]

Binary package hint: linux-image

I did an update. The output was:

Preparing to replace linux-image-2.6.27-11-generic 2.6.27-11.26 (using .../linux-image-2.6.27-11-generic_2.6.27-11.27_i386.deb) ...
Done.
Unpacking replacement linux-image-2.6.27-11-generic ...
Running postrm hook script /sbin/update-grub.
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
expr: non-numeric argument
User postrm hook script [/sbin/update-grub] exited with value 2

...

Setting up linux-image-2.6.27-11-generic (2.6.27-11.27) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-11-generic
Not updating initrd symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled
(2.6.27-11.26 was configured last, according to dpkg)
Not updating image symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled
(2.6.27-11.26 was configured last, according to dpkg)
Running postinst hook script /sbin/update-grub.
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
expr: non-numeric argument
User postinst hook script [/sbin/update-grub] exited with value 2
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.27-11-generic (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2

I have an guess: I use the startup-manager package .. and configured grub i such a way that it always boots the last used kernel. this may cause problems when updating the menu list.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Package: linux-image-2.6.27-11-generic 2.6.27-11.27
ProcCmdLine: User Name=UUID=d93d4120-c506-427a-8eef-927178fff836 ro splash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.27-11.26-generic
SourcePackage: linux
Title: package linux-image-2.6.27-11-generic 2.6.27-11.27 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Andy Whitcroft (apw)]

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

[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

This looks to be a duplicate of bug 193439 so I am marking it as such. Please continue to track this issue at that report. Thanks.