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package linux-image-2.6.31-16-generic 2.6.31-16.53 failed to install/upgrade: installed post-installation script exit with error code 2 (after every other upgrade)

Bug #498517 reported by loserock on 2009-12-19

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #193439: update-grub fails when default is "saved" (expr: non-numeric argument). Edit Remove

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	grub (Ubuntu)	New	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: grub

I upgraded my ubuntu karmic kernel to 2.6.31-16-generic. The installation script exited with error code 2, but the new kernel is working. However, after this "failed" installation, if I do an upgrade (with update-manager or aptitude update/upgrade) then every new program updated succesfuly, but the kernel update error message visible every time, and the system want a restart because of the new kernel installation.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Dec 19 13:46:33 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: installed post-installation script alfolyamat 2 hibakóddal kilépett
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: linux-image-2.6.31-16-generic 2.6.31-16.53
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-16.53-generic
SourcePackage: grub
Title: package linux-image-2.6.31-16-generic 2.6.31-16.53 failed to install/upgrade: installed post-installation script alfolyamat 2 hibakóddal kilépett
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-16-generic x86_64

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loserock (loserock) wrote on 2009-12-19:

AptOrdering.txt Edit (864 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (1.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dmesg.txt Edit (49.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgTerminalLog.txt Edit (121.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

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Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote on 2009-12-22:

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and help to improve Ubuntu.

The upgrade log shows this error:

Beállítás: linux-image-2.6.31-16-generic (2.6.31-16.53) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-16-generic
Not updating initrd symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled
(2.6.31-16.52 was configured last, according to dpkg)
Not updating image symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled
(2.6.31-16.52 was configured last, according to dpkg)
Running postinst hook script /sbin/update-grub.
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
expr: nem numerikus argumentum
User postinst hook script [/sbin/update-grub] exited with value 2
dpkg: hibás feldolgozás: linux-image-2.6.31-16-generic (--configure):
installed post-installation script alfolyamat 2 hibakóddal kilépett