package memtest86 2.11-3ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade:

[Brian Nolan]

Binary package hint: memtest86+

9.10

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Aug 26 13:01:36 2010
Dependencies:

DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage:
 ErrorMessage: subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 2
Package: memtest86+ 2.11-3ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-5.24-generic
SourcePackage: memtest86+
Tags: ubuntu-unr
Title: package memtest86+ 2.11-3ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade:
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-5-generic i686

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

From VarLogDistupgradeApttermlog:

Unpacking replacement memtest86+ ...^M
Generating grub.cfg ...^M
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic^M
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-5-generic^M
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-5-generic^M
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-4-generic^M
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-4-generic^M
Adding Windows^M
/etc/grub.d/11_Windows: 3: Syntax error: newline unexpected^M
dpkg: warning: old post-removal script returned error exit status 2^M
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...^M
Generating grub.cfg ...^M
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic^M
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-5-generic^M
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-5-generic^M
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-4-generic^M
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-4-generic^M
Adding Windows^M
/etc/grub.d/11_Windows: 3: Syntax error: newline unexpected^M
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/memtest86+_2.11-3ubuntu4_i386.deb (--unpack):^M
 subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 2^M

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Reviewing your log files attached to this bug report it seems that there is a problem in the configuration of your '/etc/default/grub' file. Keep in mind than any kernel parameters should have double quotes around them like so: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash". Please review your changes to '/etc/default/grub' and try running 'sudo update-grub' again. In the event they you are able to resolve your issue please set this bug's status to Invalid. If you are not able to resolve the issue please attach the file '/etc/default/grub' to the bug report. Thanks and good luck!

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for memtest86+ (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]