grub-probe: error: not a directory

[b1ackmai1er]

Binary package hint: memtest86+

Failed to upgrade when performing natty upgrade

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: memtest86+ 4.10-1.1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-29.51-generic 2.6.35.12
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-29-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Apr 30 16:33:46 2011
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
SourcePackage: memtest86+
Title: package memtest86+ 4.10-1.1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-30 (0 days ago)

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

From VarLogDistuupgradeApttermlog.gz:

Setting up memtest86+ (4.10-1.1ubuntu1) ...^M
Generating grub.cfg ...^M
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: not a directory.^M
dpkg: error processing memtest86+ (--configure):^M
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1^M

This indicates an error with grub2 and not memtest.

[p (p1)]

this issue hit me after upgrading a freshly installed 12.04 LTS -> 14.04 LTS.
since the system was unconfigured yet, i allowed overwriting all config files with new defaults from new packages.

a fresh install of 14.04 LTS did not show these symptoms.

[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.]