update manager won't update kernel (Jaunty to Maverick)

[Dominique Gerbault]

I only operate Ubuntu versions from USB sticks or from flash cards.
Whatever the version might be (Jaunty, Koala, Lucid, Maverick...) I get an error when attempting to update the kernel (today from generic 2.6.32-24 towards 2.6.32.26) when asking update manager to do it.
I thought I could be confident in update manager...
I just clicked the option "linux-generic" (or so, since i'ts erased after the error, I don't remember exactly).
There seems to be a problem with linux-image generation and with and invalid path concerning grub (" /", as if a device has not been recognized as mounted).

Note: in this specific mode (ubuntu usb), the grub behavior seems mysterious ( some commands indicated in tutorials for other topics won't work).

Equipment: Asus eeePC 900. 10.04.1 LTS Desktop .USB stick.

(Same problem with 10.04 netbook remix).

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: linux-image-2.6.32-26-generic 2.6.32-26.48
Regression: No
Reproducible: Yes
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.39-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic i686
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
AplayDevices:
 **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC269 Analog [ALC269 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC269 Analog [ALC269 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: ubuntu 3850 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf3db8000 irq 22'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC269'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0269,10438330,00100004'
   Controls : 12
   Simple ctrls : 7
Date: Thu Dec 2 14:43:55 2010
ErrorMessage: le sous-processus script post-installation installé a retourné une erreur de sortie d'état 2
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100816.1)
MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer INC. 900A
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true persistent file=/cdrom/preseed/hostname.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- debian-installer/language=fr console-setup/layoutcode?=fr console-setup/variantcode?=oss
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.34.1
SourcePackage: linux
StagingDrivers: rt2870sta
Title: [STAGING]
dmi.bios.date: 08/04/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0403
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: 900A
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: x.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 0x00000000
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTek Computer INC.
dmi.chassis.version: x.x
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0403:bd08/04/2008:svnASUSTeKComputerINC.:pn900A:pvrx.x:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rn900A:rvrx.xx:cvnASUSTekComputerINC.:ct10:cvrx.x:
dmi.product.name: 900A
dmi.product.version: x.x
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.

[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.