package linux-headers-2.6.32-21 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: failed in buffer_write(fd) (10, ret=-1): backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-21/scripts/dtc/dtc-parser.tab.c_shipped'

[MichiGreat]

Xubuntu asked to me install restricted drivers for my NVIDIA graphics adapter (ASRock Nettop ION 330). Then a window saying "Downloading drivers..." appeared and after that, the application seemed to have crashed.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: linux-headers-2.6.32-21 (not installed)
Regression: No
Reproducible: Yes
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic i686
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
AptOrdering:
 linux-headers-2.6.32-21: Install
 linux-headers-2.6.32-21-generic: Install
 linux-headers-2.6.32-21: Configure
 linux-headers-2.6.32-21-generic: Configure
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 0: VT1708S Analog [VT1708S Analog]
   Subdevices: 2/2
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
   Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: ubuntu 4048 F.... xfce4-volumed
                      ubuntu 4049 F.... pulseaudio
                      ubuntu 4157 F.... xfce4-mixer-plu
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xfae78000 irq 20'
   Mixer name : 'Nvidia MCP7A HDMI'
   Components : 'HDA:11060397,18490397,00100000 HDA:10de0007,10de0101,00100100'
   Controls : 25
   Simple ctrls : 13
Date: Fri Jul 16 18:56:08 2010
ErrorMessage: failed in buffer_write(fd) (10, ret=-1): backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-21/scripts/dtc/dtc-parser.tab.c_shipped'
IwConfig:
 lo no wireless extensions.

 eth0_rename no wireless extensions.

 eth1 no wireless extensions.
LiveMediaBuild: Xubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
MachineType: To Be Filled By O.E.M. To Be Filled By O.E.M.
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true persistent file=/cdrom/preseed/xhostname.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- debian-installer/language=de console-setup/layoutcode?=de
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.34
RfKill:

SourcePackage: linux
Title: package linux-headers-2.6.32-21 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: failed in buffer_write(fd) (10, ret=-1): backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-21/scripts/dtc/dtc-parser.tab.c_shipped'
dmi.bios.date: 07/17/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: P1.50
dmi.board.name: AMCP7A-ION
dmi.board.vendor: ASRock
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP1.50:bd07/17/2009:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:rvnASRock:rnAMCP7A-ION:rvr:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
dmi.product.name: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.product.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.sys.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.

[Charlie Kravetz (cjkgeek)]

Thank you for reporting this issue. when the "Downloading drivers... " window appeared, it should take a few seconds to minutes to complete. The attached logs do not show this as even starting. Have you been able to install those drivers? Can this be reproduced by another attempt to install the hardware drivers? Please make sure the system has been updated, using update-manager before attempting this.

Thanks in advance.

[Charlie Kravetz (cjkgeek)]

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!