Kernel update to ...32-12 fails because /lib/udev/firmware.sh does not exist

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Binary package hint: linux-image-2.6.32-12-generic

Update-manager run Feb 10 had a problem with updating the kernel to 32-12.
A window claimed that dpkg --configure -a would be run, but that failed too. Manual run below.

Wrong file name for firmware.sh appears to be the problem. Prevents the dpkg --configure -a from running too.

$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up initramfs-tools (0.92bubuntu64) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)

Setting up linux-image-2.6.32-12-generic (2.6.32-12.17) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-12-generic
cpio: ./lib/udev/firmware.sh: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
  --------------------^
  The file /lib/udev/firmware does exist, maybe that is the one to be used?

update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-12-generic Failed to create initrd image.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.32-12-generic (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
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

created a link in the /lib/udev directory from firmware.sh to firmware and the dpkg --configure -a succeeded.