package grub-gfxpayload-lists 0.6 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

[Marcelo Abadie]

Upgraded 9.10 to 11.04 and then to 12.04

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: grub-gfxpayload-lists 0.6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-40.87-generic 2.6.32.57+drm33.23
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-40-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu5
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Apr 21 08:51:41 2012
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
SourcePackage: grub-gfxpayload-lists
Title: package grub-gfxpayload-lists 0.6 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-21 (0 days ago)

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

From VarLogDistupgradeApttermlog.gz:

Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 3.2.0-23-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-23-generic
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-23-generic

gzip: stdout: No space left on device
E: mkinitramfs failure cpio 141 gzip 1
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-23-generic with 1.
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-3.2.0-23-generic.postinst line 1010.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-3.2.0-23-generic (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. It seems that there was an error on your system when trying to update the kernel on your system due to a lack of free space in your boot partition. Please resolve this situation manually and try the update again.