package grub-pc 1.99-21ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 (missing space?)

[Amanda Müller]

I guess it happens because of missing space in the /boot folder. The update process will always install new kernel versions but without deleting old versions. Maybe this could be a good feature for further releases to ask the user to delete old kernel versions "before" a new version will be installed?

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: grub-pc 1.99-21ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue May 1 15:24:14 2012
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111011)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.2.0-24-generic root=/dev/mapper/system-root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: grub2
Title: package grub-pc 1.99-21ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-01 (0 days ago)

[Amanda Müller (bugreport-e)]

I think this is the most important message (out of the logfile):

Installation finished. No error reported.
cp: Schreiben von »/boot/grub/unicode.pf2“: Auf dem Gerät ist kein Speicherplatz mehr verfügbar
cp: »/boot/grub/unicode.pf2“ konnte nicht erweitert werden: Auf dem Gerät ist kein Speicherplatz mehr verfügbar
dpkg: error processing grub-pc (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Setting up libdevmapper-event1.02.1 (2:1.02.48-4ubuntu7) ...
Setting up lvm2 (2.02.66-4ubuntu7) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)

[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.]