package initramfs-tools 0.92bubuntu78 [modified: usr/sbin/update-initramfs] failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Trevor]

Binary package hint: initramfs-tools

This occurred after startup using 10.04 live usb.
I have had similar issues when installing broadcom wireless, but this was from a different box, different wireless, network fine.

It looks as if this error is independent of the wireless setup not running / failing

not sure what this error is associated with

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: initramfs-tools 0.92bubuntu78 [modified: usr/sbin/update-initramfs]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon May 31 15:34:29 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package initramfs-tools 0.92bubuntu78 [modified: usr/sbin/update-initramfs] failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Trevor (ths7)]

This might be initramfs package not installing properly without a live network connection

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thanks for your report.

There is no relevant error in the log files attached to this report.
If it's still an issue could you please open a terminal and run the following command:
$ sudo apt-get install initramfs-tools

And if it fails please attach the output to this report. Thanks in advance.

[Trevor (ths7)]

I didn't choose the log files to add!

This was from a fresh install, at the time of install there would have been no network (because i use wireless and it wasn't installed yet) and the network wouldn't install from jockey (bcmwl)

When I tried to add a different package, was told there were broken packages & when i fixed, all was ok

I got warnings about initramfs when trying to add the wireless package from jockey and eventually used dpkg to add packages direct from the cd

[Janus (reslayer-mail)]

I got this:
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ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install initramfs-tools
[...]
Уже установлена самая новая версия initramfs-tools. (The most fresh version already installed.)
Следующие пакеты устанавливались автоматически и больше не требуются:
  libtsmux0
Для их удаления используйте 'apt-get autoremove'.
обновлено 0, установлено 0 новых пакетов, для удаления отмечено 0 пакетов, и 66 пакетов не обновлено.
не установлено до конца или удалено 1 пакетов. (1 packages removed or not properly installed.)
После данной операции, объём занятого дискового пространства возрастёт на 0B.
Настраивается пакет initramfs-tools (0.92bubuntu78) ... (Setting up)
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
cp: cannot stat `/vmlinuz': No such file or directory
dpkg: не удалось обработать параметр initramfs-tools (--configure):
 подпроцесс установлен сценарий post-installation возвратил код ошибки 1 (Sub-process returned an error code 1.)
При обработке следующих пакетов произошли ошибки:
 initramfs-tools
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
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Suppose, this could happen after 'casper' package update, ain'so?

[Janus (reslayer-mail)]

And it's Lucid USB Live installation; 'sudo apt-get install -f' does not help.

"cp: cannot stat `/vmlinuz': No such file or directory"...

$ stat /vmlinuz
  File: `/vmlinuz' -> `boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic'
  Size: 30 Blocks: 0 IO Block: 1024 symbolic link
Device: fh/15d Inode: 255 Links: 1
Access: (0777/lrwxrwxrwx) Uid: ( 0/ root) Gid: ( 0/ root)
Access: 2010-04-29 16:26:10.000000000 +0400
Modify: 2010-04-29 16:26:10.000000000 +0400
Change: 2010-04-29 16:26:10.000000000 +0400

??

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

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 571892, 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.