package memtest86+ 4.20-1.1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Erick Brunzell]

I'm sure this is a duplicate of bug 986792. Please bear with me, I'm confused but trying here ;^/

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: memtest86+
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu5
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Apr 22 03:47:57 2012
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
SourcePackage: memtest86+
Title: package memtest86+ 4.20-1.1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-22 (0 days ago)

[Erick Brunzell (lbsolost)]

I'm reasonably certain that this is a duplicate of bug 986792.

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-23-generic^M
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 3.2.0-23-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-23-generic^M
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/update-notifier 3.2.0-23-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-23-generic^M
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub 3.2.0-23-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-23-generic^M
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: cannot find a device for / (is /dev mounted?).^M
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub exited with return code 1^M
Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-3.2.0-23-generic.postinst line 1010.^M
dpkg: error processing linux-image-3.2.0-23-generic (--configure):^M
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2^M