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package linux-image-2.6.38-10-generic (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 128

Bug #815061 reported by Andrzej Grzegorz Zabost on 2011-07-23

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #442941: debconf failed to upgrade from 1.5.27ubuntu1 to 1.5.27ubuntu2: exit status 128 - Use of uninitialized value $reply in scalar chomp at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 66. Edit Remove

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	linux (Ubuntu)	Confirmed	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

I was installing updates through Update Manager.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: linux-image-2.6.38-10-generic (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: AudioPCI [Ensoniq AudioPCI], device 0: ES1371/1 [ES1371 DAC2/ADC]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: grzesiek 16472 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
Card hw:0 'AudioPCI'/'Ensoniq AudioPCI ENS1371 at 0x2080, irq 16'
   Mixer name : 'Cirrus Logic CS4297A rev 3'
   Components : 'AC97a:43525913'
   Controls : 24
   Simple ctrls : 13
Date: Sat Jul 23 05:48:44 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 128
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=e35ba864-5a93-41a2-9705-fa478925d4f6
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
IwConfig:
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.
Lsusb:
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic root=UUID=d2a808eb-8df6-40a9-9fc5-ac9bb0001f92 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.38-8-generic N/A
linux-backports-modules-2.6.38-8-generic N/A
linux-firmware 1.52
RfKill:

SourcePackage: linux
Title: package linux-image-2.6.38-10-generic (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 128
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/31/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: 6.00
dmi.board.name: 440BX Desktop Reference Platform
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.board.version: None
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: No Enclosure
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvr6.00:bd12/31/2009:svnVMware,Inc.:pnVMwareVirtualPlatform:pvrNone:rvnIntelCorporation:rn440BXDesktopReferencePlatform:rvrNone:cvnNoEnclosure:ct1:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: VMware Virtual Platform
dmi.product.version: None
dmi.sys.vendor: VMware, Inc.

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Andrzej Grzegorz Zabost (grzesiek-za) wrote on 2011-07-23:

AcpiTables.txt Edit (268.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
AlsaDevices.txt Edit (471 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
AplayDevices.txt Edit (281 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
AptOrdering.txt Edit (4.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
BootDmesg.txt Edit (84.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Card0.Amixer.values.txt Edit (3.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Card0.Codecs.codec97.0.ac97.0.0.txt Edit (422 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Card0.Codecs.codec97.0.ac97.0.0.regs.txt Edit (767 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CurrentDmesg.txt Edit (1008 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Df.txt Edit (381 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dmesg.txt Edit (86.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgTerminalLog.txt Edit (3.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci.txt Edit (95.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
PciMultimedia.txt Edit (572 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfo.txt Edit (1.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfo_.txt Edit (1.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcInterrupts.txt Edit (3.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcModules.txt Edit (1.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevDb.txt Edit (98.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevLog.txt Edit (240.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
WifiSyslog.txt Edit (143.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Brad Figg (brad-figg) on 2011-07-23

Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote on 2011-08-17:

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 442941, 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.