package linux-image-2.6.31-14-generic 2.6.31-14.48 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Erick Brunzell]

This may resolve itself but thought I should report it all the same.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: lance 1675 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'V8237'/'VIA 8237 with ALC655 at 0xf200, irq 22'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC655 rev 0'
   Components : 'AC97a:414c4760'
   Controls : 48
   Simple ctrls : 29
CurrentDmesg:
 [ 20.708230] agpgart-via 0000:00:00.0: AGP 3.5 bridge
 [ 20.708271] agpgart-via 0000:00:00.0: putting AGP V3 device into 8x mode
 [ 20.708367] pci 0000:01:00.0: putting AGP V3 device into 8x mode
 [ 22.625461] usb 2-1: usbfs: interface 0 claimed by usblp while 'usb' sets config #1
 [ 27.260052] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
Date: Sat Oct 17 01:09:23 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=2897adb6-b16f-4ba7-901f-2aec9e1c994d
IwConfig:
 lo no wireless extensions.

 eth0 no wireless extensions.
MachineType: IDOT ID-PCM7E PC2500
Package: linux-image-2.6.31-14-generic 2.6.31-14.48
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=d3d589c9-29e6-463e-9c99-806ec3646dea ro quiet splash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.47-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-backports-modules-2.6.31-14-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.23
RfKill:

SourcePackage: linux
Title: package linux-image-2.6.31-14-generic 2.6.31-14.48 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686
dmi.bios.date: 09/26/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: 6.00 PG
dmi.board.name: ID-PCM7E PC2500
dmi.board.vendor: IDOT
dmi.board.version: 1.x
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: IDOT
dmi.chassis.version: 1.x
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr6.00PG:bd09/26/2006:svnIDOT:pnID-PCM7EPC2500:pvr1.x:rvnIDOT:rnID-PCM7EPC2500:rvr1.x:cvnIDOT:ct3:cvr1.x:
dmi.product.name: ID-PCM7E PC2500
dmi.product.version: 1.x
dmi.sys.vendor: IDOT

[Erick Brunzell (lbsolost)]

Please mark this invalid. The error was the result of having no grub-common installed.

[^_Pepe_^ (jose-angel-fernandez-freire)]

Done.

Thanks for helping make Ubuntu better.

[Kris2fferkk (kris2fferkk)]

how do I install grub-common

[Erick Brunzell (lbsolost)]

It's unusual to not have grub-common installed as it's a dependency of both legacy "grub" and grub2 (aka: grub-pc).

At that time I was probably fiddling around with bootloader options, possibly having no bootloader at all, or possibly lilo - I can't recall.

You could begin by running the command "grub-install -v" which will show what version of grub is installed. (0.97 is legacy grub and 1.97 is grub2) or you could go to synaptic and search for grub and see what packages are installed.

It's certainly possible that you have a similar but slightly different bug.