dpkg --configure a fails during upgrade

[Christian Victor]

Binary package hint: initramfs-tools

console output:
$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
[sudo] password for ****:
Richte initramfs-tools ein (0.92bubuntu64) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)

Verarbeite Trigger für initramfs-tools ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-12-generic
cpio: ./lib/udev/firmware.sh: Funktion stat fehlgeschlagen: No such file or directory
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-12-generic
dpkg: Unterprozess installiertes post-installation-Skript gab den Fehlerwert 1 zurück

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$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu lucid (development branch)
Release: 10.04

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
CheckboxSubmission: a887682bb2266f6052f7e43506aba844
CheckboxSystem: 0531969bcfd4f03af7405c98dc94a948
Date: Wed Feb 10 17:04:12 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha i386 (20100113)
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: initramfs-tools 0.92bubuntu64
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=de_DE.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-12.17-generic
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-12-generic i686

[LGB [Gábor Lénárt] (lgb)]

Same problem here:

root@vega:~# dpkg --configure -a
Setting up initramfs-tools (0.92bubuntu64) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)

Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-12-generic
cpio: ./lib/udev/firmware.sh: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-12-generic
dpkg: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
root@vega:~# uname -a
Linux vega 2.6.32-12-generic #16-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jan 27 18:34:19 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux

[Christian Mangold (neversfelde)]

I can confirm this problem.

[Boerny (b-stader)]

found a workaround in http://www.ubuntu-forum.de/index.php?page=Thread&postID=290720&s=559a0e88eb2d990110debf1b702d3b44b131aac3#post290720 (german)

edit file /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/udev ( sudo kate /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/udev )
and delete ".sh" from line
# 50-firmware.rules
copy_exec /lib/udev/firmware.sh /lib/udev

-> line is
# 50-firmware.rules
copy_exec /lib/udev/firmware /lib/udev

save file and run
sudo dpkg --configure -a

[Alex Valavanis (valavanisalex)]

Thanks for reporting this bug. It appears to be a duplicate of bug #519855, which has a patch available. If I'm mistaken, please feel free to remove the duplicate status from this report.