I ran apt-get dist-upgrade on 24.04 on a Pine64 A64 LTS board and saw the following error:
Setting up linux-image-6.8.0-36-generic (6.8.0-36.36) ...
I: /boot/vmlinuz.old is now a symlink to vmlinuz-6.8.0-31-generic
I: /boot/initrd.img.old is now a symlink to initrd.img-6.8.0-31-generic
I: /boot/vmlinuz is now a symlink to vmlinuz-6.8.0-36-generic
I: /boot/initrd.img is now a symlink to initrd.img-6.8.0-36-generic
Setting up git (1:2.43.0-1ubuntu7.1) ...
Setting up linux-tools-6.8.0-36 (6.8.0-36.36) ...
Setting up python3-netplan (1.0-2ubuntu1.2) ...
Setting up libc6-dev:arm64 (2.39-0ubuntu8.2) ...
Setting up curl (8.5.0-2ubuntu10.1) ...
Setting up ubuntu-advantage-tools (32.3~24.04) ...
Setting up netplan-generator (1.0-2ubuntu1.2) ...
Removing 'diversion of /lib/systemd/system-generators/netplan to /lib/systemd/system-generators/netplan.usr-is-merged by netplan-generator'
Setting up initramfs-tools-core (0.142ubuntu25.1) ...
Setting up linux-image-generic (6.8.0-36.36) ...
Setting up initramfs-tools (0.142ubuntu25.1) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Setting up linux-generic (6.8.0-36.36) ...
Setting up netplan.io (1.0-2ubuntu1.2) ...
Setting up linux-tools-6.8.0-36-generic (6.8.0-36.36) ...
Setting up cloud-init (24.1.3-0ubuntu3.3) ...
Setting up flash-kernel (3.107ubuntu8) ...
Using DTB: allwinner/sun50i-a64-pine64-lts.dtb
flash-kernel: deferring update (trigger activated)
Setting up apport-core-dump-handler (2.28.1-0ubuntu3) ...
Setting up apport (2.28.1-0ubuntu3) ...
apport-autoreport.service is a disabled or a static unit not running, not starting it.
Processing triggers for dbus (1.14.10-4ubuntu4) ...
Processing triggers for install-info (7.1-3build2) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.39-0ubuntu8.2) ...
Processing triggers for rsyslog (8.2312.0-3ubuntu9) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.12.0-4build2) ...
Processing triggers for linux-image-6.8.0-36-generic (6.8.0-36.36) ...
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools:
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.8.0-36-generic
Using DTB: allwinner/sun50i-a64-pine64-lts.dtb
Installing /lib/firmware/6.8.0-36-generic/device-tree/allwinner/sun50i-a64-pine64-lts.dtb into /boot/dtbs/6.8.0-36-generic/allwinner/sun50i-a64-pine64-lts.dtb
Installing new sun50i-a64-pine64-lts.dtb.
flash-kernel: deferring update (trigger activated)
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-flash-kernel:
Using DTB: allwinner/sun50i-a64-pine64-lts.dtb
Installing /lib/firmware/6.8.0-36-generic/device-tree/allwinner/sun50i-a64-pine64-lts.dtb into /boot/dtbs/6.8.0-36-generic/allwinner/sun50i-a64-pine64-lts.dtb
Taking backup of sun50i-a64-pine64-lts.dtb.
Installing new sun50i-a64-pine64-lts.dtb.
flash-kernel: deferring update (trigger activated)
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub:
Sourcing file `/etc/default/grub'
Sourcing file `/etc/default/grub.d/50-cloudimg-settings.cfg'
Sourcing file `/etc/default/grub.d/99-my.cfg'
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-6.8.0-36-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-6.8.0-36-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-6.8.0-31-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-6.8.0-31-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-6.5.0-28-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-6.5.0-28-generic
Adding boot menu entry for UEFI Firmware Settings ...
done
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.142ubuntu25.1) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.8.0-36-generic
Using DTB: allwinner/sun50i-a64-pine64-lts.dtb
Installing /lib/firmware/6.8.0-36-generic/device-tree/allwinner/sun50i-a64-pine64-lts.dtb into /boot/dtbs/6.8.0-36-generic/allwinner/sun50i-a64-pine64-lts.dtb
Taking backup of sun50i-a64-pine64-lts.dtb.
Installing new sun50i-a64-pine64-lts.dtb.
Ignoring old or unknown version 6.8.0-36-generic (latest is )
Processing triggers for flash-kernel (3.107ubuntu8) ...
Using DTB: allwinner/sun50i-a64-pine64-lts.dtb
Couldn't find DTB sun50i-a64-pine64-lts.dtb on the following paths: /etc/flash-kernel/dtbs /usr/lib/linux-image- /lib/firmware//device-tree/
Installing into /boot/dtbs//allwinner/sun50i-a64-pine64-lts.dtb
cp: cannot stat '': No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing package flash-kernel (--configure):
installed flash-kernel package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
flash-kernel
needrestart is being skipped since dpkg has failed
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
Package: flash-kernel 3.107ubuntu8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.8.0-31.31-generic 6.8.1
Uname: Linux 6.8.0-31-generic aarch64
ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: arm64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CloudArchitecture: aarch64
CloudBuildName: server
CloudID: nocloud
CloudName: unknown
CloudPlatform: nocloud
CloudSerial: 20230910
CloudSubPlatform: seed-dir (/var/lib/cloud/seed/nocloud-net)
Date: Sun Jun 30 12:11:32 2024
ProcEnviron:
LANG=C.UTF-8
PATH=(custom, no user)
SHELL=/bin/bash
TERM=vt220
RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
SourcePackage: flash-kernel
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to noble on 2024-04-20 (71 days ago)
These device-tree files are available on the system:
/lib/firmware/
/lib/firmware/
/lib/firmware/