package linux-headers-2.6.30-6-generic 2.6.30-6.7 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Michael McKinley]

Failed during upgrade from Jaunty to Karmic (using `sudo update-manager -d`). Further attempts to configure the package using `sudo dpkg --configure -a` yielded the same error.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon May 25 13:12:13 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=7b1d6738-535c-4b0e-9e38-20da16e8f8c6
MachineType: IBM 2379R5U
Package: linux-headers-2.6.30-6-generic 2.6.30-6.7
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=7f994ed0-cee1-4748-8123-e1dee66dd27c ro quiet splash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.28-12.43-generic
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-12-generic 2.6.28-12.16
SourcePackage: linux
Title: package linux-headers-2.6.30-6-generic 2.6.30-6.7 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-12-generic i686
dmi.bios.date: 06/02/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: IBM
dmi.bios.version: 1RETDPWW (3.21 )
dmi.board.name: 2379R5U
dmi.board.vendor: IBM
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: IBM
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnIBM:bvr1RETDPWW(3.21):bd06/02/2006:svnIBM:pn2379R5U:pvrThinkPadT42:rvnIBM:rn2379R5U:rvrNotAvailable:cvnIBM:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 2379R5U
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T42
dmi.sys.vendor: IBM

[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

Hi Michael,

Can you comment if this is still an issue for you? I notice the following in your DpkgTerminalLog.txt file:

Setting up linux-headers-2.6.30-6-generic (2.6.30-6.7) ...
dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute post-installation script: Exec format error
dpkg: error processing linux-headers-2.6.30-6-generic (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2