linux-image-2.6.32-24-generic 2.6.32-24.43 failed to upgrade

[Daniel C. Axelrod]

package linux-image-2.6.32-24-generic 2.6.32-24.43 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

I used Update Manager to attempt to update the following packages:
-linux-image-2.6.32-24-generic
-linux-headers-2.6.32-24
-linux-headers-2.6.32-24-generic

This live-usb installation was created from a remastered ISO using UCK, so it is possible that this is my fault. However, when I remastered, I did not attempt to update any of the kernel packages. This is the first time I've attempted to update my kernel with this installation, so I have no idea whether this is reproducible.

~$ lsb_release -d
Description: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS

~$ apt-cache policy linux-image-2.6.32-24-generic
linux-image-2.6.32-24-generic:
  Installed: 2.6.32-24.43
  Candidate: 2.6.32-24.43
  Version table:
 *** 2.6.32-24.43 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main Packages
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: linux-image-2.6.32-24-generic 2.6.32-24.43
Regression: Yes
Reproducible: No
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.39-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Sep 23 01:36:21 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100816.1)
SourcePackage: linux
Title: package linux-image-2.6.32-24-generic 2.6.32-24.43 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Daniel C. Axelrod (daxelrod)]

I can, in fact restart after this error.

After restarting, Update Manager reports that the system is up to date.

~$ apt-cache policy linux-image-2.6.32-24-generic
linux-image-2.6.32-24-generic:
  Installed: 2.6.32-24.43
  Candidate: 2.6.32-24.43
  Version table:
 *** 2.6.32-24.43 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main Packages
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

~$ uname -a
Linux ubuntu 2.6.32-24-generic #39-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jul 28 06:07:29 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux

[Daniel C. Axelrod (daxelrod)]

My naive understanding is that this is not a duplicate of bug #609932.

The relevant parts of my dpkg terminal log are:

Preparing to replace linux-headers-2.6.32-24-generic 2.6.32-24.39 (using .../linux-headers-2.6.32-24-generic_2.6.32-24.43_i386.deb) ...

Unpacking replacement linux-headers-2.6.32-24-generic ...

Setting up linux-image-2.6.32-24-generic (2.6.32-24.43) ...

Running depmod.

update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-24-generic

lzma: Encoder error: -2147467259

Failed to create initrd image.

dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.32-24-generic (--configure):

 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

Note the lzma encoder error.