package linux-image-2.6.31-20-generic 2.6.31-20.58 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 17

[GrahamT]

installed latest updates, prompted for reboot, clicked OK. Still runnung old kernel and got this error:
package linux-image-2.6.31-20-generic 2.6.31-20.58 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 17

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: graham 3441 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'SB'/'HDA ATI SB at 0xfe020000 irq 16'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC888'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0888,10ec0888,00100001'
   Controls : 40
   Simple ctrls : 22
Date: Fri Mar 19 10:52:35 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 17
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=360c15b1-bd9d-4835-bc1b-450d10c12635
Package: linux-image-2.6.31-20-generic 2.6.31-20.58
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-20-generic-pae root=UUID=f428cb9c-87c2-47ad-a783-1f1d012dfbc9 ro quiet splash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-20.58-generic-pae
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-backports-modules-2.6.31-20-generic-pae N/A
 linux-firmware 1.26
RfKill:

SourcePackage: linux
Title: package linux-image-2.6.31-20-generic 2.6.31-20.58 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 17
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-20-generic-pae i686
WpaSupplicantLog:

dmi.bios.date: 03/20/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: 6.00 PG
dmi.board.name: RS690-SB600
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr6.00PG:bd03/20/2007:svn:pn:pvr:rvn:rnRS690-SB600:rvr:cvn:ct3:cvr:

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 540620, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.

[GrahamT (graham-travis)]

Please note that I am running beta 1 of Lucid. Karmic tag therefore appears to be wrong