package linux-image-2.6.31-19-generic 2.6.31-19.56 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 : Failed to run depmod

[damien_d]

My system froze during the following:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-det dist-upgrade

Attempting to repair after a reboot:

sudo dpkg --configure -a

came up with the error reported here

ProblemType: Package
AptOrdering:
 linux-image-2.6.31-19-generic: Configure
 linux-image-generic: Configure
 linux-generic: Configure
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: damien 3044 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xfd100000 irq 21'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC889A'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0885,1458e601,00100101'
   Controls : 43
   Simple ctrls : 24
Date: Wed Feb 10 18:35:24 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=caa16306-ddb1-49ab-91f1-471a6ed79b7e
IwConfig:
 lo no wireless extensions.

 eth0 no wireless extensions.
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. M750SLI-DS4
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: linux-image-2.6.31-19-generic 2.6.31-19.56
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-17-generic root=UUID=532461e7-e2de-4415-869f-0d35e7d46436 ro quiet splash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-17.54-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-backports-modules-2.6.31-17-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.25
RfKill:

SourcePackage: linux
Title: package linux-image-2.6.31-19-generic 2.6.31-19.56 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-17-generic x86_64
dmi.bios.date: 06/03/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F8f
dmi.board.name: M750SLI-DS4
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF8f:bd06/03/2009:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnM750SLI-DS4:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnM750SLI-DS4:rvr:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: M750SLI-DS4
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thanks for your report.

Relevant error message
===
Setting up linux-image-2.6.31-19-generic (2.6.31-19.56) ...
Running depmod.
Failed to run depmod
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.31-19-generic (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Affecting to linux

[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

This sounds similar to the issue reported in bug 99547. Can you comment if the fix and workaround there resolve the issue here? Thanks.

[damien_d (d-dusha)]

The problem still exists with Lucid Lynx (10.04). I am about to try the instructions in the other bug.

Apologies for the delay in answering.

[damien_d (d-dusha)]

OK, I did a few thing that eventually made the problem go away, based on the information in the referenced bug:

1. Purge the image:
damien@damien-desktop:/boot$ sudo rm *-2.6.31-19-generic

2. Purge the libs
damien@damien-desktop:/lib/modules$ sudo rm -rf 2.6.31-19-generic

3. Purge the dpkg cache
damien@damien-desktop:/var$ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-*2.6.31-19-generic*

After which point, it seemed to make the problem go away.

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

thanks for following up. I'm marking this report as duplicate of bug 99547 then.
don't hesitate to file any new bug.