package grub-gfxpayload-lists 0.2 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Alan]

Binary package hint: grub-gfxpayload-lists

Erro during update installation of 11.04

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: grub-gfxpayload-lists 0.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-28.50-generic 2.6.35.11
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-28-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Jun 1 13:38:52 2011
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
SourcePackage: grub-gfxpayload-lists
Title: package grub-gfxpayload-lists 0.2 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-06-01 (0 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[nilandenterprise (nilands55s)]

E: grub-pc: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
E: initramfs-tools: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

E: initramfs-tools: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.103ubuntu4.4) ...
ln: cannot remove ‘/boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-42-generic.dpkg-bak’: No such file or directory
cp: ‘/boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-42-generic’ and ‘/boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-42-generic.dpkg-bak’ are the same file
dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 initramfs-tools
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
Setting up initramfs-tools (0.103ubuntu4.4) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.103ubuntu4.4) ...
ln: cannot remove ‘/boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-42-generic.dpkg-bak’: No such file or directory
cp: ‘/boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-42-generic’ and ‘/boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-42-generic.dpkg-bak’ are the same file
dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 initramfs-tools

E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages.
E: Unable to correct dependencies
E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages.
E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages.
E: Unable to correct dependencies
E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages.
E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages.
E: Unable to correct dependencies
E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages.
E: Unable to correct dependencies

E: initramfs-tools: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.103ubuntu4.4) ...
ln: cannot remove ‘/boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-42-generic.dpkg-bak’: No such file or directory
cp: ‘/boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-42-generic’ and ‘/boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-42-generic.dpkg-bak’ are the same file
dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 initramfs-tools
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
Setting up initramfs-tools (0.103ubuntu4.4) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.103ubuntu4.4) ...
ln: cannot remove ‘/boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-42-generic.dpkg-bak’: No such file or directory
cp: ‘/boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-42-generic’ and ‘/boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-42-generic.dpkg-bak’ are the same file
dpkg: error processing packa...

[nilandenterprise (nilands55s)]

so this started with the new beta grub and now I can't update, remove or reinstall grub and since this is a new install I don't have a backup yet, so I don't dare reboot. update-grub says: /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig: 250: /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig: cannot create /boot/grub/grub.cfg.new: File too large
NOW WHAT?