package grub-pc 1.98+20100804-4ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 139

[Andrey Sibiryov]

Binary package hint: grub2

Using Ubuntu 10.10.

During the update process of grub-pc package, it failed on grub-probe invocation in grub-mkdevicemap with SIGSEGV (crash dump included, i guess).

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: grub-pc 1.98+20100804-4ubuntu6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-20.29-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-20-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Sep 12 00:20:50 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 139
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
SourcePackage: grub2
Title: package grub-pc 1.98+20100804-4ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 139

[Andrey Sibiryov (kobolog)]

Ok, crash dump is absent, including it now.

[It's 'imself (1tsimself)]

This appears to be the same bug as I am reporting as bug 680823

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Marcus Tomlinson (marcustomlinson)]

This release of Ubuntu is no longer receiving maintenance updates. If this is still an issue on a maintained version of Ubuntu please let us know.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for grub2 (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]