cpio: ./etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-oss.conf: Cannot stat: No such file or directory

[Ron Bole]

Binary package hint: initramfs-tools

Failed to create initrd image.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.31-16-generic (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-generic:
 linux-image-generic depends on linux-image-2.6.31-16-generic; however:
  Package linux-image-2.6.31-16-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic:
 linux-generic depends on linux-image-generic (= 2.6.31.16.29); however:
  Package linux-image-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                          No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                    Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-2.6.31-16-generic
 linux-image-generic
 linux-generic
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Dec 5 09:42:11 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: linux-image-2.6.31-16-generic 2.6.31-16.52
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package linux-image-2.6.31-16-generic 2.6.31-16.52 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thanks for your report.

The relevant error is
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Setting up linux-image-2.6.31-16-generic (2.6.31-16.52) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-16-generic
cpio: ./etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-oss.conf: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
cpio: ./etc/modprobe.d/oss-compat.conf: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-16-generic
Failed to create initrd image.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.31-16-generic (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2