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package linux-image-2.6.31-20-generic-pae 2.6.31-20.57 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Bug #534646 reported by Timothy Ellis on 2010-03-08

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #481743: package linux-image-2.6.31-15-generic 2.6.31-15.50 failed to install/upgrade: exit status 1 - /usr/share/debconf/confmodule: line 42: printf: write error: Broken pipe. Edit Remove

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	debconf (Ubuntu)	Confirmed	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: grub

Attempted to add 64-bit (PAE) support via server kernel installation. Received error on installation, PAE kernel was not installed into boot configuration.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Mar 8 13:33:34 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: linux-image-2.6.31-20-generic-pae 2.6.31-20.57
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-20.57-generic
SourcePackage: grub
Title: package linux-image-2.6.31-20-generic-pae 2.6.31-20.57 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-20-generic i686

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Timothy Ellis (tim-ellis-emergint) wrote on 2010-03-08:

AptOrdering.txt Edit (541 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (1.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dmesg.txt Edit (44.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgTerminalLog.txt Edit (10.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XsessionErrors.txt Edit (1.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Steve Langasek (vorlon) on 2010-03-08

affects:

grub (Ubuntu) → debconf (Ubuntu)

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Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel) wrote on 2010-03-09:

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 481743, 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.