package linux-headers-generic 2.6.31.19.32 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2

[Dan Morgan]

Trying to upgrade using update manager.

ProblemType: Package
AplayDevices:
 **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC269 Analog [ALC269 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AptOrdering:
 linux-headers-generic: Install
 cupsddk: Install
 linux-headers-generic: Configure
 cupsddk: Configure
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC269 Analog [ALC269 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: dan 2162 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf7eb8000 irq 16'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC269'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0269,1043834a,00100004'
   Controls : 12
   Simple ctrls : 7
Date: Mon Apr 5 15:40:43 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Log started: 2010-04-05 15:40:43
 dpkg-deb: `/var/cache/apt/archives/linux-headers-generic_2.6.31.20.33_i386.deb' is not a debian format archive
 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-headers-generic_2.6.31.20.33_i386.deb (--unpack):
  subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2
ErrorMessage: subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=f7c4952f-a209-4844-bbff-57cf17eb2831
MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer INC. 1000
Package: linux-headers-generic 2.6.31.19.32
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=7752caca-0a9a-4da2-bb05-241562c44620 ro quiet splash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-20.58-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-backports-modules-2.6.31-20-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.26
SourcePackage: linux-meta
Tags: ubuntu-unr
Title: package linux-headers-generic 2.6.31.19.32 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-20-generic i686
WpaSupplicantLog:

dmi.bios.date: 08/01/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0803
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: 1000
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: x.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 0x00000000
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTek Computer INC.
dmi.chassis.version: x.x
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0803:bd08/01/2008:svnASUSTeKComputerINC.:pn1000:pvrx.x:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rn1000:rvrx.xx:cvnASUSTekComputerINC.:ct10:cvrx.x:
dmi.product.name: 1000
dmi.product.version: x.x
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.

[Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee)]

[This is an automated message. Apologies if it has reached you inappropriately.]

This bug was reported against the linux-meta package when it likely should have been reported against the linux package instead. We are automatically transitioning this to the linux kernel package so that the appropriate teams are notified and made aware of this issue.

If this bug really is a bug in the linux-meta package you can move it back to linux-meta and tag it kj-linux-meta, or contact us on the #ubuntu-kernel channel on the FreeNode IRC server. Thanks.

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. It seems that there was an error caused by a corrupted archive. Please execute the following commands, as it will clear your package cache, in a terminal ( Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal ) :

sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update

Then try performing the update again. This will likely resolve your issue. If so please set the bug's status to Invalid. Thanks in advance!

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future.
To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New".
Thanks again!