package memtest86 4.20-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[bamsky]

Updated 11.04 ubuntu to Expansion usb drive to 11.10 which gave several errors.

linux-image-3.0.0-12-generic-pae failed to install and upgrade.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: memtest86+ 4.20-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.50-generic-pae 2.6.38.8
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Oct 14 23:28:28 2011
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
SourcePackage: memtest86+
Title: package memtest86+ 4.20-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-14 (0 days ago)

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

From VarLogDistupgradeApttermlog.gz:

Setting up friendly-recovery (0.2.18) ...
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: /boot/grub/device.map:2: No open parenthesis found.
dpkg: error processing friendly-recovery (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[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.]