package linux-image-2.6.32-24-generic (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 17

[Cliff Wells]

kernel upgrade fails:

# aptitude upgrade
W: The "upgrade" command is deprecated; use "safe-upgrade" instead.
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
The following packages have been kept back:
  libdrm-nouveau1
The following partially installed packages will be configured:
  linux-image-2.6.32-24-generic
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used.
Writing extended state information... Done
Setting up linux-image-2.6.32-24-generic (2.6.32-24.41) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-24-generic
Failed to symbolic-link boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-24-generic to initrd.img: File exists
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.32-24-generic (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 17
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-2.6.32-24-generic
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
Setting up linux-image-2.6.32-24-generic (2.6.32-24.41) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-24-generic
Failed to symbolic-link boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-24-generic to initrd.img: File exists
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.32-24-generic (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 17
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-2.6.32-24-generic
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: linux-image-2.6.32-24-generic (not installed)
Regression: Yes
Reproducible: Yes
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.39-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: btrfs zlib_deflate crc32c libcrc32c ufs qnx4 hfsplus hfs minix ntfs vfat msdos fat jfs xfs exportfs reiserfs cryptd aes_x86_64 aes_generic binfmt_misc ppdev vboxnetadp vboxnetflt vboxdrv joydev snd_hda_codec_intelhdmi snd_hda_codec_realtek fbcon tileblit font bitblit softcursor vga16fb vgastate snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_pcm snd_seq_dummy snd_seq_oss snd_seq_midi snd_rawmidi snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq snd_timer snd_seq_device uvcvideo i915 jmb38x_ms drm_kms_helper videodev v4l1_compat v4l2_compat_ioctl32 snd psmouse serio_raw memstick sdhci_pci sdhci r8192se_pci led_class intel_agp drm i2c_algo_bit soundcore snd_page_alloc video output lp parport ahci r8169 mii
AlsaVersion:
 Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
 Compiled on Aug 12 2010 for kernel 2.6.32-24-generic (SMP).
AptOrdering: linux-image-2.6.32-24-generic: Configure
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC259 Analog [ALC259 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: cliff 1462 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xd4700000 irq 36'
   Mixer name : 'Intel G45 DEVIBX'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0269,1179fda8,00100100 HDA:80862804,1179ff00,00100000'
   Controls : 21
   Simple ctrls : 10
Date: Fri Aug 20 09:19:49 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 17
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=92429b63-614e-41bb-a49f-d3a1be31ffa1
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0020
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 003: ID 064e:a216 Suyin Corp.
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0020
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: TOSHIBA Satellite T235
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-2.6.32-24-generic root=UUID=bf8c6f60-e594-4ad0-95c0-08c5ee182d86 ro crashkernel=384M-2G:64M,2G-:128M quiet splash
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.34.1
RfKill:

SourcePackage: linux
Title: package linux-image-2.6.32-24-generic (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 17
dmi.bios.date: 07/06/10
dmi.bios.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.bios.version: 1.20
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: NDU10
dmi.board.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.board.version: 1.00
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: *
dmi.chassis.type: 9
dmi.chassis.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnTOSHIBA:bvr1.20:bd07/06/10:svnTOSHIBA:pnSatelliteT235:pvrPST4AU-00W002:rvnTOSHIBA:rnNDU10:rvr1.00:cvnTOSHIBA:ct9:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: Satellite T235
dmi.product.version: PST4AU-00W002
dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

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.