package linux-image-2.6.31-17-generic 2.6.31-17.54 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[sam]

Binary package hint: grub

Installer couldn't find menu.lst.

On my 9.10 system, I get, from grub version command, ...
/grub$ grub --version
grub (GNU GRUB 0.97)

But ls command in /boot/grub directory gives ...
/boot/grub$ ls
915resolution.mod efiemu32.o ls.mod reboot.mod
acpi.mod efiemu64.o lspci.mod reiserfs.mod
etc.

I seem to have newer version of grub. I answered N to the (y/N) grub update question during the
update process.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Jan 15 06:23:17 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: linux-image-2.6.31-17-generic 2.6.31-17.54
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-16.53-generic
SourcePackage: grub
Title: package linux-image-2.6.31-17-generic 2.6.31-17.54 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-16-generic x86_64
XsessionErrors:
 (gnome-settings-daemon:2005): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (gnome-settings-daemon:2005): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (nautilus:2174): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
 (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:2196): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed