package linux-image-2.6.32-24-generic 2.6.32-24.41 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Jim Kerwin]

I was updating Ubuntu 10.04 32-bit on a 16 Gb USB drive (having booted from that drive), and that generated the error/bug-report sequence.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: linux-image-2.6.32-24-generic 2.6.32-24.41
Regression: Yes
Reproducible: No
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.
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: ubuntu 4120 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xdf000000 irq 22'
   Mixer name : 'Nvidia MCP78 HDMI'
   Components : 'HDA:111d76b2,103c30f4,00100302 HDA:11c11040,103c137e,00100200 HDA:10de0006,10de0101,00100000'
   Controls : 24
   Simple ctrls : 13
Date: Mon Aug 23 16:15:10 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Frequency: This has only happened once.
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC
ProcCmdLine: noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true persistent file=/cdrom/preseed/hostname.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz splash -- BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.34.1
RfKill:
 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: yes
SourcePackage: linux
Title: package linux-image-2.6.32-24-generic 2.6.32-24.41 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
dmi.bios.date: 12/23/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.25
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 30F4
dmi.board.vendor: Compal
dmi.board.version: 99.95
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Compal
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.25:bd12/23/2008:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliondv7NotebookPC:pvrF.25:rvnCompal:rn30F4:rvr99.95:cvnCompal:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: F.25
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard

[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 557023, 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.