Upgrading UNR 10.4 using package linux-image-2.6.32-24-generic 2.6.32-24.42 results in non-bootable system

[RichardJFoster]

I recently grabbed the 10.4 Ubuntu Netbook Remix ISO and installed it onto a USB stick (as per the instructions to do so using Windows). UNR is on an 8GB stick with a 4GB casper-rw area. As supplied, the system boots and runs fine.

When I ran the "upgrade" process, I ended up with an unbootable drive. I re-imaged and tried again several times (including on different hardware). The problem appears to be triggered by installation of the package linux-image-2.6.32-24-generic 2.6.32-24.42. The problem package was not installed directly, it was selected automatically as part of an "upgrade" operation on the linux-generic package. The steps necessary to recreate the issue on the hardware I have available are as follows:

1) Create a default installation of UNR 10.4 on an 8GB USB flash device with a 4GB casper-rw area.
2) Boot UNR and start the Synaptic Package Manager
3) Upgrade the package linux-generic

Once step 3 is complete, the system will continue to run until the next reboot... at which time it will hang.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: linux-image-2.6.32-24-generic 2.6.32-24.42
Regression: Yes
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.
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: ubuntu 4394 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xe8580000 irq 21'
   Mixer name : 'Analog Devices AD1981'
   Components : 'HDA:11d41981,103c30aa,00100200 HDA:11c13026,103c30aa,00100700'
   Controls : 13
   Simple ctrls : 11
Date: Tue Aug 31 09:30:07 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-Netbook 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429.4)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq nc6320 (EN373UT#ABA)
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcCmdLine: noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true persistent file=/cdrom/preseed/hostname-netbook.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz splash -- BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.34
RfKill:
 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: linux
Title: package linux-image-2.6.32-24-generic 2.6.32-24.42 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
dmi.bios.date: 09/15/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: 68YDU Ver. F.09
dmi.board.name: 30AA
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: KBC Version 58.12
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: CNU6461KJG
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr68YDUVer.F.09:bd09/15/2006:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPCompaqnc6320(EN373UT#ABA):pvrF.09:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn30AA:rvrKBCVersion58.12:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvr:
dmi.product.name: HP Compaq nc6320 (EN373UT#ABA)
dmi.product.version: F.09
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.