package linux-image-2.6.28-11-generic 2.6.28-11.38 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 3

[emarkay]

Updating to 9.04 and doing 3-way merge (experimental)....... Remove that option if it doesn't work!!!!!!

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 3
MachineType: Dell Inc. Dell DM061
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: linux-image-2.6.28-11-generic 2.6.28-11.38
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=55576dad-f6cb-4fc1-a414-7c3b82335ca6 ro
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.27-14.30-generic
SourcePackage: linux
Title: package linux-image-2.6.28-11-generic 2.6.28-11.38 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 3

[Dave Gilbert (ubuntu-treblig)]

The interesting bit in your log appears to be:

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Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...

Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-generic

Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-14-generic

Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin

Merging changes into the new version

 Conflicts found! Please edit `/var/run/grub/menu.lst' and sort them out manually.

 The file `/var/run/grub/menu.lst.ucf-new' has a record of the failed merge of the configuration file.

User postinst hook script [/sbin/update-grub] exited with value 3

dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.28-11-generic (--configure):

 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 3

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[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

This is a duplicate of bug 269539 so I am marking it as such. Please continue to track this issue at that report. Thanks.